Cincinnati Reds 8 – 7 Chicago Cubs
26 August 1969 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Tommy Helms | 1 in 107 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 87 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Jim Merritt | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Tolan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Perez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Johnny Bench | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lee May | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tommy Helms | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Woody Woodward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Merritt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 8.2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Wayne Granger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Glenn Beckert | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Billy Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ron Santo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Banks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Jim Hickman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Hundley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Young | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Rudolph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Popovich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Selma | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Johnson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Nottebart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Regan | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |