Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 161
Played on Saturday, September 28, 1968 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 11 0 STL N 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Rader 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Menke 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 6 Staub 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Aspromonte lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 Colbert pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adlesh c 3 0 3 0 1 0 7 0 Wilson p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gotay ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 3 11 3 3 1 27 11 BATTING - 3B: Wynn (5,off Carlton). SH: Staub (7,off Nelson). GDP: Staub (11,off Carlton); King (1,off Hughes); Torres (10,off Nelson). Team LOB: 7.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Tolan cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Maris rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 13 1 McCarver c 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Edwards c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Shannon 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 Javier 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gagliano 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Maxvill ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Schofield ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Carlton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Hague ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 8 2 0 5 27 19 FIELDING - DP: 3. Javier-Maxvill-Cepeda, Cepeda-Schofield-Hughes, Schofield-Gagliano-Cepeda. BATTING - Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (62,2nd base off Wilson/Adlesh).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson 6 7 2 2 0 3 0 24 Dukes W(2-2) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Shea SV(6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 5 0 34
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carlton 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 19 Hughes 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 Nelson 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 Granger L(4-2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 1 0 37 Inherited Runners - Scored: Granger 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello, LF - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 21502 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Herrera rf Brock lf 2. Torres ss Tolan cf 3. Wynn cf Maris rf 4. Rader 3b Cepeda 1b 5. Menke 2b McCarver c 6. Staub 1b Shannon 3b 7. Aspromonte lf Javier 2b 8. Adlesh c Maxvill ss 9. Wilson p Carlton p ASTROS 1ST: Herrera grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn tripled to left [Wynn out at home (left to third to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to second; Tolan flied out to right; Maris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to center; Menke singled to left; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Cepeda singled to left; McCarver singled to left [Cepeda to second]; Shannon singled to left [Cepeda scored, McCarver out at third (left to third), Shannon to second (on throw to 3b)]; Javier grounded out (second to first) [Shannon to third]; Maxvill struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Adlesh singled to left; On a bunt Wilson singled to pitcher [Adlesh to second]; Herrera popped to first; Torres singled to shortstop [Adlesh to third, Wilson to second]; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Carlton struck out; Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Tolan popped to second; Maris singled to center [Brock scored]; Cepeda singled to left [Maris to second]; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Menke flied out to right; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Shannon flied out to center; Javier popped to second; Maxvill singled to left; Carlton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: SCHOFIELD REPLACED MAXVILL (PLAYING SS); Aspromonte flied out to center; Adlesh singled to left; Wilson struck out; Herrera popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan grounded out (second to first); Maris popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: HUGHES REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); EDWARDS REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Torres grounded out (third to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Cepeda flied out to center; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Shannon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED JAVIER (PLAYING 2B); Menke singled to left; Staub walked [Menke to second]; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first) [Menke to third, Staub to second]; Adlesh walked; KING BATTED FOR WILSON; King grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Adlesh out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: DUKES REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Gagliano flied out to left; Schofield struck out; HAGUE BATTED FOR HUGHES; Hague grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: NELSON REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Herrera singled to third; Torres grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herrera out at second]; Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan popped to catcher in foul territory; Maris popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Rader walked; Menke singled to right [Rader to second]; Staub out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rader to third, Menke to second]; GRANGER REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Aspromonte singled to center [Menke scored, Rader scored]; COLBERT RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; Adlesh singled to right [Colbert to third]; GOTAY BATTED FOR DUKES; Gotay grounded out (third to first) [Colbert scored, Adlesh to second]; Herrera grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: COLBERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SHEA REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Edwards was called out on strikes; Shannon singled to third; Gagliano grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 11 0 7 Cardinals 2 8 0 5
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