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BAL  8
OAK  1
 CHW  4
@BOS  0
 DET  3
CLE  1
 STL  7
@CIN  2
 HOU  3
PIT  2
 LAD  5
PHI  3
Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 13,368

 Saturday, June 8, 1968
Time of Game: 2:40
Cardinals
7
32-22
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   4  0  0   1  1  0    7 12  1
Reds            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  0
W: Nelson Briles (7-4), L: George Culver (4-5)
 Reds
2
26-25
Lost 1
5th, 4½ GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .658              2   0   2B
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .326  .830              3   1   HBP
R Maris RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .613              4   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .769              5   2   2B,HBP
T McCarver C                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .645              5   0   2B
M Shannon 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .260  .747              0   2   3B
J Javier 2B                   3   2   2   2    0   0  .256  .622              3   3   SB,SF
D Maxvill SS                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .233  .588              4   2   2B
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .209              1   1   SH
Totals                       37   7  12   0    1   2                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: O Cepeda (9, off T Abernathy); T McCarver (6, off B Lee); L Brock (17, off G Culver); D Maxvill (3, off B Lee).
3B: M Shannon (1, off G Culver).
SF: J Javier (2, off G Culver).
SH: N Briles (4, off T Abernathy).
HBP: O Cepeda (4, by G Culver); C Flood (5, by G Culver).
TB: M Shannon 4; O Cepeda 3; D Maxvill 3; T McCarver 3; L Brock 2; J Javier 2; C Flood.
RBI: J Javier 2 (16); T McCarver (19); D Maxvill (4); C Flood (26); L Brock (13); M Shannon (27).
2-out RBI: C Flood; T McCarver.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 17.
Fielding Events
E: M Shannon (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Javier (5, 2nd base off T Abernathy/J Bench).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .366  .932              5   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .712              4   3   
V Pinson CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .735              5   0   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .325  .745              2   0   
L May 1B                      3   0   0   1    0   1  .256  .721              6   1   SF
T Perez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .684              0   2   
J Bench C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .684              3   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .183  .432              1   1   
G Culver P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .130              0   0   
  B Kelso P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .431              0   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  C Ruiz PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .387  .892              0   0   2B
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  M Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .486              0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   0    0   3                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: C Ruiz (1, off N Briles).
SF: L May (1, off N Briles).
TB: P Rose 3; C Ruiz 2; V Pinson 2; A Johnson; L Cardenas; J Bench.
RBI: L May (27); A Johnson (26).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding Events
PB: J Bench (3).

Pitching Stats

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, W (7-4)              9     9   2   2    0   3   0   2.30   36     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 9     64    -     0.79   0.06
Totals                         9     9   2   2    0   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 9           -  
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Culver, L (4-5)              3.2   6   5   5    1   0   0   2.87   20     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 1· 6     28    -     1.36  -0.46
B Kelso                        1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.68    4     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.04
