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@BOS		7
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@CHW		5
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@CLE		5
3
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@DET		4
5
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@WSA		4
1
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@HOU		8
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Saturday, September 14, 1968
, Astrodome
Attendance: 16,324, Time of Game: 2:30
Cardinals
8
92-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
0
67-83
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
9th, 25 GB
W: Nelson Briles (18-10)
L: Larry Dierker (12-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  2   1  2  0   2  0  1    8 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .275 .742 0.217 0.74 0.242 -0.025 1.7 3 0 3B,2·SB
Curt Flood CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .296 .701 0.075 0.70 0.088 -0.013 1.0 4 0 2B
Roger Maris RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .686 -0.101 0.62 0.000 -0.101 -1.8 4 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 5 3 2 1 0 0 .248 .697 0.017 0.45 0.067 -0.050 2.5 6 0 3B,SB
Tim McCarver C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .255 .651 0.039 0.39 0.061 -0.022 0.9 9 0 3B,2B,SF
Mike Shannon 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .268 .718 0.030 0.32 0.046 -0.016 1.4 0 1
Julian Javier 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .257 .623 0.022 0.30 0.034 -0.012 -0.3 1 1
Dal Maxvill SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .248 .619 0.019 0.47 0.044 -0.024 -0.1 0 4 HBP
Nelson Briles P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .120 .306 -0.027 0.68 0.000 -0.027 -0.6 0 1 3·SH
Team Totals 36 8 12 7 2 6 .333 .931 0.291 0.52 0.582 -0.290 4.7 27 7
2B: T McCarver (15, off L Dierker); C Flood (17, off L Dierker).
3B: O Cepeda (2, off J Ray); T McCarver (5, off J Ray); L Brock (13, off L Dierker).
SF: T McCarver (4, off L Dierker).
SH: N Briles 3 (9, 2 off L Dierker, 1 off T Dukes).
HBP: D Maxvill (1, by T Dukes).
TB: T McCarver 5; C Flood 4; L Brock 4; O Cepeda 4; M Shannon 2; J Javier.
RBI: T McCarver 2 (47); C Flood (56); J Javier (48); L Brock (46); O Cepeda (68); M Shannon (76).
2-out RBI: T McCarver; M Shannon; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 7 for 20.
Baserunning
SB: O Cepeda (8, 2nd base off L Dierker/R Brand); L Brock 2 (54, 2nd base off L Dierker/R Brand, 2nd base off J Ray/R Brand).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denis Menke 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .667 -0.033 0.43 0.011 -0.044 -0.6 4 2
Norm Miller LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .690 -0.006 0.51 0.027 -0.033 0.0 0 0 HBP
Jim Wynn CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .814 -0.021 0.50 0.017 -0.038 -0.3 6 0
Rusty Staub RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 .777 -0.008 0.60 0.027 -0.036 -0.5 0 0
Doug Rader 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .708 0.003 0.72 0.026 -0.023 -0.3 1 1
Nate Colbert 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .207 .440 -0.071 0.93 0.010 -0.080 -0.2 7 0
Ron Brand C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .428 -0.045 0.63 0.000 -0.045 -0.8 7 1
   Tom Dukes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Wade Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .375 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Lee Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .482 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.3
Leon McFadden SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .320 .793 -0.004 0.23 0.011 -0.016 0.3 0 3
Larry Dierker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .170 -0.009 0.41 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 1
   John Mayberry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 -0.011 0.49 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Jim Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .133 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hal King PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .544 -0.002 0.03 0.000 -0.002 -0.5 2 1
Team Totals 35 0 8 0 1 9 .229 .499 -0.207 0.51 0.129 -0.337 -3.3 27 11
HBP: N Miller (5, by N Briles).
TB: L McFadden 2; N Colbert 2; J Wynn; N Miller; R Staub; D Menke.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: D Rader (22).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (18-10) 9 8 0 0 1 9 0 2.48 37 79 0.209 0.51 3.3
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 1 9 0 0.00 37 79 0.209 0.52 3.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, L (12-14) 5 6 5 3 2 3 0 3.32 24 40 -0.282 0.88 -3.2
Jim Ray 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2.68 9 0 0 -0.009 0.07 -1.3
Tom Dukes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.72 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Wade Blasingame 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.79 6 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.6
Team Totals 9 12 8 6 2 6 0 6.00 43 40 0 0 -0.291 0.51 -4.7
Balks: None.
