Astros @ Cardinals
September 28, 1968

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Astros 0 8 0
Cardinals 2 7 0
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Astros 0 8 0
Cardinals 2 7 0

Hector Torres Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .221
OBP .333 .248
At Bats 3 435
Hits 1 96
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 20

Mel Nelson Season Stats

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Busch Stadium - September 28, 1968
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Mel Nelson
Johnny Edwards
Orlando Cepeda
Phil Gagliano
Mike Shannon
Dick Schofield
Lou Brock
Bobby Tolan
Roger Maris
Hector Torres
Jose Herrera
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mel Nelson now pitching. Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Joe Hague pinch hits for Dick Hughes. Hague 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 7 Schofield strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tom Dukes now pitching. Gagliano hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hal King pinch hits for Don Wilson. King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Hughes covering. It's a double play.
Top 7 Adlesh takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Menke moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Top 7 Staub takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second.
Top 7 Phil Gagliano now playing second base. Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dick Hughes now pitching. Johnny Edwards now catching. Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Adlesh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tolan 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 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Herrera hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Adlesh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carlton 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 4 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McCarver 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 3 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Brock. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Carlton strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adlesh moves to third. Wilson moves to second.
Top 3 Herrera hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Carlton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adlesh moves to second.
Top 3 Adlesh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to third.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. There goes McCarver trying to get to third. Aspromonte throws the ball in to Rader, who tags McCarver for the out. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Staub 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 2 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maris strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Wynn reaches third base with a triple. Brock throws the ball in to McCarver who tags Wynn trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.