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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1968-07-17 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 17920 · night · 2:40

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 8–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 2nd. Jeff James earned the win. Cookie Rojas went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
PHI	0	3	0	0	1	2	1	1		8	10

W: Jeff James L: Rich Nye SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	3	0	1	0
Glenn Beckert	4	1	0	0
Billy Williams	4	1	0	0
Ron Santo	4	0	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	1
Willie Smith	3	1	0	1
Randy Hundley	1	0	2	0
Jose Arcia	2	0	0	1
Rich Nye	1	0	0	1
Gary Ross	1	1	0	0
Al Spangler	1	0	0	0
Dick Nen	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cookie Rojas	5	1	2	3	0	0
Roberto Pena	4	1	1	0	1	0
Tony Gonzalez	5	0	1	1	0	1
Dick Allen	2	1	0	0	1	2
Don Lock	4	2	2	2	0	1
Rick Joseph	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Briggs	2	2	1	0	1	0
John Sullivan	2	0	0	0	2	1
Jeff James	4	0	1	1	0	3
Johnny Callison	1	1	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Nye	1.1	3	2	0
Gary Ross	4.1	5	3	6
Bill Stoneman	1.1	1	0	1
Jack Lamabe	1.0	1	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff James	9.0	4	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: W
Glenn Beckert: S8/G46.1-3
Billy Williams: FC3.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
Ron Santo: 4/P
Ernie Banks: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Cookie Rojas: 8
Roberto Pena: 63
Tony Gonzalez: 63

Top 2

Willie Smith: K
Randy Hundley: W
Jose Arcia: K
Rich Nye: K

Bot 2

Dick Allen: W
Don Lock: HR/7.1-H
Rick Joseph: 53
John Briggs: D9/89
John Sullivan: W
Jeff James: S7.2-H;1-2
Cookie Rojas: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Don Kessinger: 63
Glenn Beckert: 53
Billy Williams: 5/FL

Bot 3

Roberto Pena: E3.B-2
Tony Gonzalez: K
Dick Allen: K/C
Don Lock: 6/L

Top 4

Ron Santo: K
Ernie Banks: 53
Willie Smith: D8/89
Randy Hundley: 3/P

Bot 4

Rick Joseph: 43
John Briggs: W
John Sullivan: CS2(26)
John Sullivan: K/C

Top 5

Jose Arcia: 63
Gary Ross: S8
Don Kessinger: 8/7
Glenn Beckert: 8

Bot 5

Jeff James: K
Cookie Rojas: 43
Roberto Pena: D9
Tony Gonzalez: S7.2-H
Dick Allen: PB.1-2
Dick Allen: K

Top 6

Billy Williams: 3/FL
Ron Santo: 4/L
Ernie Banks: K/C

Bot 6

Don Lock: S7
Rick Joseph: S7.1-3
John Briggs: 46(1)/FO.3-3
John Sullivan: W.1-2
Jeff James: K
Cookie Rojas: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Roberto Pena: W.2-3;1-2
Tony Gonzalez: 13

Top 7

Willie Smith: 8
Randy Hundley: W
Al Spangler: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 7

Johnny Callison: HR/9
Don Lock: K
Rick Joseph: 63
John Briggs: HP
John Sullivan: 3/G

Top 8

Dick Nen: 5/FL
Don Kessinger: 43
Glenn Beckert: 7

Bot 8

Jeff James: K
Cookie Rojas: HR/7
Roberto Pena: 8
Tony Gonzalez: 3/G

Top 9

Billy Williams: S7
Ron Santo: 54(1)3/GDP
Ernie Banks: 2/FL