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Cubs 6 @ Cardinals 5
Busch Stadium
August 4, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 4, 1968 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1968 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 16 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 16
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 5 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning Pitcher—Jack Lamabe  
Losing Pitcher—Joe Hoerner  
Save—Joe Niekro  
Game Winning RBI—Lee Elia 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1968 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherFergie Jenkins  
Home Starting PitcherBob Gibson  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance47,445 
Time of Game3 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Secory
1B: Ken Burkhart
2B: Harry Wendelstedt
3B: Bill Jackowski

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Randy Hundley  Catcher 
Jim Hickman  Right Fielder 
Adolfo Phillips  Center Fielder 
Fergie Jenkins  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Brock  Left Fielder 
Curt Flood  Center Fielder 
Bobby Tolan  First Baseman 
Roger Maris  Right Fielder 
Tim McCarver  Catcher 
Mike Shannon  Third Baseman 
Julian Javier  Second Baseman 
Dal Maxvill  Shortstop 
Bob Gibson  Pitcher 
Red Schoendienst  Manager 

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Cubs 6 @ Cardinals 5
Busch Stadium
August 4, 1968

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         Game of 8/4/1968 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Kessinger D, ss       7  1  4  2   Brock L, lf           7  0  1  1   
Beckert G, 2b         7  0  1  0   Flood C, cf           7  1  1  0   
Williams B, lf        6  1  2  1   Tolan B, 1b           5  1  2  0   
Santo R, 3b           6  0  4  1   Maris R, rf           4  1  0  0   
Banks E, 1b           6  0  0  0   McCarver T, c         6  1  1  1   
Hundley R, c          6  2  2  0   Shannon M, 3b         6  0  2  1   
Hickman J, rf-cf-rf   3  0  0  0   Javier J, 2b          6  0  2  2   
Phillips A, cf        1  0  0  0   Maxvill D, ss         4  0  1  0   
Spangler A, rf        3  2  1  1   Edwards J, ph         1  0  1  0   
Niekro J, p           0  0  0  0   Davis R, pr           0  1  0  0   
Jenkins F, p          1  0  0  0   Schofield D, ss       1  0  0  0   
Smith W, ph           1  0  1  0   Gibson B, p           4  0  1  0   
Nye R, p              1  0  0  0   Gagliano P, ph        0  0  0  0   
Nen D, ph             1  0  0  0   Hoerner J, p          0  0  0  0   
Regan P, p            0  0  0  0   Willis R, p           0  0  0  0   
Upham J, ph           1  0  0  0   Cepeda O, ph          1  0  1  0   
Stoneman B, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Lamabe J, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Elia L, ph            1  0  1  1                                      
Arcia J, pr-cf        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     51  6 16  6                        52  5 13  5

Chicago          000 020 101 010 1 --  6
St.Louis         003 000 010 010 0 --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jenkins F             4.0  6  3  2  1  2
Nye R                 4.0  2  1  0  0  3
Regan P               2.0  2  0  0  0  1
Stoneman B            0.1  2  1  1  0  0
Lamabe J (W)          1.2  0  0  0  1  1
Niekro J (S)          1.0  1  0  0  0  2

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibson B             11.0 12  5  4  3 10
Hoerner J (L)         1.2  4  1  1  0  1
Willis R              0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Kessinger D 2, Gibson B, Shannon M, Nye R
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 4
LOB -- Chicago 11, St.Louis 12
2B -- Edwards J
HR -- Williams B, Spangler A
SB -- Tolan B
SH -- Maris R, Hickman J 2, Gagliano P
WP -- Stoneman B
T -- 3:27
A -- 47445

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