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May 12, 1966

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Bottom 12 R H E
Braves 3 6 1
Cardinals 3 11 0
Bottom 12 R H E
Braves 3 6 2
Cardinals 3 11 0

Orlando Cepeda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .293
OBP .200 .344
At Bats 5 58
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 17

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Busch Stadium - May 12, 1966
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Fielder's Choice
Phil Niekro
Joe Torre
Lee Thomas
Frank Bolling
Eddie Mathews
Woody Woodward
Rico Carty
Gary Geiger
Felipe Alou
Orlando Cepeda
Curt Flood
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Cepeda bunts in front of the plate. Torre fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Torre. Flood moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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Bottom 12 Flood is hit by the pitch.
Top 12 Don Dennis now pitching. Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Carty takes first base on ball four.
Top 12 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second.
Top 12 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 12 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Javier is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Woodeshick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Woodeshick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 11 Buchek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Phil Niekro now pitching. McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Thomas strikes out.
Top 11 Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Gene Oliver. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 11 Lou Brock now playing left field. Gene Oliver pinch hits for Chi-Chi Olivo. Oliver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Alex Johnson. Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Chi-Chi Olivo now pitching. Smith hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 10 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Rico Carty now playing left field. Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Geiger strikes out.
Top 10 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Hal Woodeshick now pitching. Rico Carty pinch hits for Marty Keough. Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Gibson pinch hits for Joe Hoerner. Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buchek moves to third.
Bottom 9 Buchek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores.
Bottom 9 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Keough picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Keough. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Smith strikes out.
Top 9 Woodward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Buchek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Billy O'Dell now pitching. Marty Keough now playing left field. Felipe Alou now playing right field. Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Geiger moves to second.
Top 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Geiger takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tracy Stallard now pitching. Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ray Washburn. Gagliano hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buchek is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. McCarver moves to second.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Woodward strikes out.
Top 7 Bolling bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Mathews moves to second.
Top 7 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Geiger moves to third.
Top 6 Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shannon. Geiger reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Washburn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washburn for the out.
Bottom 5 Buchek is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Woodward hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Shannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geiger tags and scores. Aaron tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Geiger moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 4 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Geiger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shannon. Geiger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shannon scores.
Bottom 3 Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Shannon reaches third base with a triple. Buchek goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Washburn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Buchek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buchek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Washburn covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mathews strikes out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.