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Standings
NYY
@BAL		3
6
CLE
@CAL		9
5
BOS
@MIN		10
2
DET
@OAK		4
2
CHW
@WSA		3
0		 
(14)
SFG
@CHC		6
7
SFG
@CHC		5
4
STL
@CIN		3
8
LAD
@PHI		3
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Wednesday, September 4, 1968, 8:05PM
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 8,211, Time of Game: 2:17
Cardinals
3
89-52
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
8
72-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jim Maloney (12-9)
L: Nelson Briles (17-10)
S: Clay Carroll (14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  2
Reds            1  3  2   2  0  0   0  0  X    8 12  0

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 3 0 1 0 .277 .748 0.107 0.55 0.125 -0.019 2.0 3 0 2·2B,SB
Curt Flood CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .697 -0.062 0.72 0.000 -0.062 -1.2 2 0
Roger Maris RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .268 .710 0.031 0.80 0.078 -0.048 -0.6 2 0 2B
   Larry Jaster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .386 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .686 -0.061 0.59 0.000 -0.061 -1.3 9 0
Johnny Edwards C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .241 .629 0.001 0.45 0.034 -0.033 0.4 4 0 2B
Mike Shannon 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276 .744 0.001 0.55 0.042 -0.041 0.1 1 5 2B
Phil Gagliano 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 .600 -0.005 0.53 0.046 -0.050 -0.8 3 2 2B
Dal Maxvill SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 .245 .606 0.022 0.67 0.069 -0.047 0.9 0 1
Nelson Briles P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .113 .296 -0.034 1.29 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 1
   Mel Nelson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 -0.018 0.67 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 0
   Ron Willis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Tolan PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .650 0.012 0.16 0.013 -0.001 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 36 3 9 3 2 7 .250 .706 -0.006 0.60 0.407 -0.414 -0.6 24 10
2B: J Edwards (9, off J Maloney); R Maris (17, off J Maloney); M Shannon (25, off J Maloney); L Brock 2 (43, 2 off J Maloney); P Gagliano (3, off J Maloney).
TB: L Brock 5; M Shannon 2; P Gagliano 2; J Edwards 2; R Maris 2; B Tolan; D Maxvill.
RBI: D Maxvill 2 (20); R Maris (38).
2-out RBI: D Maxvill 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Shannon-P Gagliano-O Cepeda.
E: M Shannon (18); L Brock (11).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (46, 3rd base off J Maloney/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 .348 .899 0.135 0.48 0.136 -0.001 1.7 2 0 HR,IW
Alex Johnson LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .324 .759 0.029 0.80 0.051 -0.022 0.6 2 0 SF
   Jim Beauchamp LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .806 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 1 0 GDP
Vada Pinson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .709 -0.047 0.50 0.003 -0.050 -0.6 1 0 2B
Tony Perez 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .275 .771 0.018 0.37 0.029 -0.012 0.4 1 3 IW
Johnny Bench C 4 2 1 2 0 1 .279 .752 0.066 0.63 0.096 -0.030 0.7 8 0 HR
Lee May 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .292 .811 0.140 0.73 0.141 -0.001 2.8 8 0 2·2B
Tommy Helms 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .660 0.065 0.67 0.080 -0.015 -0.2 3 3
Leo Cardenas SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 .231 .601 0.094 0.68 0.102 -0.008 0.6 1 2
Jim Maloney P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .680 -0.005 0.50 0.002 -0.007 -0.5 0 1 SH
   Clay Carroll P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .399 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 12 8 2 2 .353 .996 0.494 0.56 0.640 -0.147 4.8 27 9
2B: V Pinson (24, off R Willis); L May 2 (28, 1 off M Nelson, 1 off N Briles).
HR: P Rose (10, off N Briles; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Bench (13, off N Briles; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: A Johnson (2, off N Briles).
SH: J Maloney (4, off N Briles).
IBB: T Perez (11, by M Nelson); P Rose (13, by N Briles).
TB: P Rose 6; L May 5; J Bench 4; V Pinson 2; A Johnson; L Cardenas; T Perez; T Helms.
GIDP: J Beauchamp (1).
RBI: L May 2 (67); L Cardenas 2 (35); J Bench 2 (73); A Johnson (51); P Rose (42).
