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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

1968-06-24 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 13471 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:08

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 3–1. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 3rd. Larry Dierker earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
HOU	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		3	5

W: Larry Dierker L: Rich Nye SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Mel Steiner · 2B: Paul Pryor · 3B: Augie Donatelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	4	1	3	0	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	2	0	0	1
Ron Santo	4	0	0	1	0	1
Ernie Banks	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lou Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Randy Hundley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Adolfo Phillips	2	0	0	0	1	0
Rich Nye	2	0	0	0	0	2
Al Spangler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Simpson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Hector Torres	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	3	1	2	1	1	0
Jim Wynn	2	0	0	1	1	1
Denis Menke	4	0	1	1	0	0
Doug Rader	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson	2	0	1	0	1	0
John Bateman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Dierker	3	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Nye	7.0	4	4	4
Jack Lamabe	1.0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	9.0	6	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 63
Glenn Beckert: S7
Billy Williams: WP.1-2#
Billy Williams: 8
Ron Santo: K

Bot 1

Dick Simpson: K
Hector Torres: 53
Rusty Staub: W
Jim Wynn: K

Top 2

Ernie Banks: 63
Lou Johnson: 63
Randy Hundley: 63

Bot 2

Denis Menke: 63
Doug Rader: 3/G
Bob Watson: W
John Bateman: 53

Top 3

Adolfo Phillips: 53
Rich Nye: K/C
Don Kessinger: 23

Bot 3

Larry Dierker: 13
Dick Simpson: W
Hector Torres: S7.1-3
Rusty Staub: S9.3-H;1-3
Jim Wynn: 8/SF.3-H
Denis Menke: T8.1-H
Doug Rader: 8

Top 4

Glenn Beckert: S7
Billy Williams: S9.1-3
Ron Santo: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Ernie Banks: W.1-2
Lou Johnson: K
Randy Hundley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bob Watson: S9
John Bateman: 54(1)3/GDP
Larry Dierker: K

Top 5

Adolfo Phillips: W
Rich Nye: PO1(23)#
Rich Nye: K/C
Don Kessinger: 13

Bot 5

Dick Simpson: 63
Hector Torres: 13
Rusty Staub: 43

Top 6

Glenn Beckert: 31
Billy Williams: K
Ron Santo: 7

Bot 6

Jim Wynn: W
Denis Menke: 53.1-2
Doug Rader: 8
Bob Watson: 8

Top 7

Ernie Banks: 53
Lou Johnson: 63
Randy Hundley: D9
Adolfo Phillips: 53

Bot 7

John Bateman: 53
Larry Dierker: K/C
Dick Simpson: 5/P

Top 8

Al Spangler: 4/P
Don Kessinger: 8
Glenn Beckert: S7
Billy Williams: S9.1-3
Ron Santo: 7

Bot 8

Hector Torres: 13
Rusty Staub: S8
Jim Wynn: 3/FL
Denis Menke: 43

Top 9

Ernie Banks: 53
Lou Johnson: 53
Randy Hundley: K