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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1968-05-29 · Day game · Shibe Park · night · 2:24

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Ken Holtzman earned the win. Billy Williams 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	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	3	9	10
PHI	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

W: Ken Holtzman L: Chris Short 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	5	2	1	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	5	1	2	1	0	0
Billy Williams	4	2	1	1	1	0
Ron Santo	5	2	2	2	0	0
Ernie Banks	3	1	0	0	1	1
Lou Johnson	5	1	1	2	0	1
Randy Hundley	5	0	3	2	0	1
Jim Hickman	3	0	0	0	2	1
Ken Holtzman	4	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roberto Pena	2	1	0	0	1	0
Tony Taylor	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Allen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Don Lock	3	0	1	2	1	0
Rick Joseph	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Sutherland	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Callison	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Ryan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Short	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Hall	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	9.0	2	5	6

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Short	4.2	5	1	3
Jeff James	0.0	1	2	0
Dick Hall	4.1	4	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 3/FL
Glenn Beckert: 7
Billy Williams: HR/9
Ron Santo: 23

Bot 1

Roberto Pena: W
Tony Taylor: S8.1-2
Dick Allen: WP.2-3;1-2
Dick Allen: K
Don Lock: S9.3-H;2-H
Rick Joseph: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 2

Ernie Banks: 8
Lou Johnson: 7
Randy Hundley: K

Bot 2

Gary Sutherland: 63
Johnny Callison: K/C
Mike Ryan: K

Top 3

Jim Hickman: K
Ken Holtzman: 43
Don Kessinger: E5/G.B-2
Glenn Beckert: S8/G46.2-H(UR)
Billy Williams: 43

Bot 3

Chris Short: W
Roberto Pena: 3/SH.1-2
Tony Taylor: 3/P
Dick Allen: IW
Don Lock: W.2-3;1-2
Rick Joseph: 53

Top 4

Ron Santo: 8
Ernie Banks: K
Lou Johnson: E6/G.B-1
Randy Hundley: D7/78.1-H(UR)
Jim Hickman: IW
Ken Holtzman: 3/FL

Bot 4

Gary Sutherland: K/C
Johnny Callison: W
Mike Ryan: 63.1-2
Chris Short: 63

Top 5

Don Kessinger: S8.B-2(E8)
Glenn Beckert: 43.2-3
Billy Williams: 5/FL
Ron Santo: S8/G46.3-H(UR)
Ernie Banks: PO1(E1).1-2
Ernie Banks: WP.2-3
Ernie Banks: W
Lou Johnson: E6/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Randy Hundley: S6.3-H(UR);2-3
Jim Hickman: W.1-2
Ken Holtzman: K

Bot 5

Roberto Pena: 13
Tony Taylor: 9
Dick Allen: 5/P

Top 6

Don Kessinger: 43
Glenn Beckert: 8
Billy Williams: 8

Bot 6

Don Lock: 53
Rick Joseph: 53
Gary Sutherland: 153

Top 7

Ron Santo: 9
Ernie Banks: 3/P
Lou Johnson: K

Bot 7

Johnny Callison: 3/G
Mike Ryan: 8
Dick Hall: K

Top 8

Randy Hundley: S8
Jim Hickman: 3/P
Ken Holtzman: 36(1)/FO/BG
Don Kessinger: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Roberto Pena: 43
Tony Taylor: 9
Dick Allen: 63

Top 9

Glenn Beckert: T9
Billy Williams: IW
Ron Santo: S8/G46.3-H;1-2
Ernie Banks: 3/SH.2-3;1-2
Lou Johnson: S8.3-H;2-H
Randy Hundley: 5/P
Jim Hickman: 6/P

Bot 9

Don Lock: 53
Rick Joseph: 7/7D
Gary Sutherland: 53

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