2-out RBI: L May 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 13.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, L (17-10) 2 7 6 4 1 0 2 2.64 15 21 -0.453 1.05 -5.8
Mel Nelson 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 2.81 9 1 0 -0.060 0.53 -1.1
Ron Willis 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.30 8 2 0 0.015 0.09 1.3
Larry Jaster 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.20 6 0 0 0.003 0.02 0.8
Team Totals 8 12 8 6 2 2 2 6.75 38 21 3 0 -0.495 0.60 -4.8
N Briles faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Maloney, W (12-9) 6 8 3 3 2 5 0 3.99 28 47 -0.058 0.71 -1.5
Clay Carroll, S (14) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.59 10 2 0 0.063 0.28 2.2
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 2 7 0 3.00 38 47 2 0 0.005 0.56 0.6
J Maloney faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Nelson (3; T Perez); N Briles (9; P Rose).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 8,211.
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 Johnny Edwards C 5 Johnny Bench C
6 Mike Shannon 3B 6 Lee May 1B
7 Phil Gagliano 2B 7 Tommy Helms 2B
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Leo Cardenas SS
9 Nelson Briles P 9 Jim Maloney P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 0 --- R CIN P. Rose N. Briles 12% 54% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 123 RR CIN L. Cardenas N. Briles 10% 83% Single to CF; Bench Scores/unER; May Scores; Helms to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- CIN T. Helms N. Briles 8% 73% Single to P/Bunt; Bench to 3B; May to 2B
t1 0-0 1 --3 R STL R. Maris J. Maloney -8% 37% Double to RF; Brock Scores
t4 1-6 2 -23 RR STL D. Maxvill J. Maloney -7% 87% Single to CF; Edwards Scores; Shannon Scores

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' Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock J. Maloney -7% 43% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL C. Flood J. Maloney 1% 45% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 R STL R. Maris J. Maloney -8% 37% Double to RF; Brock Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- O STL O. Cepeda J. Maloney 3% 40% Flyball: LF
t1 1-0 2 -2- O STL J. Edwards J. Maloney 3% 43% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- R CIN P. Rose N. Briles 12% 54% Home Run
b1 1-1 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson N. Briles -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1-1 1 --- O CIN V. Pinson N. Briles -1% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 1-1 2 --- O CIN T. Perez N. Briles -1% 50% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jim Maloney facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- O STL M. Shannon J. Maloney 2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t2 1-1 1 --- STL P. Gagliano J. Maloney -5% 48% Double to RF
t2 1-1 1 -2- O STL D. Maxvill J. Maloney 4% 51% Flyball: RF
t2 1-1 2 -2- O STL N. Briles J. Maloney 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- CIN J. Bench N. Briles 4% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bench to 1B
b2 1-1 0 1-- CIN L. May N. Briles 6% 65% Single to 3B; Bench to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- CIN T. Helms N. Briles 8% 73% Single to P/Bunt; Bench to 3B; May to 2B
b2 1-1 0 123 RR CIN L. Cardenas N. Briles 10% 83% Single to CF; Bench Scores/unER; May Scores; Helms to 2B
b2 3-1 0 12- O CIN J. Maloney N. Briles 0% 83% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
b2 3-1 1 -23 CIN P. Rose N. Briles 0% 84% Intentional Walk
b2 3-1 1 123 RO CIN A. Johnson N. Briles 1% 85% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Helms Scores/unER; Cardenas to 3B
b2 4-1 2 1-3 O CIN V. Pinson N. Briles -2% 83% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
t3 1-4 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Maloney 2% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1-4 1 --- O STL C. Flood J. Maloney 1% 86% Flyball: CF
t3 1-4 2 --- O STL R. Maris J. Maloney 1% 87% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b3 4-1 0 --- CIN T. Perez N. Briles 3% 89% Single to LF; Perez to 2B/Adv on E7
b3 4-1 0 -2- RR CIN J. Bench N. Briles 6% 95% Home Run; Perez Scores
b3 6-1 0 --- CIN L. May N. Briles 1% 96% Double to LF
Mel Nelson replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
b3 6-1 0 -2- O CIN T. Helms M. Nelson -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 6-1 1 -2- O CIN L. Cardenas M. Nelson -1% 95% Strikeout
b3 6-1 2 -2- O CIN J. Maloney M. Nelson -1% 94% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Jim Maloney facing 4-5-6
