GAME LOG Chicago (N) @ Atlanta
Tuesday, 5/23/1968
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Carroll Sembera
3B Bob Bailey:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Bailey out at 2nd base.
LF Frank Robinson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 0, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
3B Tommy Harper:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Paul Smith:
SINGLES to center
RF Felipe Alou:
Smith caught stealing at second.
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (382 feet)
1B Frank Howard:
Base on balls.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 1, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Carroll Sembera
RF Wes Covington:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (362 feet)
1B Dick Stuart:
Hit by pitch.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Flies out to left field.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Dick Dietz:
SINGLES to center
D. Stuart to second.
D. Stuart to third.
P Catfish Hunter:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 1, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
CF Tex Nelson:
Base on balls.
SS Denis Menke:
SINGLES to left
T. Nelson to second.
C Johnny Romano:
Strikes out swinging.
P Carroll Sembera:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Tommy Harper:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
T. Nelson scores.
D. Menke scores.
LF Paul Smith:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
T. Harper to third.
T. Harper scores.
RF Felipe Alou:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 4, Chicago (N) 1
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Carroll Sembera
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Frank Robinson:
SINGLES to left
RF Wes Covington:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (379 feet)
1B Dick Stuart:
Hit by pitch.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
D. Stuart to second.
2B Bobby Knoop:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Stuart out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Atlanta 4, Chicago (N) 3
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
1B Frank Howard:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Tex Nelson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Atlanta 4, Chicago (N) 3
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Carroll Sembera
C Dick Dietz:
Strikes out swinging.
P Catfish Hunter:
Base on balls.
3B Bob Bailey:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C. Hunter to third.
Hunter tries to score...
Smith throws home...
Hunter scores!
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to right
B. Bailey to third.
LF Frank Robinson:
Base on balls.
B. Virdon to second.
RF Wes Covington:
TRIPLES to deep center field.
B. Bailey scores.
B. Virdon scores.
F. Robinson scores.
1B Dick Stuart:
Base on balls.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (425 feet)
New pitcher: Ted Bowsfield.
2B Bobby Knoop:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
C Dick Dietz:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Knoop scores.
P Catfish Hunter:
SAC BUNT.
Dietz advances to second.
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 8 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 11, Atlanta 4
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
SS Denis Menke:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Johnny Romano:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ted Bowsfield:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 11, Atlanta 4
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
CF Bill Virdon:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (353 feet)
New pitcher: Ramon Hernandez.
LF Frank Robinson:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (404 feet)
RF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Dick Stuart:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 13, Atlanta 4
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
3B Tommy Harper:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Paul Smith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Felipe Alou:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (392 feet)
1B Frank Howard:
Base on balls.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 13, Atlanta 5
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Ramon Hernandez
PH Bobby Del greco:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Dick Dietz:
SINGLES to center
B. Del greco to second.
P Catfish Hunter:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Bob Bailey:
SINGLES to left
B. Del greco to third.
D. Dietz to second.
Del greco tries to score...
Smith throws home...
Del greco scores!
D. Dietz to third.
B. Bailey to second.
New pitcher: Claude Raymond.
CF Bill Virdon:
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Frank Robinson:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (414 feet)
RF Wes Covington:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Dick Stuart:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 17, Atlanta 5
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
CF Tex Nelson:
New 2B: Marv Breeding.
Flies out to left field.
SS Denis Menke:
Base on balls.
C Johnny Romano:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (422 feet)
P Claude Raymond:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Tommy Harper:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Paul Smith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 17, Atlanta 7
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Claude Raymond
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Marv Breeding:
Flies out down the left field line.
C Dick Dietz:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 17, Atlanta 7
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
RF Felipe Alou:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Frank Howard:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Andy Carey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
F. Howard to third.
CF Tex Nelson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 17, Atlanta 7
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Claude Raymond
P Catfish Hunter:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Bob Bailey:
SINGLES to short center field.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 17, Atlanta 7
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
SS Denis Menke:
Grounds out to the catcher.
C Johnny Romano:
Strikes out looking.
P Claude Raymond:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 17, Atlanta 7
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Claude Raymond
LF Frank Robinson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Wes Covington:
Flies out to left-center.
New pitcher: Fred Gladding.
1B Dick Stuart:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (339 feet)
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 18, Atlanta 7
Batting: Atlanta, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Catfish Hunter
PH John Bateman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Paul Smith:
SINGLES to left
Catfish Hunter was injured.
New pitcher: Jim Owens.
RF Felipe Alou:
Base on balls.
P. Smith to second.
1B Frank Howard:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
P. Smith scores.
F. Alou to third.
Alou tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Andy Carey:
SINGLES to right
F. Howard to third.
Howard tries to score...
Covington throws home...
Howard scores!
A. Carey to second.
New pitcher: Claude Osteen.
CF Tex Nelson:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
A. Carey to third.
Carey tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Denis Menke:
Base on balls.
T. Nelson to second.
C Johnny Romano:
Popped out to the catcher.
PH Rod Kanehl:
Flies out to left-center.
Game over. Score: Chicago (N) 18, Atlanta 11
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