Cubs @ Cardinals
April 21, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 2
Cardinals 9 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 8 2
Cardinals 9 12 0

Lou Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .300
OBP .333 .300
At Bats 3 30
Hits 1 9
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 3

Nelson Briles Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Busch Stadium - April 21, 1968
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Out
Nelson Briles
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Lou Johnson
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 8 2 4
St. Louis Cardinals 9 12 0 5
Winning Pitcher Nelson Briles
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Shannon
Attendance 26,942
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Santo hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Briles moves to second.
Bottom 8 Briles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Chuck Hartenstein now pitching. Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dick Nen pinch hits for Bill Hands. Nen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Phillips 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 7 Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. McCarver reaches second base with a double. Cepeda scores. Maris goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier scores. Cepeda moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to third.
Bottom 7 Flood strikes out.
Bottom 7 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brock is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Hundley 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 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Shannon strikes out.
Top 6 Santo 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 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Roger Maris now playing right field. Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McCarver hits a line drivePhillips throws the ball in to Santo who tags McCarver trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Javier scores. Flood goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Roger Maris pinch hits for Dick Simpson. Maris hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bill Hands now pitching. Flood is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Javier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Javier reaches third base with a triple. Brock scores.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Holtzman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Maxvill takes first base on ball four. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. There goes McCarver trying to get to third. Phillips throws the ball in to Santo, who tags McCarver for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Simpson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Johnson hits a popup in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks 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 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Javierhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Hundley interferes with Javier who is awarded first base.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Maxvill reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out.
Top 2 Holtzman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores.
Top 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Banks scores.
Top 2 Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Javier reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams 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 1 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.