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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 6, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 6, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Bolin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Stan Landes 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Bob Engel |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Center Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cline | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Bobby Bolin | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 6, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Gibson
Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bolin
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Bolin
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bolin
Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Maris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Bolin
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Gibson
Hart hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hiatt vs. Gibson
Hiatt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lanier vs. Gibson
Lanier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Bolin
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Bolin
Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Bolin
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Gibson
Bolin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt 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
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Bolin
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Bolin
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Bolin
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Bolin
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Bolin
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Gibson
Cline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Gibson
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Hart moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hiatt vs. Gibson
Hiatt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Hiatt reaches second base with a double. Hart scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lanier vs. Gibson
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to home to get Alou. Hiatt moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bolin vs. Gibson
Bolin hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Bolin
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Bolin
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Bolin
Shannon hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Gibson
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Bolin
Javier hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Bolin
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Bolin
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Gibson
Hart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
There goes Hart. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Hart steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Gibson
There's a wild pitch. Hart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiatt vs. Gibson
Hiatt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lanier vs. Gibson
Lanier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hart scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolin vs. Gibson
Bolin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bolin
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Bolin
Flood hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bolin
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Bolin
Cepeda hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Gibson
Cline 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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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Bolin
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Bolin
Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Bolin
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Gibson
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Bolin
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bolin
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Bolin
Ron Davis pinch runs for Johnny Edwards.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Bolin
There goes Brock. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Bolin
Flood hits a line drive into left field. Cline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cline. Brock scores. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Hiatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Willis
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Linzy vs. Willis
Linzy bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Willis
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Willis
Hunt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lanier moves to third. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cline vs. Willis
Cline hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Linzy
Willie Mays now playing center field. Bobby Bonds now playing right field. Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Linzy
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Linzy
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1968, game 1 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bonds B, cf-rf 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 1 0 0
Hunt R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 2 2
Cline T, lf 5 0 1 0 Maris R, rf 3 0 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hart J, 3b 4 2 2 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 0 0
Mays W, cf 0 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Alou J, rf 4 0 1 1 Javier J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 2 1 1 0
Hiatt J, c 4 0 2 1 Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0
Lanier H, ss 4 0 1 1 Edwards J, ph 1 0 1 0
Bolin B, p 3 0 0 0 Davis R, pr 0 0 0 0
Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 11 3 31 2 5 2
San Francisco 000 201 000 -- 3
St.Louis 001 000 010 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin B (W) 7.2 5 2 2 2 3
Linzy F (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 8.0 9 3 2 0 7
Willis R 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Maxvill D, Cline T
DP -- San Francisco 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, St.Louis 4
2B -- Maris R, Hiatt J
SB -- Hart J, Brock L
SH -- Hunt R, Linzy F
WP -- Gibson B
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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