Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 28
Played on Sunday, May 12, 1968 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 12 2 STL N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Miller rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Wynn lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 Staub 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 Aspromonte 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Menke 2b,ss 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 5 Adlesh c 4 0 2 0 0 1 6 2 Torres ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 Murrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 Totals 38 3 12 2 2 10 27 11 FIELDING - E: Torres 2 (6). BATTING - SH: Dierker (4,off Gibson). HBP: Miller (1,by Gibson). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (3,2nd base off Gibson/Edwards).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Flood cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Tolan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Maris rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Simpson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shannon 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 Javier 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Cepeda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ricketts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schofield ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Gibson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 0 5 27 6 FIELDING - E: Maxvill (5). BATTING - 2B: Maris (3,off Dierker); Flood (4,off Dierker). HR: Shannon (6,4th inning off Dierker 0 on 1 out). SH: Shannon (1,off Dierker). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Flood (4,2nd base off Dierker/Adlesh). CS: Edwards (1,2nd base by Dierker/Adlesh); Flood (1,2nd base by Dierker/Adlesh).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(3-5) 9 7 2 1 0 5 1 34
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gibson L(3-2) 8 11 3 2 2 10 0 38 Gilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 12 3 2 2 10 0 42 HBP: Gibson (2,Miller). Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 19085 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Davis cf Brock lf 2. Miller rf Flood cf 3. Wynn lf Tolan 1b 4. Staub 1b Maris rf 5. Aspromonte 3b Shannon 3b 6. Menke 2b Edwards c 7. Adlesh c Javier 2b 8. Torres ss Maxvill ss 9. Dierker p Gibson p ASTROS 1ST: Davis flied out to left; Miller flied out to center; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Flood reached on an error by Torres [Flood to first]; Flood stole second; Tolan flied out to left; Maris doubled to center [Flood scored (unearned)]; Shannon flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: Staub singled to right; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first) [Staub to second]; Menke walked; Adlesh singled to shortstop [Staub scored (error by Maxvill) (unearned) (no RBI), Menke to third, Adlesh to second]; Torres struck out; Dierker struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Javier flied out to left; Maxvill singled to left; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Davis struck out; Miller flied out to left; Wynn walked; Staub grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Flood popped to shortstop; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Aspromonte flied out to right; Menke popped to second; Adlesh singled to right; Torres singled to left [Adlesh to second]; Dierker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Maris flied out to left; Shannon homered; Edwards singled to third; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Javier struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Davis struck out; Miller was called out on strikes; Wynn singled to left; Wynn stole second; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill flied out to right; Gibson grounded out (second to first); Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Aspromonte singled to center; Menke singled to left [Aspromonte to second]; Adlesh flied out to center; Torres struck out; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Flood singled to shortstop; Flood was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Torres; assist by Adlesh); Tolan popped to catcher in foul territory; Maris grounded out (second to first); Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: Davis singled to left; Miller was hit by a pitch [Davis to second]; On a bunt Wynn singled to third [Davis to third, Miller to second]; Staub forced Davis (first to catcher) [Miller to third, Wynn to second]; Aspromonte popped to first in foul territory; Menke singled to right [Miller scored, Wynn scored, Staub to third]; Adlesh struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Edwards popped to third; Javier struck out; RICKETTS BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Ricketts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: SCHOFIELD REPLACED RICKETTS (PLAYING SS); Torres singled to third; MURRELL RAN FOR TORRES; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Murrell to second]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GOTAY REPLACED MURRELL (PLAYING 2B); MCCARVER BATTED FOR GIBSON; McCarver flied out to center; Brock was called out on strikes; Flood doubled to left; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: GILSON REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte singled to right; Menke popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Maris singled to right; SIMPSON RAN FOR MARIS; Shannon out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Simpson to second]; Edwards flied out to right; CEPEDA BATTED FOR JAVIER; Cepeda popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 12 2 12 Cardinals 2 7 1 5
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