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Standings
CAL
@BAL		8
6
DET
@BOS		5
3
CHW
@CLE		1
2		 
(11)
MIN
@NYY		2
0
OAK
@WSA		3
4
NYM
@CHC		5
3
STL
@HOU		4
0
PIT
@LAD		2
4
PHI
@SFG		2
7
Thursday, June 6, 1968
, Astrodome
Attendance: 15,218, Time of Game: 2:01
Cardinals
4
31-21
⇐ Won 9 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
0
21-30
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
9th, 9½ GB
W: Bob Gibson (5-5)
L: Don Wilson (4-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  7  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .246 .671 0.104 0.71 0.135 -0.030 0.6 1 0 2B
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .329 .825 -0.039 0.53 0.007 -0.046 -0.4 1 0
Roger Maris RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .645 -0.010 0.53 0.014 -0.024 -0.3 4 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .258 .747 0.168 0.81 0.191 -0.023 1.7 13 2 HR
Tim McCarver C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .228 .638 -0.002 0.56 0.045 -0.047 0.4 4 1 HR
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .747 0.007 0.40 0.024 -0.018 -0.3 0 2
Julian Javier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 .622 -0.046 0.46 0.000 -0.046 -0.6 1 6
Dal Maxvill SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .223 .563 0.069 0.63 0.077 -0.008 0.4 0 4
Bob Gibson P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .301 -0.066 0.76 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 3 1
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 1 10 .206 .640 0.185 0.59 0.493 -0.308 0.7 27 16
2B: L Brock (16, off D Wilson).
HR: O Cepeda (7, off D Wilson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T McCarver (4, off D Wilson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: O Cepeda 5; T McCarver 4; L Brock 2; C Flood; R Maris; D Maxvill.
RBI: O Cepeda 2 (27); T McCarver (18); L Brock (12).
2-out RBI: O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Javier-O Cepeda.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .603 0.031 0.85 0.082 -0.051 -0.1 2 0 2B
Denis Menke SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .698 -0.087 0.82 0.000 -0.087 -0.9 3 3
Rusty Staub 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .818 -0.056 0.63 0.003 -0.059 -0.4 8 0
Lee Thomas RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .620 -0.015 0.80 0.040 -0.055 -0.3 1 0
Jim Wynn LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .788 -0.109 1.05 0.000 -0.109 -0.9 1 0 GDP
Bob Aspromonte 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .622 -0.030 0.43 0.000 -0.030 -0.3 2 1
Julio Gotay 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .519 -0.017 0.63 0.016 -0.033 -0.3 1 2
John Bateman C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .209 .614 -0.047 0.64 0.000 -0.047 -0.4 9 1
Don Wilson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .619 -0.009 0.41 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 0
   Ivan Murrell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056 .137 0.027 0.55 0.027 0.000 0.4
   Wade Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bob Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .379 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 2 5 .103 .299 -0.314 0.70 0.168 -0.482 -3.3 27 8
2B: R Davis (10, off B Gibson).
TB: R Davis 2; R Staub; L Thomas.
GIDP: J Wynn (3).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
PB: J Bateman (4).
E: D Wilson (2).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (5-5) 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 1.52 31 84 0.314 0.70 3.3
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 31 84 0.314 0.59 3.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Wilson, L (4-7) 6 7 4 4 1 9 2 3.80 26 50 -0.198 0.76 -1.8
Wade Blasingame 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86 6 0 0 0.010 0.06 0.7
Tom Dukes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.63 3 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 1 10 2 4.00 35 50 0 0 -0.186 0.70 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon.
Time of Game: 2:01.
