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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		4
2
NYY
@BAL		3
4		 
(10)
CLE
@CAL		4
2
BOS
@MIN		1
5
DET
@OAK		0
4
DET
@OAK		4
3		 
(10)
CHW
@WSA		0
1
CHW
@WSA		3
11
SFG
@CHC		8
4
SFG
@CHC		1
1
STL
@CIN		1
0		 
(10)
ATL
@NYM		3
1
ATL
@NYM		2
2		 
(7)
LAD
@PHI		4
5
LAD
@PHI		5
7
HOU
@PIT		1
6
HOU
@PIT		3
4		 
(10)
Monday, September 2, 1968, 7:00PM
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 11,846, Time of Game: 2:26
Cardinals
1
88-51
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Reds
0
71-64
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
W: Bob Gibson (20-6)
L: Ted Abernathy (9-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    1  6  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    0  4  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .742 -0.083 0.97 0.064 -0.147 -0.4 5 0 2·SB,CS
Curt Flood CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .293 .694 0.056 0.83 0.107 -0.051 0.4 2 0 3B,SB
Roger Maris RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 .690 -0.097 1.40 0.010 -0.107 -0.6 2 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .689 -0.162 1.67 0.000 -0.162 -1.1 9 0
Tim McCarver C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .636 -0.044 1.13 0.040 -0.084 -0.1 9 0
Mike Shannon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .278 .747 -0.048 1.05 0.030 -0.078 -0.3 0 2
Julian Javier 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .260 .632 0.264 1.60 0.361 -0.097 0.3 1 3 HR
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .612 -0.086 0.86 0.000 -0.086 -0.7 2 2
Bob Gibson P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .179 .485 -0.078 0.82 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 35 1 6 1 3 9 .171 .551 -0.278 1.11 0.612 -0.890 -3.0 30 8
3B: C Flood (4, off G Nolan).
HR: J Javier (3, off T Abernathy; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Flood 4; J Javier 4; T McCarver; M Shannon; L Brock.
RBI: J Javier (47).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Maxvill-O Cepeda.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock 2 (45, 2nd base off T Abernathy/J Bench, 2nd base off G Nolan/J Bench); C Flood (11, 2nd base off G Nolan/J Bench).
CS: L Brock (10, 3rd base by G Nolan/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .882 -0.151 1.31 0.000 -0.151 -1.0 4 0 GDP
Alex Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .323 .758 -0.112 1.19 0.000 -0.112 -0.6 2 0
Vada Pinson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .709 -0.058 0.84 0.012 -0.070 -0.2 3 0
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276 .774 -0.071 1.00 0.014 -0.085 -0.4 1 1
Johnny Bench C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .745 -0.098 1.54 0.024 -0.123 -0.3 11 1
Lee May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .797 -0.136 1.45 0.000 -0.136 -0.7 7 0
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .661 -0.034 1.22 0.045 -0.080 -0.4 2 2
   Chico Ruiz PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .545 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .605 -0.007 1.04 0.042 -0.049 0.1 0 2
   Mack Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .742 0.069 3.14 0.069 0.000 0.2
Gary Nolan P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .152 .555 -0.028 1.08 0.023 -0.051 -0.3 0 1
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .150 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Whitfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .729 -0.152 6.32 0.000 -0.152 -0.4
Team Totals 33 0 4 0 3 8 .121 .316 -0.778 1.39 0.229 -1.009 -4.0 30 7
TB: L Cardenas; M Jones; T Perez; T Helms.
