Braves @ Cardinals
June 23, 1968

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Braves 4 6 0
Cardinals 1 3 4
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Braves 5 7 0
Cardinals 1 3 4

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .287
OBP .333 .419
At Bats 3 101
Hits 1 29
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 1 15

Pete Mikkelsen Season Stats

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Busch Stadium - June 23, 1968
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Single
Pete Mikkelsen
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Tito Francona
Felipe Alou
Sonny Jackson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Alou moves to third. Francona moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mikkelsen juggles the ball. That's an error on Mikkelsen. Jackson moves to third.
Top 7 Upshaw bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Upshaw for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda.
Bottom 6 Shannon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Martinez hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mikkelsen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roger Maris now playing right field. Francona hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roger Maris pinch hits for Ed Spiezio. Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Shannon is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Spiezio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upshaw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Torre trying to get to home. Brock throws the ball in to McCarver who tags Torre, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Torre moves to second.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mikkelsen hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Francona 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 2 Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock strikes out.
Top 1 Kelley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Martinez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier catches it and throws to first to double up Johnson.
Top 1 Pete Mikkelsen now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mikkelsen juggles the ball. That's an error on Mikkelsen. Torre scores. Boyer moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon. Aaron scores.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. Francona goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Alou reaches second base with a double.