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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 12, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on May 12, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,085 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Ed Vargo |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Dave Adlesh | Catcher |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | First Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 12, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Dierker
There goes Flood. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Maris reaches second base with a double. Flood scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adlesh vs. Gibson
Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maxvill. Staub scores. Menke moves to third. Adlesh moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torres vs. Gibson
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dierker vs. Gibson
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Dierker
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Dierker
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adlesh vs. Gibson
Adlesh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Gibson
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adlesh moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Gibson
Dierker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Dierker
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Dierker
There goes Edwards. The throw from Adlesh and he is out, Torres applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Gibson
There goes Wynn. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Dierker
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adlesh vs. Gibson
Adlesh hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. Gibson
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dierker vs. Gibson
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Dierker
Flood is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adlesh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller is hit by the pitch. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn bunts towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. Gibson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan fields it and throws to home to get Davis. Miller moves to third. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. Wynn scores. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adlesh vs. Gibson
Adlesh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Dierker
Edwards hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ricketts vs. Dierker
Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Gibson
Dick Schofield now playing shortstop.
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Gibson
Ivan Murrell pinch runs for Hector Torres.
Dierker bunts towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dierker for the out. Murrell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gibson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dierker
Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Julio Gotay now playing second base. Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Flood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gilson
Hal Gilson now pitching.
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Gilson
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Gilson
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Gilson
Menke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Dierker
Dick Simpson pinch runs for Roger Maris.
Shannon bunts towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Dierker
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Julian Javier.
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1968 -- Houston at St.Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Davis R, cf 5 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Miller N, rf 4 1 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 2 0
Wynn J, lf 4 1 2 0 Tolan B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Staub R, 1b 5 1 1 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 2 1
Aspromonte B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Simpson D, pr 0 0 0 0
Menke D, 2b-ss 4 0 2 2 Shannon M, 3b 3 1 1 1
Adlesh D, c 4 0 2 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 0
Torres H, ss 4 0 2 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Murrell I, pr 0 0 0 0 Cepeda O, ph 1 0 0 0
Gotay J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 2 0 1 0
Dierker L, p 3 0 0 0 Ricketts D, ph 1 0 0 0
Schofield D, ss 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
Gilson H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 3 12 2 33 2 7 2
Houston 010 000 200 -- 3
St.Louis 100 100 000 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 7 2 1 0 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 8.0 11 3 2 2 10
Gilson H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Torres H 2, Maxvill D
LOB -- Houston 12, St.Louis 5
2B -- Maris R, Flood C
HR -- Shannon M
SB -- Flood C, Wynn J
CS -- Edwards J, Flood C
SH -- Dierker L, Shannon M
HBP -- by Gibson B (Miller N)
T -- 2:02
A -- 19085
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