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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros

1968-08-25 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 17572 · dome, dry · 2:12

Chicago Cubs defeated Houston Astros 2–0. Fergie Jenkins earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Fergie Jenkins L: Larry Dierker SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	5	0	0	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	4	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Williams	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ron Santo	4	0	2	0	0	0
Willie Smith	2	0	0	1	0	1
Al Spangler	1	1	0	0	2	0
Dick Nen	4	0	0	0	0	3
Randy Hundley	3	0	1	0	1	1
Fergie Jenkins	3	0	0	1	0	0
Adolfo Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Norm Miller	4	1	0	0
Hector Torres	4	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	3	1	1	2
Rusty Staub	4	1	0	1
Denis Menke	3	0	1	0
Bob Aspromonte	4	0	0	0
John Bateman	3	0	0	2
Dick Simpson	3	1	0	0
Larry Dierker	2	0	0	0
Lee Thomas	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	9.0	4	2	5

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	8.0	6	3	6
Steve Shea	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: E4.B-1
Glenn Beckert: 64(1)/FO
Billy Williams: 6/P
Ron Santo: S8.1-2
Willie Smith: 7

Bot 1

Norm Miller: D8
Hector Torres: 53
Jim Wynn: W
Rusty Staub: K
Denis Menke: 53

Top 2

Al Spangler: W
Dick Nen: K
Randy Hundley: S7.1-3
Fergie Jenkins: 43.3-H;1-2
Don Kessinger: WP.2-3
Don Kessinger: 43

Bot 2

Bob Aspromonte: 63
John Bateman: K
Dick Simpson: 63

Top 3

Glenn Beckert: 8
Billy Williams: 8
Ron Santo: 9

Bot 3

Larry Dierker: 53
Norm Miller: 9/L
Hector Torres: 8

Top 4

Willie Smith: K
Al Spangler: 3/G
Dick Nen: K/C

Bot 4

Jim Wynn: K
Rusty Staub: S7
Denis Menke: 8
Bob Aspromonte: 53

Top 5

Randy Hundley: K
Fergie Jenkins: 8
Don Kessinger: 43

Bot 5

John Bateman: K
Dick Simpson: 43
Larry Dierker: 1/L

Top 6

Glenn Beckert: S8
Billy Williams: D8.1-3
Ron Santo: 63
Willie Smith: 7/SF.3-H
Al Spangler: IW
Dick Nen: K/C

Bot 6

Norm Miller: 3/G
Hector Torres: 63
Jim Wynn: K23

Top 7

Randy Hundley: W
Fergie Jenkins: 24/SH.1-2
Don Kessinger: 3/G.2-3
Glenn Beckert: 4/P

Bot 7

Rusty Staub: 63
Denis Menke: W
Bob Aspromonte: 9
John Bateman: 43

Top 8

Billy Williams: S9
Ron Santo: S7.1-2
Willie Smith: FC/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Adolfo Phillips: K
Dick Nen: 9(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 8

Dick Simpson: S7
Lee Thomas: 2/FL
Norm Miller: 2/FL
Hector Torres: 7

Top 9

Randy Hundley: 63
Fergie Jenkins: 43
Don Kessinger: 53

Bot 9

Jim Wynn: D7
Rusty Staub: 43.2-3
Denis Menke: 4/P
Bob Aspromonte: 63

Notes & reviews

Larry Dierker 123 pitches; Fergie Jenkins 105 pitches

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