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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 28, 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 28, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 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 | July 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jaster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al McBean |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 14,926 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 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 |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Larry Jaster | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Jose Pagan | Shortstop |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Al McBean | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 28, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McBean
Maris 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. McBean
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills 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: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Jaster
Jaster fires to first and picks off Wills. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Jaster
Alley 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jaster
Alou hits a popup, foul, 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. McBean
McCarver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. McCarver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Javier vs. McBean
Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarver scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jaster vs. McBean
Jaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean juggles the ball. That's an error on McBean. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood who is chasing the ball. Clemente reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Jaster
Mota hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Mota reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Jaster
Pagan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Jaster
May is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBean vs. Jaster
McBean bunts towards the mound. Jaster fields it and throws to first for the out. Mota moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mota scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alley vs. Jaster
Alley hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McBean
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. McBean
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jaster
Alou bunts towards the mound. Jaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Jaster
Mota hits a line drive to center field. Flood throws towards Javier. Javier fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Javier. Clendenon moves to third. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pagan vs. Jaster
Pagan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Jaster
May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McBean
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jaster vs. McBean
Jaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Jaster
McBean hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills 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, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Jaster
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Jaster
There goes Wills. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Wills steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Jaster
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. McBean
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flood moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. McBean
McCarver is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. McBean
Javier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jaster fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Jaster
Mota is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Jaster
Pagan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Jaster
May takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to third. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McBean vs. Jaster
McBean hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. McBean
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Larry Jaster.
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Maxvill moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. McBean
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maris vs. McBean
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with McBean covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Hughes
Dick Hughes now pitching.
Alley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hughes
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Hughes
Clemente strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. McBean
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Hughes
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Hughes
Mota hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Hughes
Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McBean
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McBean
Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Dick Hughes.
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Granger
McBean hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Granger
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a line drive to right field. Clemente throws towards Alley. Alley fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alley. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. McBean
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pagan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1968 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 2 0 Wills M, 3b 5 0 3 1
Flood C, cf 5 0 1 0 Alley G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 5 0 2 0 Alou M, cf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 5 0 2 0 Clemente R, rf 4 2 3 0
McCarver T, c 3 1 1 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 1 1 2
Shannon M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mota M, lf 3 2 2 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Pagan J, ss 3 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 1 0 May J, c 2 1 0 0
Jaster L, p 2 0 1 0 McBean A, p 3 1 1 4
Edwards J, ph 1 0 1 0
Hughes D, p 0 0 0 0
Tolan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
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39 1 13 1 32 7 11 7
St.Louis 010 000 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh 030 040 00x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster L (L) 5.0 10 7 7 2 1
Hughes D 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Granger W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
McBean A (W) 9.0 13 1 1 1 3
E -- McBean A, Javier J, Alley G
DP -- St.Louis 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- St.Louis 12, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- McCarver T, Mota M, Cepeda O, Edwards J
3B -- Clemente R
HR -- Clendenon D, McBean A
SB -- Wills M
CS -- Wills M
SH -- McBean A
HBP -- by Jaster L (May J), by Jaster L (Pagan J)
T -- 2:14
A -- 14926
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