April 23, 1968 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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WSA 3
@CAL 1 NYY 6
@OAK 3 CHC 10
ATL 4 NYM 3
HOU 1 SFG 7
@PHI 1 STL 4
CIN 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 8,706

Tuesday, April 23, 1968, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:18

Reds

5-6

Lost 2

6th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0   0    2  8  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   2    4  6  1

W: J Hoerner (2-0), L: B McCool (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

8-4

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   2   0    1   0  .391 1.072    0    2   0   IW
A Johnson LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .224  .520    0    0   0   2B
V Pinson CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .746    0    5   0   2B
T Perez 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .298  .816    0    1   0   
L May 1B                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .372  .950    0    8   2   IW
J Bench C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .640    0    5   1   GDP
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .573    0    4   4   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .190  .443    0    1   4   2B,SF
G Culver P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  B McCool P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    2   5                    28  11

BATTING

2B: A Johnson (2, off S Carlton); V Pinson (4, off S Carlton); L Cardenas (2, off J Hoerner).

SF: L Cardenas (1, off S Carlton).

IBB: P Rose (2, by J Hoerner); L May (2, by S Carlton).

TB: L Cardenas 2; P Rose 2; V Pinson 2; A Johnson 2; T Perez; J Bench; T Helms.

GIDP: J Bench (3).

RBI: T Perez (10); L Cardenas (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bench-L Cardenas; T Helms-L May.

E: T Perez (3).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   1   2    0   3  .241  .715    0    3   1   HR
C Flood CF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .396  .967    0    5   0   
R Maris RF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .296  .960    0    2   0   2B
  D Simpson PR-RF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .400 1.462         0   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .380 1.116    0    7   1   
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .695    0    6   0   
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .239  .656    0    0   0   IW
J Javier 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .568    0    1   3   
  D Schofield PH-2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   GDP
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .633    0    3   5   CS
S Carlton P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Tolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .411    0    0   0   
  D Hughes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Edwards PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .708    0    0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Spiezio PH                0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   3    4   5                    30  10

BATTING

2B: R Maris (2, off G Culver).

HR: L Brock (2, off B McCool; 10th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: M Shannon (1, by T Abernathy).

TB: L Brock 4; R Maris 3; T McCarver; D Maxvill; O Cepeda.

GIDP: D Schofield (1).

RBI: L Brock 2 (6); T McCarver (7).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Maxvill-J Javier-O Cepeda.

E: C Flood (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Maxvill (1, 2nd base by G Culver/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Culver                       8     5   2   1    2   5   0   1.46   30     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 5     69    -     1.32   0.23
T Abernathy, BS (1)            1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.64    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-2    4.22  -0.22
B McCool, L (0-1)              0.1   1   2   2    1   0   1   6.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.39  -0.39
Totals                         9.1   6   4   3    4   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1· 6          2-2

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
S Carlton                      5.1   7   2   2    1   4   0   3.98   23     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 7     49    -     1.02  -0.09
R Willis                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.46   0.05
D Hughes                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0  11.57    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.04
J Hoerner, W (2-0)             2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 1          0-0    2.07   0.12
Totals                        10     8   2   2    2   5   0          38     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0· 8          2-0

G Culver faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Hoerner (1; P Rose); S Carlton (1; L May); T Abernathy (1; M Shannon).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 8,706.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. P Rose               RF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. A Johnson            LF    2. C Flood              CF 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. L May                1B    5. T McCarver           C  
6. J Bench              C     6. M Shannon            3B 
7. T Helms              2B    7. J Javier             2B 
8. L Cardenas           SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. G Culver             P     9. S Carlton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  2-2  1--      39% 100% L Brock         B McCool        Home Run; Spiezio Scores
   b 9   0  2-0  12-      34%  63% O Cepeda        T Abernathy     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Flood Scores/No RBI; Simpson to 3B; Cepeda to 1B
   b 9   1  2-2  12-     -19%  50% D Schofield     T Abernathy     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 9   0  2-0  1--      14%  28% R Maris         G Culver        Single to RF; Flood to 2B
   t 5   0  0-0  1--     -14%  31% T Helms         S Carlton       Single to RF; Bench to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  P Rose          Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  A Johnson       Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      54%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  R Maris         Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L May           Popfly: SS
   O      ---      54%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Helms         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  T McCarver      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      51%  M Shannon       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  J Javier        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Culver        Strikeout
          ---      53%  P Rose          Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  A Johnson       Double to LF; Rose out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  D Maxvill       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  S Carlton       Strikeout
   OO     1--      50%  L Brock         Double Play: Strikeout, Maxvill Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      52%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  L May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, George Culver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  C Flood         Popfly: 1B
          ---      56%  R Maris         Walk
   O      1--      53%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  T McCarver      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  J Bench         Single to LF
          1--      31%  T Helms         Single to RF; Bench to 3B
   RO     1-3      31%  L Cardenas      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bench Scores; Helms to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  G Culver        Groundout: 2B-1B; Helms to 3B
   O      --3      37%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, George Culver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      32%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---      28%  V Pinson        Double to RF
   R      -2-      16%  T Perez         Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Perez to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-      16%  L May           Intentional Walk
                  Ron Willis replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      20%  J Bench         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, George Culver facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Ron Willis batting 9th
   O      ---      17%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      16%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      14%  C Flood         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Hughes facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Hughes replaces Bobby Tolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      15%  T Helms         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      16%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      17%  G Culver        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, George Culver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      13%  R Maris         Flyball: CF
          ---      18%  O Cepeda        Single to 3B
          1--      24%  T McCarver      Single to LF; Cepeda to 2B
   O      12-      17%  M Shannon       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      10%  J Javier        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Hughes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      11%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      12%  V Pinson        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, George Culver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       9%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Dick Hughes batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       5%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Hoerner facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Johnny Edwards pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       6%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---       6%  L May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---       6%  J Bench         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, George Culver facing 2-3-4
          ---      14%  C Flood         Walk
          1--      28%  R Maris         Single to RF; Flood to 2B
                  Ted Abernathy replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th; Dick Simpson pinch runs for Roger Maris batting 3rd
   R      12-      63%  O Cepeda        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Flood Scores/No RBI; Simpson to 3B; Cepeda to 1B
   RO     1-3      68%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B; Simpson Scores/unER; Cepeda to 2B
          -2-      69%  M Shannon       Intentional Walk
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Julian Javier batting 7th
   OO     12-      50%  D Schofield     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Hoerner facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Schofield moves to 2B; Dick Simpson moves to RF
   O      ---      55%  T Helms         Popfly: SS
          ---      43%  L Cardenas      Double to LF
                  Bob Johnson pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   O      -2-      52%  B Johnson       Popfly: 2B
          -2-      51%  P Rose          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      61%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Billy McCool facing 8-9-1
                  Billy McCool replaces Bob Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  D Maxvill       Flyball: RF
                  Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Joe Hoerner batting 9th
          ---      61%  E Spiezio       Walk
   RR     1--     100%  L Brock         Home Run; Spiezio Scores
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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