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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 26, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 39,866 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Doug Harvey |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Dick Simpson | Right Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a popup, foul, towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Veale
Simpson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veale vs. Gibson
Veale bunts towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second, with Maxvill covering, for one, and over to first, with Javier covering, for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Veale
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive towards the mound. Gibson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Veale
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock throws the ball in to Javier who tags May, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Gibson
Veale strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Veale
Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stargell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Gibson
May hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Gibson
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bob Veale.
Jimenez hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Blass
Steve Blass now pitching.
Gibson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Blass
There's a wild pitch. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Blass
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1968 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Alley G, ss 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 4 1 2 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 1 0
Stargell W, lf 4 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 1 1 1
Clendenon D, 1b 3 0 1 1 Simpson D, rf 3 0 0 0
Alou M, cf 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 3 1 1 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 2 0 0 0
May J, c 3 0 2 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 0 0 0
Veale B, p 2 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 2 0 2 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Blass S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 28 2 5 2
Pittsburgh 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis 000 100 10x -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (L) 7.0 4 2 2 2 7
Blass S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 5
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, St.Louis 4
HR -- Cepeda O, McCarver T
SF -- Clendenon D
WP -- Gibson B, Blass S
PB -- McCarver T
T -- 2:04
A -- 39866
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