Chicago Cubs 5 – 4 Houston Astros
6 August 1969 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Rich Nye | 1 in 107 games |
| 14 | final score 5–4 | 1 in 23 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Billy Williams | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ron Santo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Hundley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Hickman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Qualls | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Popovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Nye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Nye | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Dick Selma | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Wynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Denis Menke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Curt Blefary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Marty Martinez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Norm Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Edwards | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jack Billingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sandy Valdespino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gary Geiger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Billingham | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Fred Gladding | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |