Cubs @ Cardinals
August 2, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 2
Cardinals 0 2 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 2
Cardinals 0 2 0

Tim McCarver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .236
OBP .667 .290
At Bats 2 296
Hits 1 70
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 0 34

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 7 0
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Busch Stadium - August 2, 1968
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Strikeout
Ken Holtzman
Randy Hundley
Dick Nen
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Tim McCarver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 8 2 6
St. Louis Cardinals 0 2 0 6
Winning Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Losing Pitcher Larry Jaster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Adolfo Phillips
Attendance 39,621
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCarver is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Shannon 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 9 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Holtzman hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 Dick Nen now playing first base. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Hoerner covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Dick Hughes. Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. McCarver moves to second.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Holtzman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brock strikes out.
Top 6 Phillips is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hickman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Dick Hughes now pitching. Hundley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Ron Willis. Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McCarver takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Santo takes first base on ball four. Phillips scores. Holtzman moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 5 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ron Willis now pitching. Kessinger bunts towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. Holtzman moves to second.
Top 5 Holtzman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hickman scores. Phillips moves to second.
Top 5 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Hickman moves to third.
Top 5 Hickman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hundley moves to second.
Top 5 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to second.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive towards the mound. Jaster catches it and throws to first to double up Santo.
Top 4 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beckert strikes out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCarver 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 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock strikes out.
Top 1 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.