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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 25, 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 June 25, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 25, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 26,927 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Weyer |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| 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 |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Ed Spiezio | Right Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 25, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Carlton
Wills 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Carlton
Carlton fires to first and picks off Wills. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Carlton
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Carlton
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first 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 the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver 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: ---
Mota vs. Carlton
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Veale
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carlton vs. Veale
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Veale
Brock strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Carlton
Mazeroski 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: ---
May vs. Carlton
May strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Carlton
Veale hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Carlton
Wills 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Carlton
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Carlton
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mota vs. Carlton
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. Alley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Veale
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Carlton
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carlton
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veale vs. Carlton
Veale takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Carlton
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores. Veale moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alley vs. Carlton
Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Spiezio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Veale
Carlton 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, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Veale
There goes Brock. The throw from May and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Veale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Carlton
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Spiezio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Carlton
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Carlton
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carlton
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Carlton
Veale is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Veale
Spiezio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Maxvill reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gagliano vs. Veale
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Gagliano strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Veale
Brock strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spiezio who is chasing the ball. Wills reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alley vs. Willis
Alley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Willis
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mota vs. Mikkelsen
Pete Mikkelsen now pitching.
Mota hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Mikkelsen
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Mikkelsen
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Javier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Veale
There's a wild pitch. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon juggles the ball. That's an error on Clendenon. Javier scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Ellis
Dock Ellis now pitching.
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shannon vs. Ellis
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. Cepeda moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Walker
Luke Walker now pitching.
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spiezio vs. Walker
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Mikkelsen
Mazeroski 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 -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Mikkelsen
May bunts towards the mound. Mikkelsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazeroski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Mikkelsen
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Mikkelsen
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Spiezio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Walker
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Walker
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Pete Mikkelsen.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Walker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1968 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 5 1 2 1 Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0
Alley G, ss 3 1 1 1 Javier J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 2 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 1 1
Mota M, lf 4 0 2 1 Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 1 0
Alou M, cf 3 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 1
Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Spiezio E, rf 3 0 0 0
May J, c 2 1 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 2 0
Veale B, p 2 0 0 0 Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0
Ellis D, p 0 0 0 0 Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
Walker L, p 1 0 0 0 Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
Mikkelsen P, p 0 0 0 0
Schofield D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 35 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 000 110 010 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 020 -- 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (W)* 7.0 6 2 1 2 6
Ellis D+ 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Walker L (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 7.0 4 2 2 3 4
Willis R# 0.0 3 1 1 0 0
Mikkelsen P 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
# Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Javier J, Clendenon D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, St.Louis 8
2B -- Javier J, Cepeda O
3B -- Maxvill D, Wills M
SB -- Brock L
SH -- May J
WP -- Veale B
T -- 2:35
A -- 26927
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