September 3, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@BAL 1 CLE 7
@CAL 2 BOS 4
@MIN 1
(5) DET 6
@OAK 3 WSA 2
CHW 1 CHC 8
SFG 3 STL 5
@CIN 3
(11) NYM 4
ATL 3 ATL 7
@NYM 6
(12) LAD 10
@PHI 9 PIT 3
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 7,446

Tuesday, September 3, 1968, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Cardinals

89-51

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0   0  2    5 12  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2   0  0    3 11  2

W: J Hoerner (7-2), L: D McGinn (0-1), S: W Granger (4)

Reds

71-65

Lost 6

3rd, 16 GB

BATTING

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   2   0   0    2   0  .274  .739    0    1   0   
C Flood CF                    6   1   4   2    0   0  .297  .703    0    3   0   2B
R Maris RF                    5   0   3   2    0   0  .268  .710    0    4   0   3·2B,SF
O Cepeda 1B                   5   0   2   1    1   0  .248  .691    0   10   2   IW
T McCarver C                  6   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .636    0    9   0   CS,GDP
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .744    0    1   0   SH
P Gagliano 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .592    0    0   3   
  J Javier 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .631    0    0   1   
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .607    0    3   5   IW
R Washburn P                  4   1   0   0    0   2  .098  .344    0    2   1   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100         0   1   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Spiezio PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .156  .391    0    0   0   
  R Davis PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .209  .547         0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
Totals                       42   5  12   5    6   4                    33  13

BATTING

2B: R Maris 3 (16, off G Culver, off T Abernathy, off M Queen); C Flood (15, off G Culver).

SF: R Maris (3, off J Ritchie).

SH: M Shannon (4, off M Queen).

IBB: O Cepeda (13, by T Abernathy); D Maxvill (7, by M Queen).

TB: R Maris 6; C Flood 5; O Cepeda 2; T McCarver 2; P Gagliano.

GIDP: T McCarver (6).

RBI: R Maris 2 (37); C Flood 2 (53); O Cepeda (64).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. O Cepeda; J Javier-D Maxvill-O Cepeda; P Gagliano-D Maxvill-O Cepeda.

BASERUNNING

CS: T McCarver (3, 2nd base by G Culver/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .345  .887    0    2   0   HR,GDP
A Johnson LF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .324  .760    0    3   0   
  D Pavletich 1B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .760    0    2   0   
  D McGinn PR-P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B McCool P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  J Ritchie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
V Pinson CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .709    0    2   0   
T Perez 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .771    0    2   4   GDP
J Bench C                     5   1   1   2    0   1  .280  .747    0    6   2   HR
L May 1B-LF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .288  .801    0    8   1   2·2B
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .661    0    5   3   IW
L Cardenas SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .602    0    2   2   
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .724    0    0   0   
  W Woodward SS               2   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .527    0    0   3   
G Culver P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .274    0    1   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .417         0   0   
  J Beauchamp PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .826    0    0   0   
  M Queen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Jones PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .745    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .150         0   0   
  C Ruiz PH-1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .540    0    0   0   
Totals                       41   3  11   3    3   9                    33  16

BATTING

2B: L May 2 (26, off R Washburn, off R Willis).

HR: P Rose (9, off R Washburn; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Bench (12, off R Willis; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: T Helms (6, by R Willis).

TB: P Rose 5; L May 4; J Bench 4; A Johnson 2; D Pavletich; V Pinson; T Perez; T Helms.

GIDP: T Perez (16); P Rose (10).

RBI: J Bench 2 (71); P Rose (41).

2-out RBI: J Bench 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Woodward-T Helms-L May.

E: V Pinson (3); L Cardenas (24).

PITCHING

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
R Washburn                     8.2   6   2   2    2   6   1   2.29   31     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 6     68    -     1.25   0.38
R Willis, BS (2)               1     3   1   1    1   2   1   3.44    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          1-1    2.45  -0.40
J Hoerner, W (7-2)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          1-0    3.70   0.05
W Granger, S (4)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.29    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.40   0.07
Totals                        11    11   3   3    3   9   2          44     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 3·11          2-1

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                       4.1   7   3   2    2   0   0   3.25   22     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 7     37    -     1.15  -0.21
C Carroll                      1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.66    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.63   0.07
M Queen                        2     2   0   0    1   2   0   7.36    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.74   0.05
T Abernathy                    2     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.09    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.02   0.13
D McGinn, L (0-1)              0     0   2   2    2   0   0    inf    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.89  -0.20
B McCool                       0     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            2-0    3.63  -0.13
J Ritchie                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          2-2    0.99  -0.10
Totals                        11    12   5   4    6   4   0          50     -       ·  ·     16·12· 0·12          6-2

D McGinn faced 1 batter in the 11th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B McCool (8).

