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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 28, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 28, 1968 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 11,197 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: John Kibler |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Ron Davis | Right Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Right Fielder |
| Gene Alley | Second Baseman |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 28, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a line drive towards third. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gibson
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou 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
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a line drive towards third. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Gibson
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley takes first base on ball four. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cannizzaro vs. Gibson
Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Veale
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Veale
There's a wild pitch. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Veale
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Gibson
Veale is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gibson
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Veale
There's a wild pitch. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Veale
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon juggles the ball. That's an error on Clendenon. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. Veale
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Davis scores. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Veale
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Gibson
Mota is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Veale
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cepeda scores. Shannon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. McBean
Al McBean now pitching.
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Gibson
Cannizzaro takes first base on ball four. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jimenez vs. Gibson
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Al McBean.
Jimenez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Gibson
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Walker
Luke Walker now pitching.
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Walker
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Walker
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Walker
Flood takes first base on ball four. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Walker
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shannon vs. Walker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Walker
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Walker
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Walker
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Gibson
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Gibson
Cannizzaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Gibson
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Luke Walker.
Kolb hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. McCarver settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on McCarver. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Gibson
Kolb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Gibson
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Face
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Face
Javier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Face
Flood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Gibson
Stargell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Face
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Face
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Face
McCarver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Gibson
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1968 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 3 2 1 Wills M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Flood C, cf 4 1 1 0 Alou M, cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 2 2 4 Stargell W, lf 4 0 0 0
Shannon M, 3b 5 0 1 0 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 5 1 1 1 Mota M, rf 4 0 2 0
Davis R, rf 4 1 0 0 Alley G, 2b 2 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 3 0 1 0 Cannizzaro C, c 2 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 4 0 1 2 Veale B, p 1 0 0 0
McBean A, p 0 0 0 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Walker L, p 0 0 0 0
Kolb G, ph 1 0 1 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 9 8 31 0 4 0
St.Louis 000 511 010 -- 8
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 14
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (L) 4.1 7 6 5 2 4
McBean A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Walker L 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Face R 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Clendenon D, McCarver T
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 7
HR -- Cepeda O, Javier J
WP -- Veale B 2
T -- 2:20
A -- 11197
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