September 11, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 8
@CAL 2 CLE 1
@MIN 0
(12) NYY 7
CHW 2 OAK 3
BOS 2
(12) BAL 6
@WSA 1 BAL 4
@WSA 1
(10) ATL 3
SFG 1 NYM 1
@CHC 0 CIN 5
HOU 1 CIN 11
HOU 6 PHI 8
@PIT 6
(12) PIT 6
PHI 4 STL 5
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 18,835

Wednesday, September 11, 1968, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 1:57

Dodgers

66-81

Lost 1

8th, 24½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  1    4 11  0
Cardinals       1  2  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  9  0

W: B Gibson (21-7), L: M Kekich (2-10)

Cardinals

91-57

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Crawford LF                 4   2   1   1    0   0  .234  .700    0    0   0   HR,HBP
W Davis CF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .257  .663    0    3   1   
T Haller C                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .288  .735    0    5   0   
R Fairly 1B                   5   0   3   1    0   1  .232  .595    0   12   0   2B
L Gabrielson RF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .744    0    2   0   2B
J Lefebvre 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .239  .654    0    1   3   
B Sudakis 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .324 1.072    0    1   2   
P Popovich SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .515    0    0   4   
M Kekich P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .081  .186    0    0   0   
  M Grant P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393    0    0   1   
  W Parker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .610    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   4  11   3    2   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: R Fairly (15, off B Gibson); L Gabrielson (14, off B Gibson).

HR: W Crawford (2, off B Gibson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: W Crawford (1, by B Gibson).

TB: R Fairly 4; W Crawford 4; W Davis 3; T Haller 2; L Gabrielson 2; J Lefebvre.

RBI: T Haller (46); W Crawford (10); R Fairly (42).

2-out RBI: R Fairly.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Davis-J Lefebvre.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .272  .735    0    3   0   2·2B
J Javier 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .631    0    1   3   SH
C Flood CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .692    0    5   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .244  .680    0    4   3   2B
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .269  .722    0    3   0   SF
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .647    0    6   0   2B
R Davis RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .209  .545    0    0   0   2B
D Maxvill SS                  2   1   1   0    1   1  .251  .623    0    3   0   
B Gibson P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .169  .460    0    2   0   
Totals                       30   5   9   5    2   5                    27   6

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (25, off M Grant); T McCarver (14, off M Grant); L Brock 2 (46, off M Kekich, off M Grant); R Davis (14, off M Kekich).

SF: M Shannon (6, off M Grant).

SH: J Javier (4, off M Grant).

TB: L Brock 4; O Cepeda 3; R Davis 2; T McCarver 2; C Flood; J Javier; D Maxvill.

RBI: L Brock 2 (45); T McCarver (45); M Shannon (75); O Cepeda (66).

2-out RBI: L Brock 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: T McCarver (8).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kekich, L (2-10)             1.2   4   3   3    2   1   0   3.99   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4     34    -     1.32  -0.31
M Grant                        6.1   5   2   2    0   4   0   2.36   24     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 5          1-0    0.50  -0.02
Totals                         8     9   5   5    2   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 9          1-0

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
B Gibson, W (21-7)             9    11   4   4    2   6   1   1.13   41     -       ·  ·      6·15· 0·11     53    -     1.33   0.17
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      6·15· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Gibson (7; W Crawford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 1:57.

Attendance: 18,835.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. W Crawford           LF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. W Davis              CF    2. J Javier             2B 
3. T Haller             C     3. C Flood              CF 
4. R Fairly             1B    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. L Gabrielson         RF    5. M Shannon            3B 
6. J Lefebvre           2B    6. T McCarver           C  
7. B Sudakis            3B    7. R Davis              RF 
8. P Popovich           SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. M Kekich             P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-1  1-3      22%  77% L Brock         M Kekich        Double to LF; Davis Scores; Maxvill Scores
   t 9   2  5-4  12-      13% 100% L Gabrielson    B Gibson        Flyball: CF
   b 1   1  1-0  12-      12%  58% O Cepeda        M Kekich        Single to LF; Javier Scores; Flood to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---     -12%  38% W Crawford      B Gibson        Home Run
   t 5   0  5-1  1-3      -9%  74% T Haller        B Gibson        Single to RF; Crawford Scores; Davis to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      38%  W Crawford      Home Run
   O      ---      40%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
          ---      39%  R Fairly        Double to CF
   O      -2-      42%  L Gabrielson    Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  L Brock         Strikeout
          ---      42%  J Javier        Single to CF
          1--      47%  C Flood         Walk; Javier to 2B
   R      12-      58%  O Cepeda        Single to LF; Javier Scores; Flood to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  M Shannon       Double Play: Flyball: CF-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Lefebvre      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  B Sudakis       Walk
   O      1--      52%  P Popovich      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  M Kekich        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Kekich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  R Davis         Double to LF
          -2-      59%  D Maxvill       Walk
   O      12-      55%  B Gibson        Flyball: CF; Davis to 3B
   RR     1-3      77%  L Brock         Double to LF; Davis Scores; Maxvill Scores
                  Mudcat Grant replaces Mike Kekich pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      75%  J Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  W Crawford      Popfly: 3B
          ---      75%  W Davis         Single to SS
   O      1--      78%  T Haller        Flyball: LF
          1--      75%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Davis to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  L Gabrielson    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mudcat Grant facing 3-4-5
          ---      82%  C Flood         Single to SS
          1--      89%  O Cepeda        Double to LF; Flood to 3B
   RO     -23      88%  M Shannon       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Flood Scores
   R      -2-      93%  T McCarver      Double to CF; Cepeda Scores
   O      -2-      92%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-1B; McCarver to 3B
   O      --3      91%  D Maxvill       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  J Lefebvre      Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  B Sudakis       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      93%  P Popovich      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  M Grant         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  B Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
          ---      90%  W Crawford      Hit By Pitch
          1--      83%  W Davis         Single to CF; Crawford to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  T Haller        Single to RF; Crawford Scores; Davis to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  R Fairly        Passed Ball; Davis Scores; Haller to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      81%  L Gabrielson    Groundout: 1B-P; Haller to 3B
   O      --3      84%  J Lefebvre      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mudcat Grant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  O Cepeda        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      82%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  B Sudakis       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  P Popovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  M Grant         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mudcat Grant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  T McCarver      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  D Maxvill       Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  B Gibson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  W Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  T Haller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  L Brock         Double to CF
   O      -2-      94%  J Javier        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Brock to 3B
   O      --3      91%  C Flood         Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      90%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  R Fairly        Strikeout
          ---      87%  L Gabrielson    Double to CF
          -2-      82%  J Lefebvre      Walk
   O      12-      89%  B Sudakis       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      95%  P Popovich      Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  R Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Wes Parker pinch hits for Mudcat Grant batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  W Parker        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  W Crawford      Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  W Davis         Single to RF
          1--      93%  T Haller        Single to RF; Davis to 3B
   R      1-3      87%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Davis Scores; Haller to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Gabrielson    Flyball: CF
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation