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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 2, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 2, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,846 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 2, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nolan
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Nolan
There goes Flood. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Flood steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Nolan
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Nolan
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nolan
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Nolan
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Nolan
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Nolan
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gibson
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Gibson
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Nolan
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Nolan
There goes Brock. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Nolan
There goes Brock. The throw from Bench and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nolan
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Nolan
The umpire calls a balk on Nolan Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Nolan
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Nolan
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Gibson
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Gibson
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nolan
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Nolan
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Nolan
Javier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Nolan
Maxvill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Gibson
Bench takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Gibson
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Nolan
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nolan
Flood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Flood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maris vs. Nolan
Maris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Gibson
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Gibson
Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Gibson
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Nolan
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nolan
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Nolan
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Nolan
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Nolan
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Nolan
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gibson
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nolan
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Nolan
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Gibson
Helms hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Gibson
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Gibson
Nolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Nolan
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nolan
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Nolan
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gibson
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Javier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Abernathy
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Abernathy
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Abernathy
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Abernathy
There goes Brock. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Abernathy
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gibson
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Gibson
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gibson
Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Tommy Helms. Mack Jones pinch hits for Leo Cardenas.
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruiz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Gibson
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1968 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Rose P, rf 4 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 4 0 2 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 0 0
Maris R, rf 3 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 3b 4 0 1 0
McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0 Bench J, c 3 0 0 0
Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0 Ruiz C, pr 0 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0
Jones M, ph 1 0 1 0
Nolan G, p 2 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 6 1 33 0 4 0
St.Louis 000 000 000 1 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000 0 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 10.0 4 0 0 3 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G 9.0 5 0 0 2 8
Abernathy T (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Cincinnati 6
3B -- Flood C
HR -- Javier J
SB -- Flood C, Brock L 2
CS -- Brock L
Balk -- Nolan G
T -- 2:26
A -- 11846
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