The Chicago Cubs were decisively beaten by the Houston Astros, 6 to 2, on August 31, 1968.

Final

Astros

64-73

6

Cubs

71-67

2

HOU

CHC

1

0

2

0

1

3

1

0

4

0

5

1

0

6

2

0

7

1

8

0

9

0

R

6

2

H

7

10

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Astros

Cubs

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Jose Herrera 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denis Menke SS	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	1
Jimmy Wynn CF	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	1
Rusty Staub 1B	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	1
Doug Rader 3B	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	2
Bob Aspromonte LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Lee Thomas RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
John Bateman C	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1
Don Wilson P	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	4
Steve Shea P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Coombs P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Dukes P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	6	7	5	1	10	2	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Don Wilson (W)	6.0	7	2	2	4	6
Steve Shea	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
Danny Coombs	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Dukes (S)	2.1	2	0	0	0	1
Totals	9.0	10	2	2	5	7

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Don Kessinger SS	4	0	1	0	1	0	1
Glenn Beckert 2B	3	0	2	0	2	0	3
Billy Williams RF	4	0	1	1	0	2	1
Ron Santo 3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	1
Ernie Banks 1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	2
Willie Smith LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Randy Hundley C	3	0	2	0	0	0	2
Randy Bobb C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adolfo Phillips CF	3	0	1	1	0	1	2
Joe Niekro P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Lamabe P	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Al Spangler PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Archie Reynolds P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Nen PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Regan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	2	10	2	5	7	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Joe Niekro (L)	4.0	4	3	3	7	1	0
Jack Lamabe	3.0	2	3	1	2	0	1
Archie Reynolds	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Regan	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	9.0	7	6	4	10	2	1

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More Cubs Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Busch

RBI

17

Busch

AVG

.305

Suzuki

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Imanaga

K

28

Imanaga

ERA

0.98

Imanaga

Team Rankings

HR

28

11th

R

140

5th

SO

226

16th

ERA

3.71

10th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	17	8	.680
Cubs	17	9	.654	0.5
Reds	14	12	.538	3.5
Pirates	13	14	.481	5.0
Cardinals	12	14	.462	5.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CHC	@	BOS	4:10 PM
Sun 4/28	CHC	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Mon 4/29	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Tue 4/30	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Wed 5/1	CHC	@	NYM	7:10 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

14-13

1

Final

7

Cubs

17-9

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0