Astros @ Cardinals
May 12, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 12 2
Cardinals 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 12 2
Cardinals 2 7 1

Orlando Cepeda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .000 .322
At Bats 0 106
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 18
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 17

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 0
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Busch Stadium - May 12, 1968
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Out
Larry Dierker
Dave Adlesh
Rusty Staub
Julio Gotay
Bob Aspromonte
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Norm Miller
Orlando Cepeda
Dick Simpson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 12 2 12
St. Louis Cardinals 2 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Bob Gibson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Denis Menke
Attendance 19,085
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Julian Javier. Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dick Simpson pinch runs for Roger Maris. Shannon bunts towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Menke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hal Gilson now pitching. Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tolan 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 8 Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Flood reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Brock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Julio Gotay now playing second base. Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bob Gibson. McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ivan Murrell pinch runs for Hector Torres. Dierker bunts towards first. Tolan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dierker for the out. Murrell moves to second.
Top 8 Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Javier strikes out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adlesh strikes out.
Top 7 Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. Wynn scores. Staub moves to third.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolan fields it and throws to home to get Davis. Miller moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 7 Wynn bunts towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to third. Miller moves to second.
Top 7 Miller is hit by the pitch. Davis moves to second.
Top 7 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adlesh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Dierker strikes out.
Top 6 Torres strikes out.
Top 6 Adlesh hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Wynn. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Top 5 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Miller is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Javier strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Edwards. The throw from Adlesh and he is out, Torres applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adlesh moves to second.
Top 4 Adlesh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dierker strikes out.
Top 2 Torres strikes out.
Top 2 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maxvill. Staub scores. Menke moves to third. Adlesh moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up 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 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Maris reaches second base with a double. Flood scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Flood. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Flood steals second.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.