B Lee                          2     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.42    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.42  -0.01
T Abernathy                    2     3   1   1    0   1   0   0.80    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.11  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    1   2   0          42     -       ·  ·      9·16· 1·12          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Culver 2 (7; C Flood, O Cepeda).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 13,368.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Cincinnati Reds                              
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Pete Rose                    RF
2. Curt Flood                   CF       2. Tommy Helms                  2B
3. Roger Maris                  RF       3. Vada Pinson                  CF
4. Orlando Cepeda               1B       4. Alex Johnson                 LF
5. Tim McCarver                  C       5. Lee May                      1B
6. Mike Shannon                 3B       6. Tony Perez                   3B
7. Julian Javier                2B       7. Johnny Bench                  C
8. Dal Maxvill                  SS       8. Leo Cardenas                 SS
9. Nelson Briles                 P       9. George Culver                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 0 12- R 18% 67% 1-2 STL M. Shannon G. Culver Single to CF; Cepeda Scores; McCarver to 3B
b1 1 1-3 R -10% 28% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Single to CF; Rose Scores; Pinson to 3B
t2 0 --- 10% 37% 0-2 STL M. Shannon G. Culver Triple to RF
t4 0 1-- 8% 49% 1-2 STL T. McCarver G. Culver Single to LF; Cepeda to 2B
t4 2 -23 R 8% 85% 4-2 STL C. Flood G. Culver Single to LF; Maxvill Scores; Briles to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 6% 56% 0-0 STL L. Brock G. Culver Double to LF
t1 0 -2- 3% 60% 0-0 STL C. Flood G. Culver Hit By Pitch
t1 0 12- O -6% 54% 0-0 STL R. Maris G. Culver Flyball: CF
t1 1 12- O -4% 50% 0-0 STL O. Cepeda G. Culver Flyball: RF
t1 2 12- O -4% 46% 0-0 STL T. McCarver G. Culver Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Single to CF
b1 0 1-- O 1% 43% 0-0 CIN T. Helms N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B; Rose to 2B
b1 1 -2- -5% 38% 0-0 CIN V. Pinson N. Briles Single to SS; Rose to 3B
b1 1 1-3 R -10% 28% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Single to CF; Rose Scores; Pinson to 3B
b1 1 1-3 RO -2% 26% 1-0 CIN L. May N. Briles Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pinson Scores
b1 2 1-- O 1% 27% 2-0 CIN T. Perez N. Briles Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' George Culver facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 10% 37% 0-2 STL M. Shannon G. Culver Triple to RF
t2 0 --3 RO -1% 36% 0-2 STL J. Javier G. Culver Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Shannon Scores
t2 1 --- O -2% 34% 1-2 STL D. Maxvill G. Culver Lineout: 2B
t2 2 --- O -1% 33% 1-2 STL N. Briles G. Culver Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 2% 35% 2-1 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O 1% 36% 2-1 CIN L. Cardenas N. Briles Flyball: RF
b2 2 --- O 1% 37% 2-1 CIN G. Culver N. Briles Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 34% 1-2 STL L. Brock G. Culver Flyball: LF
t3 1 --- O -2% 33% 1-2 STL C. Flood G. Culver Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 32% 1-2 STL R. Maris G. Culver Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- -3% 28% 2-1 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Single to P
b3 0 1-- O 3% 31% 2-1 CIN T. Helms N. Briles Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 1 1-- O 2% 34% 2-1 CIN V. Pinson N. Briles Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 2 1-- O 2% 36% 2-1 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' George Culver facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- 5% 41% 1-2 STL O. Cepeda G. Culver Hit By Pitch
t4 0 1-- 8% 49% 1-2 STL T. McCarver G. Culver Single to LF; Cepeda to 2B
t4 0 12- R 18% 67% 1-2 STL M. Shannon G. Culver Single to CF; Cepeda Scores; McCarver to 3B
t4 0 1-3 R 7% 74% 2-2 STL J. Javier G. Culver Single to 2B; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 2B
t4 0 12- 7% 81% 3-2 STL D. Maxvill G. Culver Walk; Shannon to 3B; Javier to 2B
