Chicago Cubs 2 – 3 New York Mets
17 September 1968 · NYC17
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Ed Kranepool | 1 in 107 games |
| 13 | final score 3–2 | 1 in 17 games | |
| 9 | 7 strikeouts | Jim McAndrew | 1 in 20 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Santo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Willie Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Randy Hundley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Bobb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Adolfo Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Holtzman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Spangler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Holtzman | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Phil Regan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ken Boswell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleon Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Charles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Ron Swoboda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Grote | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bud Harrelson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim McAndrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McAndrew | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |