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NYY  4
@BAL  2
 BAL  4
NYY  3
(10)		 CLE  4
@CAL  2
 MIN  5
BOS  1
 OAK  4
DET  0
 DET  4
@OAK  3
(10)		 WSA  1
CHW  0
 WSA 11
CHW  3
 SFG  8
@CHC  4
 SFG  1
@CHC  1
 STL  1
@CIN  0
(10)		 ATL  3
@NYM  1
 ATL  2
@NYM  2
(7)		 PHI  5
LAD  4
 PHI  7
LAD  5
 PIT  6
HOU  1
 PIT  4
HOU  3
(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 11,846

 Monday, September 2, 1968, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 2:26
Cardinals
1
88-51
Won 3
1st
 
                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
W: Bob Gibson (20-6), L: Ted Abernathy (9-4)
 Reds
0
71-64
Lost 5
3rd, 15 GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .742              5   0   2·SB,CS
C Flood CF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .293  .694              2   0   3B,SB
R Maris RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .690              2   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .689              9   0   
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .636              9   0   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .278  .747              0   2   
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .260  .632              1   3   HR
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .612              2   2   
B Gibson P                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .179  .485              0   1   
Totals                       35   1   6   0    3   9                         30   8
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. D Maxvill-O Cepeda.
Baserunning Events
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              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .344  .882              4   0   GDP
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .758              2   0   
V Pinson CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .709              3   0   
T Perez 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .276  .774              1   1   
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .745             11   1   
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .797              7   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .661              2   2   
  C Ruiz PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .545              0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .605              0   2   
  M Jones PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .742              0   0   
G Nolan P                     2   0   0   0    1   2  .152  .555              0   1   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .150              0   0   
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .729              0   0   
Totals                       33   0   4   0    3   8                         30   7
Batting Events
TB: L Cardenas; M Jones; T Perez; T Helms.
GIDP: P Rose (9).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

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
B Gibson, W (20-6)            10     4   0   0    3   8   0   0.99   36     -       ·  ·      8·13· 2· 4     89    -     1.49   0.78
Totals                        10     4   0   0    3   8   0          36     -       ·  ·      8·13· 2· 4           -  
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 Nolan                        9     5   0   0    2   8   0   2.06   33     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0· 5     83    -     1.18   0.61
T Abernathy, L (9-4)           1     1   1   1    1   1   1   2.13    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.98  -0.34
Totals                        10     6   1   1    3   9   1          38     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 6           -
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

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