Dodgers @ Cardinals
September 9, 1968

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Top 8 R H E
Dodgers 10 11 0
Cardinals 1 6 0
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Dodgers 10 12 0
Cardinals 1 6 0

Paul Popovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .217
OBP .333 .266
At Bats 3 355
Hits 1 77
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 2 20

Mel Nelson Season Stats

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Busch Stadium - September 9, 1968
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Single
Mel Nelson
Johnny Edwards
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dick Schofield
Lou Brock
Ron Davis
Bobby Tolan
Paul Popovich
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Javier scores. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 7 Schofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to third.
Bottom 7 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Javier reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crawford strikes out.
Top 7 Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Lefebvre reaches second base with a double. Fairly goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sudakis 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 6 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Tolan. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Tolan steals second.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jim Fairey now playing center field. Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Davis strikes out.
Top 6 Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mel Nelson now pitching. Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dick Hughes. Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schofield strikes out.
Top 5 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crawford hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bobby Tolan now playing right field. Lefebvre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a popup towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Shannon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sudakis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Fairly is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Sudakis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.
Top 3 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sutton hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Popovich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ron Davis now playing center field. Haller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Hughes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ron Fairly now playing right field. Willie Crawford now playing left field. Wes Parker now playing first base. Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Lefebvre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Boyer hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sudakis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 2 Dick Hughes now pitching. Davis is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Parker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Parker reaches second base with a double. Haller scores. Popovich scores. Sutton moves to third.
Top 2 Sutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haller moves to third. Popovich moves to second.
Top 2 Popovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Lefebvre scores. Haller moves to second.
Top 2 Haller is hit by the pitch. Lefebvre moves to second.
Top 2 Savage hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third.
Top 2 Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Boyer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sudakis is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Top 1 Parker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.