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MIN  7
@BOS  3
 CAL  5
@CHW  4
(10)		 BAL  5
@CLE  3
 DET  5
OAK  4
 NYY  4
@WSA  1
 STL  8
@HOU  0
 LAD  3
ATL  0
 PIT  6
@NYM  0
 PHI  4
CHC  1
 SFG  9
CIN  1
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 16,324

 Saturday, September 14, 1968
Time of Game: 2:30
Cardinals
8
92-58
Won 1
1st
 
                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
W: Nelson Briles (18-10), L: Larry Dierker (12-14)
 Astros
0
67-83
Lost 1
9th, 25 GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .275  .742              3   0   3B,2·SB
C Flood CF                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .296  .701              4   0   2B
R Maris RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .686              4   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   5   3   2   1    0   0  .248  .697              6   0   3B,SB
T McCarver C                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .255  .651              9   0   3B,2B,SF
M Shannon 3B                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .268  .718              0   1   
J Javier 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .623              1   1   
D Maxvill SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .248  .619              0   4   HBP
N Briles P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .306              0   1   3·SH
Totals                       36   8  12   0    2   6                         27   7
Batting Events
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 Events
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               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Menke 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .667              4   2   
N Miller LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .690              0   0   HBP
J Wynn CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .814              6   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .777              0   0   
D Rader 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .708              1   1   
N Colbert 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .207  .440              7   0   
R Brand C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .428              7   1   
  T Dukes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              0   1   
  W Blasingame P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .375              0   1   
  L Thomas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .482              0   0   
L McFadden SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .793              0   3   
L Dierker P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .170              0   1   
  J Mayberry PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111              0   0   
  J Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .133              0   0   
  H King PH-C                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .544              2   1   
Totals                       35   0   8   0    1   9                         27  11
Batting Events
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 Events
E: D Rader (22).

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
N Briles, W (18-10)            9     8   0   0    1   9   0   2.48   37     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 8     79    -     0.59   0.21
Totals                         9     8   0   0    1   9   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 8           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, L (12-14)           5     6   5   3    2   3   0   3.32   24     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1· 6     40    -     0.90  -0.28
J Ray                          2     3   2   2    0   2   0   2.68    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.15  -0.01
T Dukes                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
W Blasingame                   1     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.79    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   6    2   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1·12           -
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.

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. Jimmy 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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 1 -2- R 17% 70% 0-0 STL L. Brock L. Dierker Triple to LF; Maxvill Scores
b1 2 123 O 7% 50% 0-0 HOU N. Colbert N. Briles Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --3 O -6% 49% 0-0 STL R. Maris L. Dierker Strikeout
t3 1 --3 R 6% 76% 1-0 STL C. Flood L. Dierker Single to RF; Brock Scores
t4 0 --- 5% 82% 2-0 STL T. McCarver L. Dierker Double to RF

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

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