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Wednesday, August 28, 1968, 8:05PM
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 11,197, Time of Game: 2:20
Cardinals
8
84-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
0
64-69
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Bob Gibson (19-6)
L: Bob Veale (10-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   5  1  1   0  1  0    8  9  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .736 -0.065 0.53 0.000 -0.065 -1.1 2 0
Julian Javier 2B 4 3 2 1 1 0 .262 .627 0.029 0.39 0.049 -0.020 1.0 2 1 HR
Curt Flood CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .292 .687 0.116 0.50 0.127 -0.012 0.8 5 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 2 2 4 1 1 .252 .705 0.174 0.68 0.196 -0.022 2.6 2 0 HR
Mike Shannon 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .753 -0.014 0.26 0.010 -0.024 -0.2 0 0
Tim McCarver C 5 1 1 1 0 0 .247 .639 0.020 0.25 0.029 -0.010 0.8 15 0
Ron Davis RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .209 .548 -0.003 0.42 0.023 -0.026 -0.2 1 0
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .249 .618 0.058 0.63 0.061 -0.003 0.3 0 1
Bob Gibson P 4 0 1 2 0 1 .188 .508 0.014 0.69 0.054 -0.040 0.7 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 9 8 4 4 .237 .704 0.329 0.47 0.549 -0.222 4.7 27 2
HR: O Cepeda (14, off B Veale; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); J Javier (2, off R Face; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: O Cepeda 5; J Javier 5; B Gibson; C Flood; T McCarver; M Shannon; D Maxvill.
RBI: O Cepeda 4 (62); B Gibson 2 (6); J Javier (46); T McCarver (41).
2-out RBI: J Javier; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
E: T McCarver (8).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 .701 -0.051 0.57 0.000 -0.051 -1.1 0 3
Maury Wills 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 .654 -0.034 0.36 0.000 -0.034 -0.7 3 1
Matty Alou CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .336 .765 0.009 0.22 0.020 -0.011 -0.0 0 0
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .763 -0.034 0.45 0.000 -0.034 -0.5 1 0
Donn Clendenon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 .702 -0.030 0.32 0.000 -0.030 -0.7 11 0
Manny Mota RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .295 .684 0.005 0.23 0.016 -0.012 0.1 5 0
Gene Alley 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 .228 .588 0.029 0.30 0.033 -0.004 0.2 2 2
Chris Cannizzaro C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .148 .541 -0.023 0.81 0.022 -0.046 -0.0 5 0
Bob Veale P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .075 .191 -0.023 1.00 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 0 0
   Al McBean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .441 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Jimenez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .322 .793 -0.020 0.89 0.000 -0.020 -0.5
   Luke Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Gary Kolb PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .632 0.002 0.04 0.002 0.000 0.2
   Roy Face P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 3 14 .129 .335 -0.170 0.42 0.093 -0.265 -3.4 27 7
TB: M Mota 2; G Kolb; M Alou.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: D Clendenon (15).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, W (19-6) 9 4 0 0 3 14 0 1.03 34 90 0.172 0.42 3.4
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 3 14 0 0.00 34 90 0.172 0.47 3.4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Veale, L (10-13) 4.1 7 6 5 2 4 1 2.24 24 29 -0.328 0.78 -4.9
Al McBean 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.41 2 2 0 0.006 0.12 0.8
Luke Walker 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.26 9 0 0 -0.005 0.04 -0.3
Roy Face 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.66 7 0 0 -0.001 0.00 -0.3
Team Totals 9 9 8 7 4 4 2 7.00 42 29 2 0 -0.328 0.42 -4.7
Balks: None.
WP: B Veale 2 (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 11,197.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Julian Javier 2B 2 Maury Wills 3B
3 Curt Flood CF 3 Matty Alou CF
4 Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 Willie Stargell LF
5 Mike Shannon 3B 5 Donn Clendenon 1B
6 Tim McCarver C 6 Manny Mota RF
7 Ron Davis RF 7 Gene Alley 2B
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Chris Cannizzaro C
9 Bob Gibson P 9 Bob Veale P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 0 1-3 RRR STL O. Cepeda B. Veale 19% 86% Home Run; Javier Scores; Flood Scores
t4 0-0 0 1-- STL C. Flood B. Veale 13% 67% Single to LF; Javier to 3B
t4 3-0 1 123 RR STL B. Gibson B. Veale 5% 96% Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Davis Scores/unER; Maxvill to 2B
t4 0-0 0 --- STL J. Javier B. Veale 5% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 2 12- O PIT C. Cannizzaro B. Gibson 4% 50% Flyball: LF

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, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Veale -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier B. Veale -1% 47% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood B. Veale -1% 46% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Patek B. Gibson 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT M. Wills B. Gibson 1% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT M. Alou B. Gibson 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda B. Veale -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL M. Shannon B. Veale -1% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL T. McCarver B. Veale -1% 45% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O PIT D. Clendenon B. Gibson 1% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- PIT M. Mota B. Gibson -1% 48% Single to RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- PIT G. Alley B. Gibson -2% 46% Walk; Mota to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O PIT C. Cannizzaro B. Gibson 4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O STL R. Davis B. Veale -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- STL D. Maxvill B. Veale 3% 50% Single to RF