WP: L Dierker (18).
HBP: T Dukes (2; D Maxvill); N Briles (7; N Miller).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 16,324.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Denis Menke 2B
2 Curt Flood CF 2 Norm Miller LF
3 Roger Maris RF 3 Jim Wynn CF
4 Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 Rusty Staub RF
5 Tim McCarver C 5 Doug Rader 3B
6 Mike Shannon 3B 6 Nate Colbert 1B
7 Julian Javier 2B 7 Ron Brand C
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Leon McFadden SS
9 Nelson Briles P 9 Larry Dierker 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 L. Dierker 17% 70% Triple to LF; Maxvill Scores
b1 0-0 2 123 O HOU N. Colbert N. Briles 7% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --3 O STL R. Maris L. Dierker -6% 49% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --3 R STL C. Flood L. Dierker 6% 76% Single to RF; Brock Scores
t4 2-0 0 --- STL T. McCarver L. Dierker 5% 82% Double to RF

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' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock L. Dierker 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- STL C. Flood L. Dierker 3% 57% Brock Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL C. Flood L. Dierker -1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B; Brock to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 O STL R. Maris L. Dierker -6% 49% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --3 O STL O. Cepeda L. Dierker -4% 46% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Menke N. Briles 2% 48% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU N. Miller N. Briles -2% 45% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Wynn N. Briles 3% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- HOU R. Staub N. Briles -3% 45% Single to RF; Wynn to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 HOU D. Rader N. Briles -3% 43% Walk; Staub to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O HOU N. Colbert N. Briles 7% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver L. Dierker -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL M. Shannon L. Dierker -1% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL J. Javier L. Dierker -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Brand N. Briles 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU L. McFadden N. Briles 1% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU L. Dierker N. Briles 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- STL D. Maxvill L. Dierker 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O STL N. Briles L. Dierker -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R STL L. Brock L. Dierker 17% 70% Triple to LF; Maxvill Scores
t3 1-0 1 --3 R STL C. Flood L. Dierker 6% 76% Single to RF; Brock Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-- O STL R. Maris L. Dierker -2% 74% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 2 1-- O STL O. Cepeda L. Dierker -1% 73% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O HOU D. Menke N. Briles 2% 75% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 1 --- O HOU N. Miller N. Briles 2% 76% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn N. Briles 1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- STL T. McCarver L. Dierker 5% 82% Double to RF
t4 2-0 0 -2- STL M. Shannon L. Dierker 5% 86% Single to 3B; McCarver to 3B
t4 2-0 0 1-3 R STL J. Javier L. Dierker 3% 90% Single to SS; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 2B
t4 3-0 0 12- O STL D. Maxvill L. Dierker -2% 88% Lineout: 2B
t4 3-0 1 12- O STL N. Briles L. Dierker -1% 87% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Shannon to 3B; Javier to 2B
t4 3-0 2 -23 O STL L. Brock L. Dierker -2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- O HOU R. Staub N. Briles 2% 86% Flyball: CF
b4 0-3 1 --- O HOU D. Rader N. Briles 1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O HOU N. Colbert N. Briles 1% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- STL C. Flood L. Dierker 3% 91% Double to LF
t5 3-0 0 -2- O STL R. Maris L. Dierker -2% 89% Foul Flyball: C
t5 3-0 1 -2- R STL O. Cepeda L. Dierker 4% 93% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Flood Scores/No RBI/unER; Cepeda to 1B
