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Chicago Cubs 2 Houston Astros 4

June 25,1968

Visiting Team

Chicago Cubs (31-39)

Home Team

Houston Astros (29-35)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Astrodome

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

13,474

Time of Game

2:11

Umpires

[HP]: Mel Steiner [1B]: Paul Pryor [2B]: Augie Donatelli [3B]: Tony Venzon

Chicago Cubs 2 Houston Astros 4

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**Mike Cuellar 108 pitches; Joe Niekro 61 pitches**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Chicago Cubs	CHN	31-39		0	0	0		1	1	0		0	0	0			2	5	1		9	9	17	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	29-35		1	0	0		0	0	3		0	0	x			4	11	0		8	8	15	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Chicago Cubs - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Don Kessinger	ss	25.344	B	3	0	1	0		1	0	.255		68	468
2	Glenn Beckert	2b	27.257	R	3	0	0	1		0	0	.263		66	515
3	Billy Williams	lf	30.010	L	4	1	1	0		0	1	.282		70	1207
4	Ernie Banks	1b	37.146	R	4	0	0	0		0	2	.246		67	2053
5	Randy Hundley	c	26.024	R	4	0	0	0		0	0	.243		68	374
6	Jim Hickman	rf	31.046	R	4	0	2	1		0	2	.263		10	698
7	Lee Elia	3b	30.345	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.083		9	89
8	Adolfo Phillips	cf	26.192	R	3	1	1	0		0	1	.236		67	380
9	Joe Niekro	p	23.231	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.100		14	49
	Lou Johnson	ph	33.277	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.243		62	546
Totals

Errors: Don Kessinger

2B: Billy Williams (16), Adolfo Phillips (10)

3B: Jim Hickman (1)

RBI: Glenn Beckert (14), Jim Hickman (4)

SH: Joe Niekro (5)

SF: Glenn Beckert (3)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Dick Simpson	rf	24.333	R	4	1	0	0		1	0	.185		36	207
2	Hector Torres	ss	22.283	R	4	1	1	0		0	0	.240		51	51
3	Rusty Staub	1b	24.085	L	4	1	3	1		0	0	.333		65	732
4	Jimmy Wynn	cf	26.105	R	3	0	1	0		1	0	.248		62	615
5	Denis Menke	2b	27.340	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.263		55	714
6	Doug Rader	3b	23.331	R	4	1	2	0		0	0	.264		27	74
7	Bob Watson	lf	22.076	R	4	0	1	1		0	1	.190		27	32
8	John Bateman	c	27.340	R	3	0	1	0		1	0	.200		37	490
9	Mike Cuellar	p	31.048	L	4	0	1	0		0	2	.222		12	144
Totals

2B: Rusty Staub (19)

3B: Hector Torres (1)

RBI: Rusty Staub (39), Bob Watson (7)

GDP: Bob Watson (6)

Chicago Cubs - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Joe Niekro	R	L 6-6	5.2	8	3	3	1	2	0		4.90	1.44		16	52
2	Jack Lamabe	R		0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0		4.09	1.68		15	257
3	Phil Regan	R		2.0	3	0	0	1	0	0		2.95	1.04		33	323
Totals				0.0

WP: Joe Niekro (2), Jack Lamabe (1)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Joe Niekro (0-0-0), Jack Lamabe (0-0-0), Phil Regan (0-0-0)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Mike Cuellar	L	W 5-3	9.0	5	2	2	1	7	0		1.72	1.16		12	144
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Mike Cuellar (0-0-0)