New York Mets 1 – 8 Chicago Cubs
10 September 1968 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Billy Williams | 1 in 321 games |
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games | |
| 5 | 6 strikeouts | Dick Selma | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Boswell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Stahl | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleon Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J.C. Martin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Art Shamsky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Kranepool | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Buchek | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Selma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Selma | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nolan Ryan | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Williams | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Ron Santo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jimmy McMath | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Hickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Hundley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Adolfo Phillips | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill Hands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hands | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |