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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 15, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 23,116 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Tony Venzon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
Ron Davis | Right Fielder |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Al Spangler | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Jim Hickman | Center Fielder |
Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Holtzman
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Holtzman
Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Javier reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Holtzman
Flood hits a popup towards first. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Holtzman
Cepeda is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Holtzman
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier scores. Cepeda moves to third. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Holtzman
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Cepeda scores. Shannon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Lamabe
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Briles
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Briles covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Briles
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Briles
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Briles
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Briles
Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Lamabe
Briles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Lamabe
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Lamabe
Javier takes first base on ball four. Briles moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Lamabe
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Lamabe
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Briles moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shannon vs. Stoneman
Bill Stoneman now pitching.
Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Stoneman
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Briles
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Briles
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spangler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. Briles
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Spangler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nen vs. Briles
Dick Nen pinch hits for Bill Stoneman.
Nen 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, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Upham
John Upham now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Upham
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Upham
Briles bunts towards the mound. Upham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Upham
Brock is hit by the pitch. Briles moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Upham
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Briles
Dick Schofield now playing second base.
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Briles
Beckert strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Briles
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Briles
Santo hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Upham
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Upham
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Upham
Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Briles
Banks strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Briles
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Briles
Hundley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Upham
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Upham
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Upham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Upham
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Upham
Briles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Upham
Brock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Briles
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upham vs. Briles
Upham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Briles
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Briles
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Upham
Randy Bobb now catching.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Upham
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Upham
There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Upham
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Upham
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Briles
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Briles
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Briles
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spangler vs. Briles
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spangler for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Upham
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Upham
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bobb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Upham
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Upham
Briles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bobb vs. Briles
Bobb hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Briles
Hickman hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Briles
Willie Smith pinch hits for John Upham.
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Reynolds
Archie Reynolds now pitching.
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Reynolds
Schofield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Reynolds
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Briles
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Briles
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Briles
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Briles
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Reynolds
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Reynolds
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Reynolds
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Reynolds
Davis hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Briles
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. Briles
Spangler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bobb vs. Briles
Bobb strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Briles
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1968 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 4 1 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 2 2 1 1 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Schofield D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 3 0 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 2 0 0 Banks E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 5 2 3 5 Spangler A, rf 4 0 2 0 Edwards J, c 5 0 1 2 Hundley R, c 2 0 1 0 Davis R, rf 4 0 0 0 Bobb R, c 2 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 2 0 1 0 Hickman J, cf 4 0 0 0 Briles N, p 4 1 2 0 Holtzman K, p 0 0 0 0 Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0 Stoneman B, p 0 0 0 0 Nen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Upham J, p 1 0 1 0 Smith W, ph 1 0 0 0 Reynolds A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 8 9 8 33 0 7 0 St.Louis 440 000 000 -- 8 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Briles N (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Holtzman K (L) 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 Lamabe J 1.1 1 3 3 3 1 Stoneman B 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Upham J 5.0 2 0 0 3 2 Reynolds A 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 8, Chicago 8 2B -- Brock L, Javier J, Edwards J HR -- Shannon M HBP -- by Holtzman K (Cepeda O), by Upham J (Brock L) WP -- Upham J T -- 2:41 A -- 23116
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