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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on August 26, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McAndrew |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,340 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Paul Pryor |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Phil Linz | Second Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Larry Stahl | First Baseman |
| Jim McAndrew | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | 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 |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 1968
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Agee for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Carlton
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Carlton
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McAndrew
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McAndrew
Flood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McAndrew
Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Tolan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. McAndrew
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weis for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McAndrew
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McAndrew
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz misplays the ball. That's an error on Linz. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. McAndrew
Javier hits a popup towards first. Stahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. McAndrew
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Carlton
Stahl hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAndrew vs. Carlton
McAndrew bunts towards first. Tolan scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Stahl moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Linz vs. Carlton
Linz 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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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. McAndrew
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McAndrew
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McAndrew
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. McAndrew
Tolan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Carlton
Jones 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 -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McAndrew
Maris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Linz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McAndrew
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McAndrew
Shannon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. McAndrew
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Carlton
Stahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAndrew vs. Carlton
McAndrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McAndrew
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McAndrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. McAndrew
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahl scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carlton for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McAndrew
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Linz vs. Carlton
Linz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Carlton
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McAndrew
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. McAndrew
Tolan hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. McAndrew
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McAndrew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Grote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stahl vs. Carlton
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAndrew vs. Carlton
McAndrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McAndrew
McCarver hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McAndrew
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. McAndrew
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linz vs. Carlton
Linz bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Carlton
There goes Agee. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Agee steals third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Carlton
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Agee tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Shannon. Charles moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McAndrew
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Ed Kranepool now playing first base. Larry Stahl now playing right field.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. McAndrew
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Gagliano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McAndrew
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with McAndrew covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching. Dick Schofield now playing shortstop.
Grote strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Willis
Weis hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Willis
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McAndrew
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McAndrew
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McAndrew
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Agee 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 8/26/1968 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Agee T, cf 4 1 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Linz P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 2 0
Jones C, lf 3 0 1 1 Tolan B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Charles E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0
Swoboda R, rf 4 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 3 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 3 0 2 0
Grote J, c 4 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Weis A, ss 4 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 2 0 0 0
Stahl L, 1b-rf 3 0 1 0 Edwards J, ph 1 0 0 0
McAndrew J, p 2 0 0 0 Schofield D, ss 0 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0
Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 31 0 5 0
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 8.0 6 1 1 1 8
Willis R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Linz P, Shannon M
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 4
2B -- Tolan B, Grote J
SB -- Agee T
SH -- McAndrew J, Linz P
SF -- Jones C
T -- 1:56
A -- 23340
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