St. Louis Cardinals 8, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 150
Played on Saturday, September 14, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 - 8 12 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 Flood cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 4 0 Maris rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Cepeda 1b 5 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 McCarver c 4 1 2 2 0 0 9 0 Shannon 3b 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 Javier 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Maxvill ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Briles p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 36 8 12 7 2 6 27 7 BATTING - 2B: McCarver (15,off Dierker); Flood (17,off Dierker). 3B: Brock (13,off Dierker); Cepeda (2,off Ray); McCarver (5,off Ray). SH: Briles 3 (9,off Dierker 2,off Dukes). SF: McCarver (4,off Dierker). HBP: Maxvill (1,by Dukes). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock 2 (54,2nd base off Dierker/Brand,2nd base off Ray/Brand); Cepeda (8,2nd base off Dierker/Brand).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Menke 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 Miller lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Colbert 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 7 0 Brand c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McFadden ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Dierker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 King ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Totals 35 0 8 0 1 9 27 11 FIELDING - E: Rader (22). BATTING - HBP: Miller (5,by Briles). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Briles W(18-10) 9 8 0 0 1 9 0 37 HBP: Briles (7,Miller).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(12-14) 5 6 5 3 2 3 0 24 Ray 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 9 Dukes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Blasingame 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 12 8 6 2 6 0 43 WP: Dierker (18). HBP: Dukes (2,Maxvill). Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 16324 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Menke 2b 2. Flood cf Miller lf 3. Maris rf Wynn cf 4. Cepeda 1b Staub rf 5. McCarver c Rader 3b 6. Shannon 3b Colbert 1b 7. Javier 2b Brand c 8. Maxvill ss McFadden ss 9. Briles p Dierker p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Flood grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brock to third]; Maris struck out; Cepeda flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Menke flied out to left; Miller singled to center; Wynn forced Miller (shortstop to second); Staub singled to right [Wynn to third]; Rader walked [Staub to second]; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: McCarver flied out to center; Shannon struck out; Javier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Brand grounded out (shortstop to first); McFadden grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill walked; Briles out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock tripled to left [Maxvill scored]; Flood singled to right [Brock scored]; Maris flied out to center; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Menke flied out to right; Miller flied out to left; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver doubled to right; Shannon singled to third [McCarver to third]; Javier singled to shortstop [McCarver scored, Shannon to second]; Maxvill lined to second; Briles out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Shannon to third, Javier to second]; Brock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Flood doubled to left; Maris popped to catcher in foul territory; Cepeda reached on an error by Rader [Flood scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cepeda to first]; Cepeda stole second; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Cepeda to third]; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cepeda scored (unearned)]; Shannon struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Brand struck out; McFadden singled to right; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR DIERKER; Mayberry lined to right; Menke singled to center [McFadden to third]; Miller struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0. CARDINALS 6TH: RAY REPLACED MAYBERRY (PITCHING); Javier flied out to center; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Briles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn singled to left; Staub flied out to left; Rader flied out to right; Colbert singled to center [Wynn to third]; Brand grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Flood struck out; Maris grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third]; Cepeda tripled to left [Brock scored]; McCarver tripled to left [Cepeda scored]; Shannon grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: McFadden grounded out (third to first); KING BATTED FOR RAY; King flied out to center; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0. CARDINALS 8TH: DUKES REPLACED BRAND (PITCHING); KING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Javier popped to catcher in foul territory; Maxvill was hit by a pitch; Briles out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Miller was hit by a pitch; Wynn flied out to center; Staub was called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0. CARDINALS 9TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED DUKES (PITCHING); Flood singled to left; Maris popped to first in foul territory; Cepeda singled to left [Flood to third]; McCarver reached on a fielder's choice [Flood out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Cepeda to second]; Shannon singled to right [Cepeda scored, McCarver to third, Shannon to second (on throw)]; Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Colbert singled to right; THOMAS BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Thomas was called out on strikes; McFadden singled to right [Colbert to second]; King was called out on strikes; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 8 12 0 8 Astros 0 8 1 10
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