Astros @ Cardinals
July 11, 1968

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 3 5 1
Cardinals 2 9 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 3 5 1
Cardinals 3 10 0

Orlando Cepeda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .265
OBP .667 .334
At Bats 3 317
Hits 2 84
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 1 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 44

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Busch Stadium - July 11, 1968
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Single
Larry Dierker
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Orlando Cepeda
Tim McCarver
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. Brock scores. Flood goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Nelson Briles. Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Phil Gagliano now playing second base. Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Roger Maris pinch hits for Julian Javier. Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. Tolan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tolan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Cepeda reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Staub 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 7 Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Miller. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag.
Top 7 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 6 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Briles hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bateman strikes out.
Top 6 Aspromonte is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Shannon strikes out.
Top 5 Wynn strikes out.
Top 5 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Cepeda for the double play.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out.
Top 4 Dierker strikes out.
Top 4 Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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 3 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Staub is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Maxvill 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 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tolan bunts towards third. Rader picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Tolan moves to second.
Top 2 Torres hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miller strikes out.
Top 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Flood strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Rader moves to third.
Top 1 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Wynn scores. Menke moves to second.
Top 1 Menke takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second.
Top 1 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.