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Giants 2 @ Cardinals 3
Busch Stadium
September 8, 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 8, 1968 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals beat the visiting Giants with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 8, 1968 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 2 H: 10 E: 4 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 3 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 3
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherJoe Hoerner  
Losing PitcherFrank Linzy  
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Game Winning RBIPhil Gagliano 

Game Info

DateSeptember 8, 1968 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike McCormick  
Home Starting PitcherNelson Briles  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance32,926 
Time of Game2 hours 49 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Engel
1B: Al Barlick
2B: Stan Landes
3B: Ed Vargo

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Bonds  Center Fielder 
Bob Schroder  Second Baseman 
Ty Cline  Left Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Jim Ray Hart  Third Baseman 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Dick Dietz  Catcher 
Hal Lanier  Shortstop 
Mike McCormick  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Brock  Left Fielder 
Julian Javier  Second Baseman 
Curt Flood  Center Fielder 
Orlando Cepeda  First Baseman 
Mike Shannon  Third Baseman 
Tim McCarver  Catcher 
Ron Davis  Right Fielder 
Dal Maxvill  Shortstop 
Nelson Briles  Pitcher 
Red Schoendienst  Manager 

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Giants 2 @ Cardinals 3
Busch Stadium
September 8, 1968

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         Game of 9/8/1968 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Bonds B, cf-rf        5  0  1  0   Brock L, lf           6  0  3  0   
Schroder B, 2b        5  0  1  0   Javier J, 2b          2  0  1  0   
Cline T, lf           5  1  2  0   Edwards J, ph         0  0  0  1   
McCovey W, 1b         5  0  0  0   Hoerner J, p          0  0  0  0   
Hart J, 3b            5  0  2  0   Gagliano P, ph        1  0  1  1   
Alou J, rf            2  0  0  0   Flood C, cf           5  0  1  0   
Davenport J, ss       0  0  0  0   Cepeda O, 1b          5  1  1  1   
Oliver N, ss          3  0  0  0   Shannon M, 3b         5  0  1  0   
Dietz D, c            4  1  2  1   McCarver T, c         4  0  1  0   
Lanier H, ss          1  0  0  0   Davis R, rf           3  0  1  0   
Mays W, ph-cf         3  0  1  1   Tolan B, ph-rf        2  0  0  0   
McCormick M, p        1  0  0  0   Maxvill D, ss         5  1  1  0   
Marshall D, ph        1  0  1  0   Briles N, p           3  0  1  0   
Gibbon J, p           0  0  0  0   Maris R, ph           1  0  0  0   
Linzy F, p            2  0  0  0   Gibson B, pr          0  1  0  0   
                                   Schofield D, 2b       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  2 10  2                        43  3 12  3

San Francisco    000 010 001 00 --  2
St.Louis         000 100 001 01 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
McCormick M           4.0  6  1  1  0  0
Gibbon J              2.1  2  0  0  2  1
Linzy F (L)           4.0  4  2  1  0  3

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Briles N              9.0  8  2  1  2  3
Hoerner J (W)         2.0  2  0  0  0  0

E -- Hart J 2, Javier J, Mays W, Oliver N
DP -- San Francisco 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, St.Louis 13
2B -- Brock L
3B -- Dietz D
HR -- Cepeda O
SB -- Javier J, Brock L 2
CS -- Bonds B
SH -- McCarver T
SF -- Edwards J
T -- 2:49
A -- 32926

    

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