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May 1, 1968

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Lou Brock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .256
OBP .400 .304
At Bats 4 86
Hits 1 22
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 7

Wade Blasingame Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Astrodome - May 1, 1968
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Single
Wade Blasingame
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Julio Gotay
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Norm Miller
Lou Brock
Dick Schofield
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Brock hits a ball on the ground that hits Schofield. Schofield is out and Brock is safe at first. There goes Schofield trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 12 Gibson strikes out.
Top 12 There's a wild pitch. Schofield moves to second.
Top 12 Schofield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Javier hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Davis chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Menke. Menke fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Menke. Shannon goes all the way around to score. Javier moves all the way to home.
Top 12 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 12 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 11 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 11 Staub bunts towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 11 Dick Simpson now playing right field. Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Dick Simpson pinch hits for Roger Maris. Simpson is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 11 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Bottom 10 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Jim Ray. Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Dick Schofield now playing shortstop. Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. McCarver hits a line drive towards third. Rader catches it and throws to first to double up Javier.
Top 10 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Menke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Staub reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim Ray now pitching. Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Dave Giusti. Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 6 Miller 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 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Giusti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bateman scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda.
Top 5 Flood hits a line drive towards short. Menke catches it and throws to first to double up Brock.
Top 5 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gibson bunts towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 5 John Bateman now catching. Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Javier reaches second base with a double. Wynn throws the ball in to King who tags Javier trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Edwards goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Shannon strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Giusti strikes out.
Top 3 Maris strikes out.
Top 3 Flood takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Brock. The throw from King and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gotay hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 King strikes out.
Top 2 Javier strikes out. King drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Javier out.
Top 2 Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Edwards strikes out.
Top 2 The ball gets by King for a passed ball. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Bottom 1 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub 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. Wynn moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground that hits Davis. Davis is out and Wynn is safe at first. There goes Davis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.