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Lineups and Summary
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 16, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Washburn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 9,595 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Dick Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Ray Washburn | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 16, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Washburn
Alou hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Washburn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Washburn
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Washburn
Stargell hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Veale
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washburn vs. Veale
Washburn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Washburn
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Washburn
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Washburn
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Veale
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Washburn
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Washburn
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Washburn
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Washburn
Washburn fires over to first and Cepeda drops the ball. That's an error on Cepeda. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Washburn
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Washburn
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. Alou scores. Wills goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stargell vs. Washburn
Stargell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Washburn
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Veale
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Washburn
May strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Washburn
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Washburn
Mazeroski hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Maxvill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washburn vs. Veale
Washburn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Veale
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Washburn
Veale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Washburn
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Washburn
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Washburn
There goes Wills. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Washburn
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Washburn
Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Washburn
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Washburn
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Veale
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Veale
Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Ray Washburn.
Spiezio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Jaster
Larry Jaster now pitching.
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Jaster
There goes Alley. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Alley steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Jaster
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veale vs. Jaster
Veale strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Jaster
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Jaster
There goes Alou. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Veale
Flood bunts towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Jaster
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Veale
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Veale
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Larry Jaster.
Gagliano hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1968 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Alou M, cf 4 1 1 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wills M, 3b 4 1 2 0
Flood C, cf 4 0 2 0 Clemente R, rf 4 1 2 2
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 0 Stargell W, lf 4 0 1 1
Shannon M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 3 0 1 0 May J, c 3 0 0 0
Simpson D, rf 4 0 0 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 3 0 2 0 Mazeroski B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Washburn R, p 2 0 0 0 Veale B, p 3 0 1 0
Spiezio E, ph 1 0 0 0
Jaster L, p 0 0 0 0
Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 8 0 31 3 8 3
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh 003 000 00x -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn R (L) 6.0 7 3 3 0 1
Jaster L 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (W) 9.0 8 0 0 2 13
E -- Cepeda O
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Maxvill D
3B -- Clemente R
SB -- Wills M, Alley G, Alou M
CS -- Brock L
T -- 2:16
A -- 9595
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