GIDP: P Rose (9).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (20-6) 10 4 0 0 3 8 0 0.99 36 89 0.779 1.39 4.0
Team Totals 10 4 0 0 3 8 0 0.00 36 89 0.779 1.11 4.0

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Nolan 9 5 0 0 2 8 0 2.06 33 83 0.613 1.16 3.6
Ted Abernathy, L (9-4) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.13 5 0 0 -0.334 0.78 -0.6
Team Totals 10 6 1 1 3 9 1 0.90 38 83 0 0 0.279 1.39 3.0
Balks: G Nolan (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Frank Secory.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 11,846.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 0-0 0 --- R STL J. Javier T. Abernathy 36% 86% Home Run
b10 0-1 2 12- O CIN F. Whitfield B. Gibson 15% 100% Flyball: LF
b10 0-1 0 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Gibson 8% 91% Flyball: LF
b10 0-1 2 1-- CIN M. Jones B. Gibson -7% 85% Single to CF; Ruiz to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O STL C. Flood G. Nolan -7% 46% Brock Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock G. Nolan -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- STL C. Flood G. Nolan 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL R. Maris G. Nolan 2% 52% Flood Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL R. Maris G. Nolan -3% 49% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL O. Cepeda G. Nolan -3% 46% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 2% 48% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN A. Johnson B. Gibson 1% 49% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- CIN V. Pinson B. Gibson -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN T. Perez B. Gibson 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- STL T. McCarver G. Nolan 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O STL M. Shannon G. Nolan -4% 50% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O STL J. Javier G. Nolan -3% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Maxvill G. Nolan -2% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Gibson 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 1% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O CIN T. Helms B. Gibson 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson G. Nolan -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- STL L. Brock G. Nolan 3% 50% Single to CF
t3 0-0 1 1-- STL C. Flood G. Nolan 2% 53% Brock Steals 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O STL C. Flood G. Nolan -7% 46% Brock Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t3 0-0 2 --- STL C. Flood G. Nolan 1% 47% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- STL R. Maris G. Nolan 1% 49% Balk; Flood to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- STL R. Maris G. Nolan 1% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 2 12- O STL O. Cepeda G. Nolan -5% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- CIN L. Cardenas B. Gibson -4% 41% Single to RF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O CIN G. Nolan B. Gibson 4% 45% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 1-- OO CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver G. Nolan -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- STL M. Shannon G. Nolan 3% 50% Single to CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O STL J. Javier G. Nolan -3% 47% Foul Flyball: C
t4 0-0 2 1-- O STL D. Maxvill G. Nolan -3% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson B. Gibson 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O CIN V. Pinson B. Gibson 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- CIN T. Perez B. Gibson -1% 47% Single to LF
b4 0-0 2 1-- CIN J. Bench B. Gibson -2% 45% Walk; Perez to 2B
b4 0-0 2 12- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson G. Nolan -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock G. Nolan -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- STL C. Flood G. Nolan 4% 49% Triple to CF
t5 0-0 2 --3 O STL R. Maris G. Nolan -5% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Helms B. Gibson 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- O CIN L. Cardenas B. Gibson 2% 49% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O CIN G. Nolan B. Gibson 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 4-5-6
t6 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda G. Nolan -3% 47% Strikeout
t6 0-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver G. Nolan -2% 45% Flyball: LF
t6 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Shannon G. Nolan -1% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b6 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 3% 46% Foul Flyball: LF
b6 0-0 1 --- O CIN A. Johnson B. Gibson 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- O CIN V. Pinson B. Gibson 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 7-8-9
t7 0-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier G. Nolan -4% 46% Popfly: 2B
t7 0-0 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill G. Nolan -2% 44% Flyball: RF
t7 0-0 2 --- O STL B. Gibson G. Nolan -2% 42% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b7 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez B. Gibson 4% 46% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Gibson 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b7 0-0 2 --- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 2% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
t8 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock G. Nolan -4% 46% Flyball: RF
t8 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood G. Nolan -3% 43% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Maris G. Nolan -2% 41% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b8 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Helms B. Gibson 4% 45% Foul Flyball: C
b8 0-0 1 --- O CIN L. Cardenas B. Gibson 3% 48% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-0 2 --- CIN G. Nolan B. Gibson -2% 46% Walk
b8 0-0 2 1-- O CIN P. Rose B. Gibson 4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gary Nolan facing 4-5-6
t9 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda G. Nolan -5% 45% Flyball: CF
t9 0-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver G. Nolan -4% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Shannon G. Nolan -3% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b9 0-0 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson B. Gibson 5% 43% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-0 1 --- O CIN V. Pinson B. Gibson 4% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b9 0-0 2 --- O CIN T. Perez B. Gibson 3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
Ted Abernathy replaces Gary Nolan pitching and batting 9th
t10 0-0 0 --- R STL J. Javier T. Abernathy 36% 86% Home Run
t10 1-0 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Abernathy -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t10 1-0 1 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Abernathy -1% 84% Strikeout
t10 1-0 2 --- STL L. Brock T. Abernathy 1% 85% Walk
t10 1-0 2 1-- STL C. Flood T. Abernathy 1% 86% Brock Steals 2B
t10 1-0 2 -2- O STL C. Flood T. Abernathy -2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b10 0-1 0 --- O CIN J. Bench B. Gibson 8% 91% Flyball: LF
b10 0-1 1 --- O CIN L. May B. Gibson 5% 96% Strikeout
b10 0-1 2 --- CIN T. Helms B. Gibson -5% 92% Single to LF
Mack Jones pinch hits for Leo Cardenas (SS) batting 8th
Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Tommy Helms (2B) batting 7th
b10 0-1 2 1-- CIN M. Jones B. Gibson -7% 85% Single to CF; Ruiz to 2B
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Ted Abernathy (P) batting 9th
b10 0-1 2 12- O CIN F. Whitfield B. Gibson 15% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

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