1968 NL Game: Chi. @ SF Santo hits 3 Homeruns

July 22, 1968

  Ron Santo had a great day at the plate today, launching 3 homeruns and driving in 7 as the Chigaco Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants 13-5. Ron went 4 for 5 in the game and the 7 RBI were the most by any player in the NL this season. Santo also joins Hank Aaron as the only players to hit 3 HR in a game this year.

BOXSCORE: 1968 Chicago Cubs At 1968 San Francisco Giants            7/22/1968
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Kessinger SS      5  2  1  0 .239     B.Bonds CF          5  0  0  0 .167  
  G.Beckert 2B        6  1  2  2 .307     R.Hunt 2B           5  1  3  0 .259  
  B.Williams LF       4  2  1  0 .270     W.Mays RF           5  1  1  2 .292  
  R.Santo 3B          5  3  4  7 .279     W.McCovey 1B        4  1  3  1 .274  
  E.Banks 1B          5  2  2  0 .243     J.Hart LF           3  0  0  0 .248  
  A.Spangler RF       4  1  1  0 .239     J.Davenport 3B      4  1  1  0 .199  
  R.Hundley C         3  0  1  1 .211     B.Barton C          3  0  0  0 .298  
  A.Phillips CF       5  1  3  2 .262     H.Lanier SS         4  1  2  1 .218  
  J.Niekro P          5  1  2  0 .108     R.Herbel P          0  0  0  0 .167  
                                          B.Monbouquette P    1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          R.Robertson P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-J.Alou PH           1  0  0  0 .241  
                                          F.Linzy P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 13 17 12                 Totals      35  5 10  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Robertson In 8th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 1 3  7 1 0  0 1 0  - 13 17  2
Giants.......... 0 0 1  2 2 0  0 0 0  -  5 10  0
 
Cubs (42-55)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Niekro WIN(4-12)        9      10   5   3   2   2   2   5.02
Totals                    9      10   5   3   2   2   2
 
Giants (51-45)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Herbel LOSS(2-2)        3       9   8   8   3   0   1  11.05
B.Monbouquet              4 1/3   7   5   5   1   2   2   7.56
R.Robertson               0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
F.Linzy                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   1.10
Totals                    9      17  13  13   5   3   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,074 DATE- Monday, July 22nd 1968 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Melvin Steiner, Auggie Donatelli, Tony Verzon, Paul Pryor
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8  Giants: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 2  Giants: 0
ERRORS- D.Kessinger-2
DOUBLES- G.Beckert(19th), E.Banks(19th), A.Spangler(7th), A.Phillips(16th),
         W.McCovey(9th)
HOME RUNS- R.Santo-3(18th), W.Mays(15th), W.McCovey(29th)
RBIs- G.Beckert-2(35th), R.Santo-7(67th), R.Hundley(17th), A.Phillips-2(33rd),
      W.Mays-2(54th), W.McCovey(62nd), H.Lanier(26th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Phillips
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Hundley, R.Herbel, B.Monbouquette
WALKS- D.Kessinger, B.Williams-2, A.Spangler, R.Hundley, J.Hart, B.Barton
STRIKE OUTS- E.Banks, J.Niekro-2, B.Bonds, H.Lanier
GIDP- W.Mays, J.Alou
WILD PITCHES- R.Herbel
2-out RBI- R.Santo, A.Phillips
RLISP 2-out- E.Banks, B.Barton, D.Kessinger, B.Bonds-2, J.Niekro
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 6 for 10  Giants: 1 for 9
 
Third baseman Ron Santo rocketed 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI and Joe Niekro
tossed a complete game at Candlestick Park as the Chicago Cubs beat the San
Francisco Giants by the count of 13 to 5.
 
Santo was a source of great heartache for the San Francisco faithful all day.
He just kept pounding out hits! He delivered a one-base hit in the 1st
inning, clubbed a three-run home run in the 3rd inning, smacked a three-run
homer in the 4th inning and smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 5th
inning.  Chicago had a total of 17 hits for the game.  
 
The victory went to Niekro(4-12) who went the distance allowing 5 runs. Ron
Herbel(2-2) was tagged with the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 9 hits and
3 walks in 3 innings.  
 
'I felt great out there today' Santo said.  'I was seeing the ball perfectly,
and I was right on it with my swing.