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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 4, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 4, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Maloney |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 8,211 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Phil Gagliano | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jim Maloney | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 4, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Maloney
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Maloney
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maris vs. Maloney
Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Maris reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Maloney
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Maloney
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Briles
Rose hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Briles
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Briles
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Briles
Perez hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Maloney
Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Maloney
Gagliano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Gagliano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Maloney
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Briles vs. Maloney
Briles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Briles
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Briles
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Briles
Helms bunts towards the mound. Briles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenas vs. Briles
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. May scores. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maloney vs. Briles
Maloney bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. Briles
Rose is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Briles
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Briles
Pinson 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, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Maloney
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Maloney
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Maloney
Maris hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Briles
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Briles
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Briles
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Nelson
Mel Nelson now pitching.
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Nelson
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maloney vs. Nelson
Maloney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Maloney
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Maloney
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Maloney
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gagliano vs. Maloney
Gagliano hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxvill vs. Maloney
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Shannon scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Maloney
Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Nelson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Nelson
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Nelson
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Nelson
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Nelson
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Maloney
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Maloney
There goes Brock. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Brock steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Maloney
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maris vs. Maloney
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Maloney
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Willis
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maloney vs. Willis
Maloney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Willis
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Maloney
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Maloney
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagliano vs. Maloney
Gagliano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Maloney
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Willis
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Willis
Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Willis
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Willis
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Maloney
Jim Beauchamp now playing left field. Bobby Tolan pinch hits for Ron Willis.
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Maloney
Brock takes first base on ball four. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Carroll
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Carroll
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jaster
Bobby Tolan now playing right field. Larry Jaster now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Jaster
Helms hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Jaster
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carroll
Edwards hits a line drive into left field. Beauchamp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Carroll
Shannon hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Carroll
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Jaster
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jaster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Jaster
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beauchamp vs. Jaster
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Carroll
Maxvill hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Carroll
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Carroll
Brock bunts towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Carroll
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1968 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 1 3 0 Rose P, rf 4 1 3 1
Flood C, cf 5 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 3 1 1 1
Maris R, rf 4 0 1 1 Beauchamp J, lf 1 0 0 0
Jaster L, p 0 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 3b 3 2 1 0
Edwards J, c 3 1 1 0 Bench J, c 4 2 1 2
Shannon M, 3b 4 1 1 0 May L, 1b 4 1 3 2
Gagliano P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Helms T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 1 2 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 1 2
Briles N, p 1 0 0 0 Maloney J, p 2 0 0 0
Nelson M, p 1 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 1 0 0 0
Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
Tolan B, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 34 8 12 8
St.Louis 100 200 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 132 200 00x -- 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (L)* 2.0 7 6 4 1 0
Nelson M 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Willis R 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Jaster L 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney J (W)+ 6.0 8 3 3 2 5
Carroll C (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Shannon M, Brock L
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Brock L 2, Maris R, Gagliano P, May L 2, Shannon M, Edwards J, Pinson V
HR -- Rose P, Bench J
SB -- Brock L
SH -- Maloney J
SF -- Johnson A
T -- 2:17
A -- 8211
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