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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 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 June 26, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Blass |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jaster |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,641 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Bill Williams 2B: (none) 3B: Ed Sudol |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Steve Blass | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Right Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Larry Jaster | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 26, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Jaster
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Jaster
There goes Alley. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Alley steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Jaster
Mota takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Jaster
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alley scores. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a fly ball, foul, 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: ---
McCarver vs. Blass
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jaster
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Jaster
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blass vs. Jaster
Blass bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills 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
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blass
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Blass
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Jaster
Alley hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Jaster
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Blass
Schofield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Blass
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jaster vs. Blass
Jaster 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, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Jaster
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Jaster
There goes Alou. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Jaster
Patek 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Jaster
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blass vs. Jaster
Blass hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball 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: ---
Brock vs. Blass
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 -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Blass
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Blass
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball 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: ---
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Jaster
Alley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Jaster
Mota takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Jaster
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Blass
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Blass
Schofield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Blass
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it 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: ---
Patek vs. Jaster
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Jaster
There goes Patek. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Jaster
There goes Patek. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Patek steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Jaster
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blass vs. Jaster
Blass 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: --3
Wills vs. Jaster
Wills hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jaster vs. Blass
Jaster hits a popup, foul, 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: ---
Brock vs. Blass
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--
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blass fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Blass
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Jaster
Alley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Jaster
Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolan. Clemente reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Jaster
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Jaster
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, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Jaster
Clendenon 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, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blass
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Blass
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schofield vs. Blass
There's a wild pitch. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Blass
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon fields the ball and throws to Blass covering. Safe. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Blass
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jaster
Julian Javier now playing second base. Dick Schofield now playing shortstop.
Patek hits a popup towards the mound. Jaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jaster
May 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, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blass vs. Jaster
Blass hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Blass
Roger Maris pinch hits for Larry Jaster.
Maris 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 -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blass
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Blass
Flood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Blass
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Wills 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, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Granger
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Granger
Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Granger
There goes Clemente. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Clemente steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Granger
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blass
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Blass
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Shannon hits a popup towards third. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. Kline
Schofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Tolan moves to third. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Kline
Javier hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ricketts vs. Kline
Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Ricketts hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1968, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 5 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0
Alley G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0
Clemente R, rf 5 2 2 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0
Mota M, lf 3 0 1 1 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 2 0
Alou M, cf 4 0 3 2 Tolan B, rf 4 0 1 0
Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 2 0
Patek F, ss 4 0 2 0 Schofield D, 2b-ss 4 0 2 1
May J, c 3 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 2 0 0 0
Blass S, p 3 0 0 0 Edwards J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Jaster L, p 2 0 0 0
Maris R, ph 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Ricketts D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 36 1 10 1
Pittsburgh 100 010 100 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 001 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blass S (W)* 8.0 9 1 1 0 2
Kline R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster L (L) 8.0 8 3 3 4 2
Granger W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, St.Louis 8
2B -- Clemente R
SB -- Alley G, Alou M, Patek F 2, Clemente R
SH -- Blass S
WP -- Blass S
T -- 2:27
A -- 30641
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