t4 0 123 O -6% 74% 3-2 STL N. Briles G. Culver Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Javier to 3B; Maxvill to 2B
t4 1 123 RO 3% 77% 3-2 STL L. Brock G. Culver Groundout: 2B-1B; Javier Scores; Maxvill to 3B; Briles to 2B
t4 2 -23 R 8% 85% 4-2 STL C. Flood G. Culver Single to LF; Maxvill Scores; Briles to 3B
Bill Kelso replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th
t4 2 1-3 O -2% 83% 5-2 STL R. Maris B. Kelso Flyball: CF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 2% 85% 2-5 CIN L. May N. Briles Strikeout Looking
b4 1 --- O 1% 86% 2-5 CIN T. Perez N. Briles Flyball: LF
b4 2 --- O 1% 87% 2-5 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Bill Kelso facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O -1% 86% 5-2 STL O. Cepeda B. Kelso Popfly: 2B
t5 1 --- O -0% 85% 5-2 STL T. McCarver B. Kelso Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O -0% 85% 5-2 STL M. Shannon B. Kelso Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 2% 87% 2-5 CIN L. Cardenas N. Briles Foul Flyball: 1B
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Bill Kelso (P) batting 9th
b5 1 --- O 1% 88% 2-5 CIN F. Whitfield N. Briles Flyball: LF
b5 2 --- -1% 87% 2-5 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Single to RF
b5 2 1-- O 2% 89% 2-5 CIN T. Helms N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Bob Lee facing 7-8-9
Bob Lee replaces Fred Whitfield (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- O -1% 88% 5-2 STL J. Javier B. Lee Flyball: RF
t6 1 --- 2% 90% 5-2 STL D. Maxvill B. Lee Double to RF
t6 1 -2- O -1% 89% 5-2 STL N. Briles B. Lee Flyball: LF
t6 2 -2- O -1% 88% 5-2 STL L. Brock B. Lee Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- -4% 83% 2-5 CIN V. Pinson N. Briles Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O 4% 87% 2-5 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 1 1-- O 3% 90% 2-5 CIN L. May N. Briles Flyball: CF
b6 2 1-- O 2% 92% 2-5 CIN T. Perez N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Bob Lee facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O -1% 91% 5-2 STL C. Flood B. Lee Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O -0% 91% 5-2 STL R. Maris B. Lee Groundout: 1B-P
t7 2 --- 0% 91% 5-2 STL O. Cepeda B. Lee Single to CF
t7 2 1-- R 5% 96% 5-2 STL T. McCarver B. Lee Double to LF; Cepeda Scores
t7 2 -2- 0% 96% 6-2 STL M. Shannon B. Lee Passed Ball; McCarver to 3B
t7 2 --3 O -1% 95% 6-2 STL M. Shannon B. Lee Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- -3% 92% 2-6 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bench to 1B
b7 0 1-- O 2% 95% 2-6 CIN L. Cardenas N. Briles Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Bob Lee (P) batting 9th
b7 1 1-- O 1% 96% 2-6 CIN C. Ruiz N. Briles Double to CF; Cardenas out at Hm/CF-2B-C
b7 2 -2- O 1% 97% 2-6 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
Ted Abernathy replaces Chico Ruiz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- 0% 98% 6-2 STL J. Javier T. Abernathy Single to RF
t8 0 1-- 0% 98% 6-2 STL D. Maxvill T. Abernathy Javier Steals 2B
t8 0 -2- R 1% 99% 6-2 STL D. Maxvill T. Abernathy Single to CF; Javier Scores
t8 0 1-- O -0% 99% 7-2 STL N. Briles T. Abernathy Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
t8 1 -2- O -0% 99% 7-2 STL L. Brock T. Abernathy Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 -2- O -0% 99% 7-2 STL C. Flood T. Abernathy Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O 1% 99% 2-7 CIN T. Helms N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 CIN V. Pinson N. Briles Foul Flyball: C
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-2 STL R. Maris T. Abernathy Strikeout
t9 1 --- 0% 100% 7-2 STL O. Cepeda T. Abernathy Double to RF
t9 1 -2- O 0% 100% 7-2 STL T. McCarver T. Abernathy Flyball: RF; Cepeda to 3B
t9 2 --3 O -0% 100% 7-2 STL M. Shannon T. Abernathy Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 CIN L. May N. Briles Popfly: 2B
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 CIN T. Perez N. Briles Flyball: RF
b9 2 --- -0% 100% 2-7 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Single to LF
b9 2 1-- -0% 100% 2-7 CIN L. Cardenas N. Briles Single to 3B; Bench to 2B
Mack Jones pinch hits for Ted Abernathy (P) batting 9th
b9 2 12- O 0% 100% 2-7 CIN M. Jones N. Briles Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Reds 2.

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