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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 18, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 18, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Reed |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Washburn |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 37,571 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Tom Gorman |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Bob Tillman | Catcher |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| Ron Reed | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Phil Gagliano | Second Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Ray Washburn | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 18, 1968
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Washburn
Alou hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Washburn
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Washburn
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reed
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Reed
There goes Brock. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagliano vs. Reed
Gagliano strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Reed
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Reed
There's a wild pitch. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Reed
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Reed
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Reed
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Reed
Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Davis reaches second base with a double. McCarver scores. Shannon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxvill vs. Reed
Maxvill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Washburn vs. Reed
Washburn takes first base on ball four. Shannon scores. Davis moves to third. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brock vs. Johnson
Ken Johnson now pitching.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Millan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Davis scores. Maxvill moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gagliano vs. Johnson
There goes Brock. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gagliano vs. Johnson
Gagliano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Brock scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Johnson
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gagliano moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gagliano scores. Maris moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Johnson
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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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Washburn
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Johnson
Mike Page now playing right field.
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washburn vs. Johnson
Washburn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Washburn
Tillman hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Washburn
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Washburn
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martinez moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Millan vs. Washburn
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Washburn
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Johnson
Gagliano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Johnson
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda 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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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Washburn
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tillman vs. Washburn
Tillman hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Johnson
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Johnson
Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washburn vs. Johnson
Washburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon scores. Maxvill moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Washburn
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Washburn
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Johnson
Mike Lum now playing center field.
Gagliano hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Johnson
Maris hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Washburn
Millan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Washburn
Page strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Washburn
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Johnson
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Johnson
Shannon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Shannon reaches second base with a double. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Johnson
Davis hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Washburn
Tillman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Washburn
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washburn vs. Kester
Wayne Causey now playing shortstop. Rick Kester now pitching.
Washburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Kester
Brock hits a line drive towards third. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Kester
Gagliano hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Kester
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Washburn
Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Washburn
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Washburn
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Washburn
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Washburn
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kester
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Kester
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Kester
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Kester
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Ed Spiezio now playing right field.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tillman vs. Washburn
Tillman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Washburn
Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Rick Kester.
Aaron strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1968 -- Atlanta at St.Louis (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Alou F, cf 3 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 5 2 1 1
Lum M, cf 1 0 0 0 Gagliano P, 2b 5 1 1 2
Millan F, 2b 3 0 1 1 Maris R, rf 5 1 3 1
Aaron H, rf 1 0 0 0 Spiezio E, rf 0 0 0 0
Page M, rf 3 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 5 1 3 2
Francona T, lf 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 5 1 1 0
Johnson D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 5 2 4 1
Johnson B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Davis R, cf 5 1 1 1
Tillman B, c 4 0 1 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 1 1 0
Martinez M, ss 3 1 1 0 Washburn R, p 2 0 1 2
Kester R, p 0 0 0 0
Aaron T, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson K, p 2 0 1 0
Causey W, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 9 1 40 10 16 10
Atlanta 001 000 000 -- 1
St.Louis 900 100 00x -- 10
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Reed R (L) 0.1 5 8 4 2 1
Johnson K 5.2 9 2 1 0 3
Kester R 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn R (W) 9.0 9 1 1 0 4
E -- Martinez M, Johnson B
DP -- Atlanta 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Atlanta 7, St.Louis 9
2B -- Davis R, Johnson B, Shannon M
SB -- Brock L 2
SF -- Millan F
WP -- Reed R
T -- 2:07
A -- 37571
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