t3 0-0 1 1-- STL B. Gibson B. Veale 2% 53% Wild Pitch; Maxvill to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O STL B. Gibson B. Veale -4% 49% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 -2- O STL L. Brock B. Veale -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O PIT B. Veale B. Gibson 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- O PIT F. Patek B. Gibson 2% 49% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O PIT M. Wills B. Gibson 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- STL J. Javier B. Veale 5% 55% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- STL C. Flood B. Veale 13% 67% Single to LF; Javier to 3B
t4 0-0 0 1-3 RRR STL O. Cepeda B. Veale 19% 86% Home Run; Javier Scores; Flood Scores
t4 3-0 0 --- O STL M. Shannon B. Veale -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 3-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver B. Veale 1% 86% Single to CF
t4 3-0 1 1-- STL R. Davis B. Veale 1% 87% Wild Pitch; McCarver to 2B
t4 3-0 1 -2- STL R. Davis B. Veale 2% 89% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); McCarver to 3B; Davis to 1B
t4 3-0 1 1-3 STL D. Maxvill B. Veale 1% 90% Walk; Davis to 2B
t4 3-0 1 123 RR STL B. Gibson B. Veale 5% 96% Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Davis Scores/unER; Maxvill to 2B
t4 5-0 1 12- O STL L. Brock B. Veale -1% 95% Strikeout
t4 5-0 2 12- O STL J. Javier B. Veale -1% 94% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- PIT M. Alou B. Gibson -2% 92% Single to LF
b4 0-5 0 1-- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 1% 93% Flyball: CF; Alou to 2B
b4 0-5 1 -2- O PIT D. Clendenon B. Gibson 2% 95% Flyball: RF
b4 0-5 2 -2- O PIT M. Mota B. Gibson 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
t5 5-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood B. Veale -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t5 5-0 1 --- STL O. Cepeda B. Veale 0% 96% Walk
t5 5-0 1 1-- STL M. Shannon B. Veale 1% 97% Single to RF; Cepeda to 3B
t5 5-0 1 1-3 R STL T. McCarver B. Veale 1% 98% Fielder's Choice ; Cepeda Scores; Shannon to 2B; McCarver to 1B
Al McBean replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-0 1 12- O STL R. Davis A. McBean -0% 98% Foul Flyball: C
t5 6-0 2 12- O STL D. Maxvill A. McBean -0% 98% Lineout: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- PIT G. Alley B. Gibson -1% 96% Walk
b5 0-6 0 1-- PIT C. Cannizzaro B. Gibson -2% 94% Walk; Alley to 2B
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Al McBean (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 0 12- O PIT M. Jimenez B. Gibson 2% 96% Strikeout
b5 0-6 1 12- O PIT F. Patek B. Gibson 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-6 2 12- O PIT M. Wills B. Gibson 1% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Pirates' Luke Walker facing 9-1-2
Luke Walker replaces Manny Jimenez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson L. Walker -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 6-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock L. Walker -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t6 6-0 2 --- STL J. Javier L. Walker 0% 98% Walk
t6 6-0 2 1-- STL C. Flood L. Walker 0% 99% Walk; Javier to 2B
t6 6-0 2 12- R STL O. Cepeda L. Walker 1% 99% Single to LF; Javier Scores; Flood to 3B
t6 7-0 2 1-3 O STL M. Shannon L. Walker -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
b6 0-7 0 --- O PIT M. Alou B. Gibson 0% 99% Strikeout
b6 0-7 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 0% 100% Strikeout
b6 0-7 2 --- O PIT D. Clendenon B. Gibson 0% 100% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Pirates' Luke Walker facing 6-7-8
t7 7-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver L. Walker -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 7-0 1 --- O STL R. Davis L. Walker -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 7-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill L. Walker -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b7 0-7 0 --- PIT M. Mota B. Gibson -0% 99% Single to SS
b7 0-7 0 1-- O PIT G. Alley B. Gibson 0% 99% Strikeout
b7 0-7 1 1-- O PIT C. Cannizzaro B. Gibson 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Luke Walker (P) batting 9th
b7 0-7 2 1-- PIT G. Kolb B. Gibson 0% 100% E2 on Foul Ball
b7 0-7 2 1-- PIT G. Kolb B. Gibson -0% 100% Single to LF; Mota to 2B
b7 0-7 2 12- O PIT F. Patek B. Gibson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Pirates' Roy Face facing 9-1-2
Roy Face replaces Gary Kolb (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-0 0 --- O STL B. Gibson R. Face -0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 7-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock R. Face -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 7-0 2 --- R STL J. Javier R. Face 0% 100% Home Run
t8 8-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood R. Face 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
b8 0-8 0 --- O PIT M. Wills B. Gibson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 0-8 1 --- O PIT M. Alou B. Gibson 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
b8 0-8 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pirates' Roy Face facing 4-5-6
t9 8-0 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda R. Face 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 8-0 1 --- O STL M. Shannon R. Face 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 8-0 2 --- O STL T. McCarver R. Face 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
b9 0-8 0 --- O PIT D. Clendenon B. Gibson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-8 1 --- O PIT M. Mota B. Gibson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-8 2 --- O PIT G. Alley B. Gibson 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 0.

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