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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 26, 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 July 26, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Lee Weyer |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Right Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 26, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Blass
Maris 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
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Briles
Alley 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blass
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Blass
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Blass
Shannon hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Blass
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Briles
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Briles
May hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Blass
Maxvill 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Blass
Briles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Blass
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Briles
Blass is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Briles
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blass
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Blass
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Blass
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Blass
Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Javier reaches second base with a double. Edwards scores. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxvill vs. Blass
Maxvill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Briles vs. Blass
Briles hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shannon tags and scores. Javier tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell 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, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Blass
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kline
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Kline
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Kline
Javier hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Briles
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Briles
May strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Kline
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Kline
Briles hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Kline
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Briles
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Jimenez hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Briles
Alley hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Henry
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Henry
Cepeda is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Henry
There goes Cepeda. The throw from May and he is safe. Cepeda steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Henry
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Henry
There's a wild pitch. Cepeda moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shannon vs. Henry
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Edwards scores. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Henry
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Henry
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Briles vs. Henry
Briles 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
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell 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, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Briles
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clendenon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double. Clendenon scores. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Briles
May strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kolb vs. Briles
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Bill Henry.
Kolb hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ellis
Dock Ellis now pitching.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Ellis
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ellis
Maris 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
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Briles
Alley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Briles
Alou bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Ellis
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ellis
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Ellis
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Ellis
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxvill vs. Ellis
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Shannon tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Ellis
Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Briles
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Briles
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Briles
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Dock Ellis.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1968, game 1 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 0 0 Wills M, 3b 4 0 2 0
Flood C, cf 5 1 2 0 Alley G, ss 3 0 0 0
Maris R, rf 5 1 1 2 Alou M, cf 4 0 2 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 0 0 Stargell W, lf 3 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 3 3 3 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Shannon M, 3b 5 3 3 2 Mota M, rf 4 0 1 0
Javier J, 2b 5 0 3 3 Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 1
Maxvill D, ss 3 0 1 1 May J, c 4 0 0 0
Briles N, p 4 0 1 1 Blass S, p 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
Kolb G, ph 1 0 0 0
Ellis D, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 14 9 34 1 7 1
St.Louis 000 220 302 -- 9
Pittsburgh 000 000 100 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (L)* 4.0 8 4 4 1 1
Kline R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Henry B 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Ellis D 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Maxvill D, Javier J
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Javier J, Mazeroski B
HR -- Maris R
SB -- Cepeda O
SF -- Briles N, Maxvill D
HBP -- by Henry B (Cepeda O), by Briles N (Alley G)
WP -- Henry B
T -- 2:26
A -- 0
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