St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1 (12 innings)
Regular Season Game 18
Played on Wednesday, May 1, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 13 3 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 Flood cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Maris rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Simpson ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Edwards c 5 1 3 0 0 1 9 0 Shannon 3b 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 Javier 2b 5 1 4 2 0 1 6 3 Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schofield ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Gibson p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 43 3 13 2 2 7 36 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Shannon-Javier-Cepeda. E: Brock (4), Cepeda (2), Maxvill (4). BATTING - 2B: Javier (4,off Giusti). 3B: Javier (2,off Blasingame). SH: Gibson (1,off Giusti). GDP: Maxvill (2,off Giusti); Shannon (3,off Ray). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock (4,2nd base off Giusti/King).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Miller rf 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Wynn lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Staub 1b 4 0 4 0 0 0 12 0 Rader 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 King c 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Bateman c 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 Menke ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 Gotay 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 3 Giusti p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 1 7 1 5 7 36 20 FIELDING - DP: 4. Menke-Staub, Giusti-Menke-Staub, Menke-Gotay-Staub, Rader-Staub. E: Rader (4), Menke (2). PB: King (2). BATTING - 2B: Staub (7,off Gibson); Gotay (1,off Gibson). SH: Staub (1,off Gibson). GDP: Rader (1,off Gibson). IBB: Bateman 2 (4,by Gibson 2). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gibson W(2-1) 12 7 1 0 5 7 0 47 IBB: Gibson 2 (2,Bateman 2).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti 8 6 1 1 2 5 0 30 Ray 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 Blasingame L(1-1) 2 5 2 2 0 2 0 10 Totals 12 13 3 3 2 7 0 46 WP: Giusti (1), Blasingame (3). Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 14726 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Brock lf Davis cf 2. Flood cf Miller rf 3. Maris rf Wynn lf 4. Cepeda 1b Staub 1b 5. Edwards c Rader 3b 6. Shannon 3b King c 7. Javier 2b Menke ss 8. Maxvill ss Gotay 2b 9. Gibson p Giusti p CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Flood grounded out (third to first); Maris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis walked; Miller flied out to center; Wynn was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Davis out at second (second unassisted)]; Staub singled to left [Wynn to third, Staub to second (error by Brock)]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Cepeda reached on an error by Rader [Cepeda to first]; King allowed a passed ball [Cepeda to second]; Edwards struck out; Shannon popped to second; Javier struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: King struck out; Menke made an out to second; Gotay flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill flied out to right; Gibson flied out to right; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Brock to third]; Flood walked; Maris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Giusti struck out; Davis flied out to right; Miller popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Cepeda popped to second; Edwards singled to center; Shannon struck out; Javier doubled to left [Edwards scored, Javier out at third (left to third to catcher to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: BATEMAN REPLACED KING (PLAYING C ); Maxvill singled to center; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock walked; Flood lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Brock out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Bateman reached on an error by Cepeda [Bateman to first]; Menke reached on an error by Maxvill [Bateman to second, Menke out at second (shortstop to first to second to first)]; Gotay singled to right [Bateman scored (unearned)]; Giusti popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis forced Gotay (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Maris grounded out (second to first); Cepeda singled to left; Edwards flied out to center; Shannon forced Cepeda (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Wynn struck out; Staub singled to right; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Javier singled to third; Maxvill grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Javier out at second]; Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Bateman grounded out (third to first); Menke struck out; Gotay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Brock popped to catcher in foul territory; Flood grounded out (third to first); Maris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Murrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 9TH: RAY REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards singled to right; Shannon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn flied out to left; Staub doubled to left; Rader flied out to right; Bateman was walked intentionally; Menke popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 10TH: Javier singled to center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; McCarver lined into a double play (third to first) [Javier out at first]; Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 10TH: SCHOFIELD REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING SS); Gotay flied out to center; THOMAS BATTED FOR RAY; Thomas walked; Davis forced Thomas (third to second); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 11TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Flood singled to left; SIMPSON BATTED FOR MARIS; Simpson was called out on strikes; Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 11TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wynn walked; Staub out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to second]; Rader struck out; Bateman was walked intentionally; Menke forced Wynn (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 12TH: Edwards singled to center; Shannon forced Edwards (pitcher to shortstop); Javier tripled to center [Shannon scored, Javier scored (error by Menke)]; Schofield singled to center; Blasingame threw a wild pitch [Schofield to second]; Gibson struck out; Brock was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Schofield out at third (second unassisted)]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 12TH: Gotay doubled to right; ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Aspromonte popped to second; Davis popped to shortstop; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 3 13 3 7 Astros 1 7 2 10
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