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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

1968-08-24 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 29548 · dome, dry · 2:31

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 5–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 2nd. Dave Giusti earned the win. Ernie Banks went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dave Giusti L: Ken Holtzman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	0	0	0	2
Glenn Beckert	4	0	3	0	0	0
Billy Williams	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ernie Banks	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ron Santo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Smith	3	0	0	0	0	2
Randy Hundley	3	0	1	0	0	1
Adolfo Phillips	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Holtzman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Spangler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Herrera	5	0	1	1	0	0
Hector Torres	5	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Wynn	2	1	2	0	2	0
Rusty Staub	2	0	0	0	0	1
Denis Menke	3	1	2	1	1	1
Bob Aspromonte	3	0	0	0	1	0
John Bateman	3	2	2	0	1	0
Dick Simpson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dave Giusti	1	0	0	1	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	7.0	6	6	5
Jack Lamabe	1.0	2	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Giusti	9.0	6	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 43
Glenn Beckert: S5
Billy Williams: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 1

Jose Herrera: 8
Hector Torres: K
Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: K

Top 2

Ernie Banks: 4/P
Ron Santo: K/C
Willie Smith: K

Bot 2

Denis Menke: W
Bob Aspromonte: 9
John Bateman: S8.1-3
Dick Simpson: K
Dave Giusti: W.1-2
Jose Herrera: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Hector Torres: 63

Top 3

Randy Hundley: 4/FL
Adolfo Phillips: K
Ken Holtzman: 23

Bot 3

Jim Wynn: S7
Rusty Staub: CS2(26)
Rusty Staub: 43
Denis Menke: S8
Bob Aspromonte: WP.1-2
Bob Aspromonte: W
John Bateman: PB.2-3;1-2
John Bateman: IW
Dick Simpson: 43

Top 4

Don Kessinger: 43
Glenn Beckert: S5
Billy Williams: 9
Ernie Banks: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Dave Giusti: HP
Jose Herrera: 4(1)3/GDP
Hector Torres: K/C

Top 5

Ernie Banks: HR/8
Ron Santo: 6/P
Willie Smith: K
Randy Hundley: S8
Adolfo Phillips: S5.1-2
Ken Holtzman: 43

Bot 5

Jim Wynn: S7
Rusty Staub: 14/SH.1-2
Denis Menke: S8.2-H
Bob Aspromonte: 34(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Don Kessinger: K
Glenn Beckert: 63
Billy Williams: W
Ernie Banks: 53

Bot 6

John Bateman: 63
Dick Simpson: T7
Dave Giusti: E1/SH.3-H(RBI);B-2
Jose Herrera: 53
Hector Torres: 8

Top 7

Ron Santo: 3/FL
Willie Smith: 31
Randy Hundley: K

Bot 7

Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: HP.1-2
Denis Menke: K+POCS3(245)/DP.1-2
Bob Aspromonte: 53

Top 8

Adolfo Phillips: 3/P
Al Spangler: 2/FL
Don Kessinger: K

Bot 8

John Bateman: D7
Dick Simpson: WP.2-3#
Dick Simpson: 4/P
Dave Giusti: K
Jose Herrera: S5.3-H
Hector Torres: 9

Top 9

Glenn Beckert: S8
Billy Williams: 9
Ernie Banks: 14(1)/FO
Ron Santo: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Ken Holtzman 133 pitches

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