Attendance: 15,218.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Ron Davis CF
2 Curt Flood CF 2 Denis Menke SS
3 Roger Maris RF 3 Rusty Staub 1B
4 Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 Lee Thomas RF
5 Tim McCarver C 5 Jim Wynn LF
6 Mike Shannon 3B 6 Bob Aspromonte 3B
7 Julian Javier 2B 7 Julio Gotay 2B
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 John Bateman C
9 Bob Gibson P 9 Don Wilson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 1 -2- R STL L. Brock D. Wilson 13% 66% Double to LF; Maxvill Scores
t3 1-0 2 1-3 R STL O. Cepeda D. Wilson 11% 76% Single to RF; Brock Scores; Maris to 3B
b4 0-2 0 --- HOU R. Davis B. Gibson -8% 66% Double to LF
t6 2-0 0 --- R STL O. Cepeda D. Wilson 8% 90% Home Run
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Astros' Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock D. Wilson -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL C. Flood D. Wilson -1% 47% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL R. Maris D. Wilson -1% 46% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Davis B. Gibson 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson 1% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU R. Staub B. Gibson 1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda D. Wilson -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver D. Wilson -1% 46% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- STL M. Shannon D. Wilson 1% 48% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- STL J. Javier D. Wilson 1% 49% Shannon Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Shannon to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O STL J. Javier D. Wilson -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- HOU L. Thomas B. Gibson -4% 41% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte B. Gibson 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- STL D. Maxvill D. Wilson 4% 54% Single to RF
t3 0-0 0 1-- STL B. Gibson D. Wilson 3% 58% Passed Ball; Maxvill to 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- O STL B. Gibson D. Wilson -5% 53% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 -2- R STL L. Brock D. Wilson 13% 66% Double to LF; Maxvill Scores
t3 1-0 1 -2- O STL C. Flood D. Wilson -3% 63% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 -2- STL R. Maris D. Wilson 1% 64% Single to 2B; Brock to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 R STL O. Cepeda D. Wilson 11% 76% Single to RF; Brock Scores; Maris to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 O STL T. McCarver D. Wilson -3% 73% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O HOU J. Gotay B. Gibson 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O HOU J. Bateman B. Gibson 2% 76% Strikeout
b3 0-2 2 --- O HOU D. Wilson B. Gibson 1% 77% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon D. Wilson -1% 76% Lineout: 2B
t4 2-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier D. Wilson -1% 75% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Wilson -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- HOU R. Davis B. Gibson -8% 66% Double to LF
b4 0-2 0 -2- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson 5% 72% Lineout: RF
b4 0-2 1 -2- O HOU R. Staub B. Gibson 4% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 3B
b4 0-2 2 --3 O HOU L. Thomas B. Gibson 4% 80% Lineout: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson D. Wilson -1% 78% Strikeout
t5 2-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock D. Wilson -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- STL C. Flood D. Wilson 1% 78% Single to RF
t5 2-0 2 1-- O STL R. Maris D. Wilson -1% 77% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte B. Gibson 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- HOU J. Gotay B. Gibson -2% 80% Walk
b5 0-2 2 1-- O HOU J. Bateman B. Gibson 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- R STL O. Cepeda D. Wilson 8% 90% Home Run
t6 3-0 0 --- R STL T. McCarver D. Wilson 4% 95% Home Run
t6 4-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon D. Wilson -0% 94% Popfly: SS
t6 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier D. Wilson -0% 94% Popfly: SS
t6 4-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Wilson -0% 94% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Don Wilson (P) batting 9th
b6 0-4 0 --- HOU I. Murrell B. Gibson -3% 91% Walk
b6 0-4 0 1-- O HOU R. Davis B. Gibson 2% 94% Popfly: 1B
b6 0-4 1 1-- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson 2% 95% Strikeout
b6 0-4 2 1-- O HOU R. Staub B. Gibson 1% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Wade Blasingame facing 9-1-2
Wade Blasingame replaces Ivan Murrell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson W. Blasingame -0% 96% Strikeout (C-1B)
t7 4-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock W. Blasingame -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t7 4-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood W. Blasingame -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b7 0-4 0 --- O HOU L. Thomas B. Gibson 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-4 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-4 2 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte B. Gibson 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Wade Blasingame facing 3-4-5
t8 4-0 0 --- O STL R. Maris W. Blasingame -0% 98% Popfly: 3B
t8 4-0 1 --- O STL O. Cepeda W. Blasingame -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-0 2 --- O STL T. McCarver W. Blasingame -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b8 0-4 0 --- O HOU J. Gotay B. Gibson 1% 98% Lineout: RF
b8 0-4 1 --- O HOU J. Bateman B. Gibson 1% 99% Strikeout (C-1B)
Bob Watson pinch hits for Wade Blasingame (P) batting 9th
b8 0-4 2 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Gibson 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Tom Dukes facing 6-7-8
Tom Dukes replaces Bob Watson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon T. Dukes -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier T. Dukes -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 4-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Dukes -0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b9 0-4 0 --- O HOU R. Davis B. Gibson 1% 100% Strikeout
b9 0-4 1 --- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 0-4 2 --- HOU R. Staub B. Gibson -0% 100% Single to CF
b9 0-4 2 1-- O HOU L. Thomas B. Gibson 0% 100% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

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