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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 27, 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 27, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al McBean |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,863 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: John Kibler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Al McBean | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
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 |
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 27, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Briles
Clemente is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McBean
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McBean
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Briles
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McBean
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Shannon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. McBean
Schofield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a popup 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: ---
May vs. Briles
May strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBean vs. Briles
McBean strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. McBean
Briles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. McBean
Maris takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. McBean
McCarver hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Clemente fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Clemente. Flood scores. Maris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Briles
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Stargell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alley vs. Briles
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. McBean
Schofield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Schofield reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxvill vs. McBean
There go the runners. The throw from May to Wills. The throw back to home, and Schofield is out at the plate. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Briles bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Kline
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Briles
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Briles
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Kline
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kline
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley misplays the ball. That's an error on Alley. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Kline
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Kline
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon juggles the ball. That's an error on Clendenon. Maris scores. Cepeda moves to third. McCarver moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shannon vs. Kline
Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schofield vs. Kline
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley misplays the ball. That's an error on Alley. Cepeda scores. McCarver scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Kline
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Briles
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Briles
Clendenon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Kline
Briles hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Kline
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Kline
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mazeroski fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Alley covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Briles
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Briles
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Briles
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Ron Kline.
Kolb hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Walker
Carl Taylor now catching. Luke Walker now pitching.
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Walker
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Walker
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Walker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Briles
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Briles
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Willis
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Walker
Schofield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Walker
Maxvill strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Maxvill out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willis vs. Walker
Willis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Walker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Willis moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Walker
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Willis scores. Brock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Moose
Dick Simpson pinch hits for Roger Maris. Bob Moose now pitching.
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Willis
Dick Simpson now playing right field.
Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Willis
Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Hoerner
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bob Moose. Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Jimenez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hoerner
Wills hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1968 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 5 1 3 0 Brock L, lf 5 1 2 1
Alou M, cf 4 1 1 0 Flood C, cf 5 1 2 1
Clemente R, rf 4 1 1 0 Maris R, rf 3 2 1 0
Stargell W, lf 4 1 2 3 Simpson D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Cepeda O, 1b 3 1 0 0
Alley G, ss 4 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 1 1 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 1 1 1 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 0
May J, c 3 0 0 0 Schofield D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Taylor C, c 1 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 0 0 0
McBean A, p 1 0 0 0 Briles N, p 2 0 0 0
Kline R, p 1 0 0 0 Willis R, p 0 1 0 0
Kolb G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0
Walker L, p 0 0 0 0
Moose B, p 0 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 10 5 34 7 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 100 031 -- 5
St.Louis 003 030 01x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
McBean A (L) 3.1 6 3 2 2 3
Kline R 2.2 1 3 0 1 0
Walker L 1.2 1 1 0 1 4
Moose B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (W) 7.1 9 4 4 0 4
Willis R 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Hoerner J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Clemente R, Alley G 2, Clendenon D, Shannon M, Mazeroski B
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, St.Louis 8
2B -- Shannon M, McCarver T
3B -- Schofield D
HR -- Brock L, Stargell W, Mazeroski B
CS -- Schofield D
SH -- Briles N
WP -- Walker L
T -- 2:37
A -- 20863
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