t4 1-6 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda J. Maloney 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-6 1 --- STL J. Edwards J. Maloney -1% 94% Walk
t4 1-6 1 1-- STL M. Shannon J. Maloney -4% 90% Double to RF; Edwards to 3B
t4 1-6 1 -23 O STL P. Gagliano J. Maloney 4% 94% Popfly: 3B
t4 1-6 2 -23 RR STL D. Maxvill J. Maloney -7% 87% Single to CF; Edwards Scores; Shannon Scores
t4 3-6 2 1-- O STL M. Nelson J. Maloney 2% 89% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 1-2-3
b4 6-3 0 --- CIN P. Rose M. Nelson 1% 90% Single to SS
b4 6-3 0 1-- CIN A. Johnson M. Nelson 4% 94% Single to CF; Rose to 3B
b4 6-3 0 1-3 O CIN V. Pinson M. Nelson -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Johnson to 2B; Rose stays at 3B
b4 6-3 1 -23 CIN T. Perez M. Nelson 0% 92% Intentional Walk
b4 6-3 1 123 O CIN J. Bench M. Nelson -3% 89% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Johnson to 3B; Perez to 2B
b4 6-3 2 123 RR CIN L. May M. Nelson 7% 96% Double to LF; Johnson Scores; Perez Scores; Bench to 3B
Ron Willis replaces Mel Nelson pitching and batting 9th
b4 8-3 2 -23 O CIN T. Helms R. Willis -1% 96% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Jim Maloney facing 1-2-3
t5 3-8 0 --- STL L. Brock J. Maloney -3% 93% Double to LF
t5 3-8 0 -2- STL C. Flood J. Maloney -1% 92% Brock Steals 3B
t5 3-8 0 --3 O STL C. Flood J. Maloney 2% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-8 1 --3 O STL R. Maris J. Maloney 2% 96% Strikeout
t5 3-8 2 --3 O STL O. Cepeda J. Maloney 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Ron Willis facing 8-9-1
b5 8-3 0 --- O CIN L. Cardenas R. Willis -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 8-3 1 --- O CIN J. Maloney R. Willis -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 8-3 2 --- O CIN P. Rose R. Willis -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Jim Maloney facing 5-6-7
t6 3-8 0 --- STL J. Edwards J. Maloney -2% 95% Double to RF
t6 3-8 0 -2- O STL M. Shannon J. Maloney 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-8 1 -2- O STL P. Gagliano J. Maloney 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-8 2 -2- O STL D. Maxvill J. Maloney 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Ron Willis facing 2-3-4
b6 8-3 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson R. Willis -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b6 8-3 1 --- CIN V. Pinson R. Willis 0% 98% Double to CF
b6 8-3 1 -2- O CIN T. Perez R. Willis -0% 98% Foul Flyball: C
b6 8-3 2 -2- O CIN J. Bench R. Willis -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Jim Maloney facing 9-1-2
Jim Beauchamp replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 2nd
Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Ron Willis (P) batting 9th
t7 3-8 0 --- STL B. Tolan J. Maloney -1% 97% Single to RF
t7 3-8 0 1-- STL L. Brock J. Maloney -3% 94% Walk; Tolan to 2B
Clay Carroll replaces Jim Maloney pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-8 0 12- O STL C. Flood C. Carroll 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Tolan to 3B
t7 3-8 1 1-3 O STL R. Maris C. Carroll 2% 98% Strikeout
t7 3-8 2 1-3 O STL O. Cepeda C. Carroll 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Larry Jaster facing 6-7-8
Larry Jaster replaces Roger Maris (RF) pitching and batting 3rd
Bobby Tolan moves from PH to RF
b7 8-3 0 --- O CIN L. May L. Jaster -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 8-3 1 --- O CIN T. Helms L. Jaster -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 8-3 2 --- O CIN L. Cardenas L. Jaster -0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 5-6-7
t8 3-8 0 --- O STL J. Edwards C. Carroll 0% 99% Lineout: LF
t8 3-8 1 --- O STL M. Shannon C. Carroll 0% 100% Lineout: RF
t8 3-8 2 --- O STL P. Gagliano C. Carroll 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Larry Jaster facing 9-1-2
b8 8-3 0 --- O CIN C. Carroll L. Jaster -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b8 8-3 1 --- CIN P. Rose L. Jaster 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 8-3 1 1-- OO CIN J. Beauchamp L. Jaster -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 8-9-1
t9 3-8 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill C. Carroll 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
t9 3-8 1 --- O STL B. Tolan C. Carroll 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 3-8 2 --- STL L. Brock C. Carroll -0% 100% Single to 3B/Bunt
t9 3-8 2 1-- O STL C. Flood C. Carroll 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 8.

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