IBB: T Abernathy (14; O Cepeda); M Queen (3; D Maxvill); R Willis (11; T Helms).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bill Jackowski, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Ken Burkhart.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 7,446.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St.Louis Cardinals            Cincinnati Reds                      
1. L Brock              LF    1. P Rose               RF 
2. C Flood              CF    2. A Johnson            LF 
3. R Maris              RF    3. V Pinson             CF 
4. O Cepeda             1B    4. T Perez              3B 
5. T McCarver           C     5. J Bench              C  
6. M Shannon            3B    6. L May                1B 
7. P Gagliano           2B    7. T Helms              2B 
8. D Maxvill            SS    8. L Cardenas           SS 
9. R Washburn           P     9. G Culver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-1  1--     -49%  47% J Bench         R Willis        Home Run; Pinson Scores
   t 5   1  0-0  12-      18%  74% C Flood         G Culver        Single to CF; Washburn Scores/unER; Brock to 3B
   t11   0  3-3  12-      13%  83% C Flood         B McCool        Wild Pitch; Davis to 3B; Brock to 2B
   b10   2  3-3  1-3      12%  50% T Perez         J Hoerner       Lineout: RF
   t11   0  3-3  1--      12%  70% L Brock         D McGinn        Walk; Davis to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      47%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Maris         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  P Rose          Single to CF
   OO     1--      49%  A Johnson       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  T McCarver      Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  M Shannon       McCarver Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      48%  " "             Walk
          1--      50%  P Gagliano      Single to LF; Shannon to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  T Perez         Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  L May           Lineout: RF
   O      1--      50%  T Helms         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  R Washburn      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  L Brock         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      49%  C Flood         Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  L Cardenas      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  G Culver        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  O Cepeda        Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  M Shannon       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  P Gagliano      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Washburn facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  A Johnson       Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      50%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  D Maxvill       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maxvill to 1B
   O      1--      50%  R Washburn      Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      55%  L Brock         Walk; Washburn to 2B
   R      12-      74%  C Flood         Single to CF; Washburn Scores/unER; Brock to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  R Maris         Double to CF; Brock Scores; Flood to 3B
   R      -23      90%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; Flood Scores; Maris to 3B
                  Clay Carroll replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      87%  T McCarver      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1-3      85%  M Shannon       Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Washburn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
          ---      83%  L May           Double to LF
   O      -2-      86%  T Helms         Groundout: 1B-P; May to 3B
   O      --3      89%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  P Gagliano      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  R Washburn      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Ray Washburn facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  J Beauchamp     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      82%  P Rose          Home Run
          ---      78%  A Johnson       Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mel Queen facing 1-2-3
                  Mel Queen replaces Jim Beauchamp pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  R Maris         Double to RF
   O      -2-      82%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Washburn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  J Bench         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  T Helms         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mel Queen facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  T McCarver      Single to CF; McCarver to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      92%  M Shannon       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McCarver to 3B
   O      --3      89%  P Gagliano      Strikeout
          --3      89%  D Maxvill       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      87%  R Washburn      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Washburn facing 8-9-1
                  Julian Javier replaces Phil Gagliano playing 2B batting 7th; Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Leo Cardenas batting 8th
   O      ---      91%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-P
                  Mack Jones pinch hits for Mel Queen batting 9th
          ---      86%  M Jones         Walk
   OO     1--      94%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ted Abernathy facing 1-2-3
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Mack Jones pitching and batting 9th; Woody Woodward replaces Fred Whitfield playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      94%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  C Flood         Single to CF
          1--      96%  R Maris         Double to RF; Flood to 3B
          -23      96%  O Cepeda        Intentional Walk
   OO     123      93%  T McCarver      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Washburn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  A Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  V Pinson        Walk
   O      1--      96%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
                  Ron Willis replaces Ray Washburn pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--      47%  J Bench         Home Run; Pinson Scores
          ---      40%  L May           Double to CF
          -2-      40%  T Helms         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  W Woodward      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ted Abernathy facing 6-7-8
                  Don Pavletich replaces Alex Johnson playing 1B batting 2nd; Lee May moves to LF
   O      ---      45%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  J Javier        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      38%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Willis facing 9-1-2
                  Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  C Ruiz          Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  D Pavletich     Single to CF
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Ron Willis pitching and batting 9th; Dan McGinn pinch runs for Don Pavletich batting 2nd
          1--      38%  V Pinson        Single to RF; McGinn to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  T Perez         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Dan McGinn facing 9-1-2
                  Dan McGinn moves to P; Chico Ruiz moves to 1B; Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Joe Hoerner batting 9th
          ---      58%  E Spiezio       Walk
                  Billy McCool replaces Dan McGinn pitching and batting 2nd; Ron Davis pinch runs for Ed Spiezio batting 9th
          1--      70%  L Brock         Walk; Davis to 2B
          12-      83%  C Flood         Wild Pitch; Davis to 3B; Brock to 2B
                  Jay Ritchie replaces Billy McCool pitching and batting 2nd
   R      -23      94%  " "             Single to LF; Davis Scores; Brock to 3B
   RO     1-3      94%  R Maris         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores
   O      1--      94%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      93%  T McCarver      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Wayne Granger facing 5-6-7
                  Wayne Granger replaces Ron Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  T Helms         Single to 3B
   O      1--     100%  W Woodward      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

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