Cardinals @ Reds
September 4, 1968

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Cardinals 3 5 2
Reds 6 9 0
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Cardinals 3 5 2
Reds 8 10 0

Lee May Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .291
OBP 1.000 .337
At Bats 2 460
Hits 2 134
• Singles 1 88
• Doubles 1 27
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 65

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Crosley Field - September 4, 1968
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Double
Mel Nelson
Johnny Edwards
Orlando Cepeda
Phil Gagliano
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Lee May
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Alex Johnson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. May reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Perez scores. Bench moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to home to get Rose. Johnson moves to third. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Perez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Shannon scores.
Top 4 Gagliano hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Shannon reaches second base with a double. Edwards moves to third.
Top 4 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maloney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mel Nelson now pitching. Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. May reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Perez hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Perez moves to second.
Top 3 Maris hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out.
Bottom 2 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Helms tags and scores. Cardenas tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Rose is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Maloney bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. May scores. Helms moves to second.
Bottom 2 Helms bunts towards the mound. Briles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to third. May moves to second.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon.
Top 2 Briles strikes out.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gagliano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Gagliano reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Maris reaches second base with a double. Brock scores.
Top 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Maloney, and towards Helms, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Brock reaches second base with a double.