St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 87
Played on Saturday, July 13, 1968 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 6 0 STL N 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 x - 5 12 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 Staub 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 Wynn cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 Menke 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Aspromonte lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 Brand pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colbert ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 4 6 4 2 8 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Blasingame-Torres-Staub. BATTING - 2B: Rader (4,off Carlton). HR: Gotay (1,8th inning off Carlton 0 on 1 out); Wynn (12,8th inning off Carlton 2 on 2 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (7,2nd base off Carlton/McCarver).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 Javier 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Maris ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Schofield pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Flood cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 Cepeda 1b 2 1 2 1 2 0 11 0 Shannon 3b 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 McCarver c 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Tolan rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Maxvill ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 Carlton p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Gagliano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 12 5 4 5 27 11 FIELDING - E: Shannon (13), McCarver (6). BATTING - 2B: Cepeda (15,off Blasingame); Shannon (15,off Buzhardt). SF: Shannon (3,off Blasingame). GDP: Maxvill (4,off Blasingame). IBB: Cepeda 2 (11,by Blasingame,by Buzhardt). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock 2 (19,2nd base off Blasingame/Bateman,3rd base off Blasingame/Bateman); Javier 2 (9,2nd base off Blasingame/Bateman,2nd base off Buzhardt/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame 6.1 9 3 3 2 2 0 29 Buzhardt 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Coombs L(0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Ray 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 8 12 5 5 4 5 0 39 IBB: Blasingame (1,Cepeda); Buzhardt (5,Cepeda). Inherited Runners - Scored: Buzhardt 1-1; Ray 2-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carlton W(9-4) 8 6 4 4 1 7 2 32 Willis 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Hoerner SV(9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 6 4 4 2 8 2 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: Hoerner 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 37139 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Simpson rf Brock lf 2. Torres ss Javier 2b 3. Staub 1b Flood cf 4. Wynn cf Cepeda 1b 5. Menke 2b Shannon 3b 6. Rader 3b McCarver c 7. Aspromonte lf Tolan rf 8. Bateman c Maxvill ss 9. Blasingame p Carlton p ASTROS 1ST: Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Brock stole third; Javier singled to third [Brock stayed at third]; Javier stole second; Flood grounded out (third to first); Cepeda was walked intentionally; Shannon hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brock scored]; McCarver forced Cepeda (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: Wynn singled to left; Wynn stole second [Wynn to third (error by McCarver)]; Menke struck out; Rader flied out to right; Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Tolan walked; Maxvill flied out to right; Carlton forced Tolan (second to shortstop); Brock forced Carlton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first); Blasingame struck out; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Javier popped to third in foul territory; Flood singled to pitcher; Cepeda singled to third [Flood to second]; Shannon struck out; McCarver forced Cepeda (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Torres struck out; Staub flied out to left; Wynn flied out to center; 67 minute rain delay in this half inning; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Tolan singled to right; Maxvill grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Tolan out at second]; Carlton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader flied out to left; Aspromonte reached on an error by Shannon [Aspromonte to first]; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (third to first); Javier lined to third; Flood singled to third; Cepeda doubled to center [Flood scored]; Shannon popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Blasingame walked; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blasingame to second]; Torres grounded out (second to first) [Blasingame to third]; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Maxvill singled to left; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn flied out to left; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader doubled to left; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (third to first); Javier singled to pitcher; BUZHARDT REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Javier stole second; Wade Blasingame injured by batted ball; Flood struck out; Cepeda was walked intentionally; Shannon doubled to left [Javier scored, Cepeda scored]; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 8TH: Bateman was called out on strikes; GOTAY BATTED FOR BUZHARDT; Gotay homered; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres singled to left; Staub singled to right [Torres to third]; Wynn homered [Torres scored, Staub scored]; Menke flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: COOMBS REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Tolan struck out (catcher to first); Maxvill walked; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR CARLTON; Gagliano popped to second; Brock singled to left [Maxvill to second]; RAY REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); MARIS BATTED FOR JAVIER; Maris singled to right [Maxvill scored, Brock to third]; SCHOFIELD RAN FOR MARIS; Flood struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 9TH: WILLIS REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); SCHOFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Bateman walked; BRAND RAN FOR BATEMAN; THOMAS BATTED FOR RAY; HOERNER REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); COLBERT BATTED FOR THOMAS; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 6 0 5 Cardinals 5 12 2 10
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