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May 11, 1968

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Bottom 13 R H E
Astros 3 8 2
Cardinals 3 10 0
Bottom 13 R H E
Astros 3 8 3
Cardinals 3 10 0

Dick Simpson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .312
OBP .400 .378
At Bats 4 32
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 4
RBI’s 0 6

Mike Cuellar Season Stats

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Busch Stadium - May 11, 1968
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Mike Cuellar
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Norm Miller
Dick Simpson
Bobby Tolan
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bobby Tolan pinch runs for Johnny Edwards. Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar juggles the ball. That's an error on Cuellar. Tolan moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 13 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 13 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 13 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 13 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Shannon hits a line drive towards third. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 12 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 12 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores.
Bottom 12 Norm Miller now playing right field. Hector Torres now playing shortstop. Denis Menke now playing second base. Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple.
Top 12 Cuellar strikes out.
Top 12 Larry Jaster now pitching. Edwards fires to second and picks off Miller for the out.
Top 12 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to home to get Menke. Miller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 12 Ron Willis now pitching. Norm Miller pinch hits for Julio Gotay. Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Menke moves to third.
Top 12 Menke bunts towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aspromonte moves to third.
Top 12 There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 12 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Batemandrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Simpson. The throw to Cuellar covering the plate. The slide. Simpson is out.
Bottom 11 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Dick Hughes. McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 11 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 11 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Staub hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 11 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Davis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Mike Cuellar now pitching. Javier strikes out.
Top 10 Joe Morgan pinch hits for Denny Lemaster. Morgan is called out on strikes.
Top 10 Bateman strikes out.
Top 10 Dick Hughes now pitching. Gotay strikes out.
Bottom 9 Brock hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ray Washburn. Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Maxvill bunts towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Menke 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 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Flood hits a line drive towards third. Aspromonte reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out. Maxvill moves to third.
Bottom 7 Brock takes first base on ball four. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 7 Washburn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to second.
Top 7 Gotay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aspromonte 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 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Top 6 Wynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson who is chasing the ball. Wynn reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to third.
Bottom 5 Lemaster fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lemaster. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gotay reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Washburn covering, for the out.
Top 5 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gotay scores.
Top 5 Bateman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Bateman reaches second base with a double. Gotay moves to third.
Top 5 Gotay takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Washburn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maxvill scores.
Bottom 2 Washburn bunts in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. Staub moves to third.
Top 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Aspromonte bunts towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out. Staub moves to second.
Top 2 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Flood takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to third. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 1 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.