t5 4-0 1 1-- STL T. McCarver L. Dierker 1% 94% Cepeda Steals 2B
t5 4-0 1 -2- STL T. McCarver L. Dierker 1% 95% Wild Pitch; Cepeda to 3B
t5 4-0 1 --3 RO STL T. McCarver L. Dierker 1% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cepeda Scores/unER
t5 5-0 2 --- O STL M. Shannon L. Dierker -0% 96% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
b5 0-5 0 --- O HOU R. Brand N. Briles 1% 96% Strikeout
b5 0-5 1 --- HOU L. McFadden N. Briles -1% 95% Single to RF
John Mayberry pinch hits for Larry Dierker (P) batting 9th
b5 0-5 1 1-- O HOU J. Mayberry N. Briles 1% 96% Lineout: RF
b5 0-5 2 1-- HOU D. Menke N. Briles -1% 95% Single to CF; McFadden to 3B
b5 0-5 2 1-3 O HOU N. Miller N. Briles 2% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 7-8-9
Jim Ray replaces John Mayberry (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier J. Ray -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t6 5-0 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill J. Ray -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-0 2 --- O STL N. Briles J. Ray -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b6 0-5 0 --- HOU J. Wynn N. Briles -2% 95% Single to LF
b6 0-5 0 1-- O HOU R. Staub N. Briles 1% 97% Flyball: LF
b6 0-5 1 1-- O HOU D. Rader N. Briles 1% 98% Flyball: RF
b6 0-5 2 1-- HOU N. Colbert N. Briles -1% 97% Single to CF; Wynn to 3B
b6 0-5 2 1-3 O HOU R. Brand N. Briles 2% 98% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
t7 5-0 0 --- STL L. Brock J. Ray 0% 98% Single to LF
t7 5-0 0 1-- STL C. Flood J. Ray 0% 99% Brock Steals 2B
t7 5-0 0 -2- O STL C. Flood J. Ray -0% 98% Strikeout
t7 5-0 1 -2- O STL R. Maris J. Ray -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 3B
t7 5-0 2 --3 R STL O. Cepeda J. Ray 1% 99% Triple to LF; Brock Scores
t7 6-0 2 --3 R STL T. McCarver J. Ray 0% 100% Triple to LF; Cepeda Scores
t7 7-0 2 --3 O STL M. Shannon J. Ray -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
b7 0-7 0 --- O HOU L. McFadden N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Hal King pinch hits for Jim Ray (P) batting 9th
b7 0-7 1 --- O HOU H. King N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 0-7 2 --- O HOU D. Menke N. Briles 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Astros' Tom Dukes facing 7-8-9
Tom Dukes replaces Ron Brand (C) pitching and batting 7th
Hal King moves from PH to C
t8 7-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier T. Dukes -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t8 7-0 1 --- STL D. Maxvill T. Dukes 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
t8 7-0 1 1-- O STL N. Briles T. Dukes 0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
t8 7-0 2 -2- O STL L. Brock T. Dukes -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
b8 0-7 0 --- HOU N. Miller N. Briles -0% 100% Hit By Pitch
b8 0-7 0 1-- O HOU J. Wynn N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 0-7 1 1-- O HOU R. Staub N. Briles 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-7 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Astros' Wade Blasingame facing 2-3-4
Wade Blasingame replaces Tom Dukes pitching and batting 7th
t9 7-0 0 --- STL C. Flood W. Blasingame 0% 100% Single to LF
t9 7-0 0 1-- O STL R. Maris W. Blasingame 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 7-0 1 1-- STL O. Cepeda W. Blasingame 0% 100% Single to LF; Flood to 3B
t9 7-0 1 1-3 O STL T. McCarver W. Blasingame -0% 100% Fielder's Choice P; Flood out at Hm/P-C-3B; Cepeda to 2B; McCarver to 1B
t9 7-0 2 12- R STL M. Shannon W. Blasingame 0% 100% Single to RF; Cepeda Scores; McCarver to 3B; Shannon to 2B/Adv on throw
t9 8-0 2 -23 O STL J. Javier W. Blasingame -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b9 0-8 0 --- HOU N. Colbert N. Briles -0% 100% Single to RF
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Wade Blasingame (P) batting 7th
b9 0-8 0 1-- O HOU L. Thomas N. Briles 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-8 1 1-- HOU L. McFadden N. Briles -0% 100% Single to RF; Colbert to 2B
b9 0-8 1 12- O HOU H. King N. Briles 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-8 2 12- O HOU D. Menke N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 0.

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