Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. McLain
  
  Brock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. McLain
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. McLain
  
  Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. McLain drops the ball. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. McLain
  
  Cepeda strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCarver vs. McLain
  
  McCarver hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Maris moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Shannon vs. McLain
  
  Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maris scores. McCarver moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Javier vs. McLain
  
  Javier is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Gibson
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Gibson
  
  Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Gibson
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Flood. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cash vs. Gibson
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxvill vs. McLain
  
  Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. McLain
  
  Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. McLain
  
  Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Gibson
  
  Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Northrup vs. Gibson
  
  Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mathews vs. Gibson
  
  Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Freehan vs. Gibson
  
  Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McLain vs. Gibson
  
  McLain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. McLain
  
  Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maris vs. McLain
  
  Maris hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cepeda vs. McLain
  
  Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCarver vs. McLain
  
  McCarver hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Northrup, who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. Flood goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Shannon vs. McLain
  
  Shannon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Shannon reaches second base with a double. McCarver scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Javier vs. McLain
  
  Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maxvill vs. Sparma
  
  Joe Sparma now pitching.
  
  Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Gibson
  
  McAuliffe strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Gibson
  
  Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Gibson
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Gibson
  
  Cash hits a line drive, foul, towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Sparma
  
  Gibson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Sparma
  
  Brock hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Flood vs. Patterson
  
  Daryl Patterson now pitching.
  
  Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Maris vs. Patterson
  
  Maris hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Freehan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Freehan. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Maris vs. Patterson
  
  Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Patterson
  
  Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCarver vs. Patterson
  
  There goes Cepeda. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Stanley applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Gibson
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Gibson
  
  Northrup hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Gibson
  
  Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Gibson
  
  Freehan strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Patterson
  
  McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shannon vs. Patterson
  
  Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Javier vs. Patterson
  
  Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maxvill vs. Patterson
  
  Patterson has Javier trapped. He fires to second, with Stanley covering, who tags Javier for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Price vs. Gibson
  
  Jim Price pinch hits for Daryl Patterson.
  
  Price is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Gibson
  
  McAuliffe strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Gibson
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxvill vs. Lasher
  
  Fred Lasher now pitching.
  
  Maxvill strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Lasher
  
  Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brock vs. Lasher
  
  Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Gibson
  
  Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Gibson
  
  Cash hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Gibson
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flood vs. Lasher
  
  Flood hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Lasher
  
  Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cepeda vs. Lasher
  
  Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCarver vs. Lasher
  
  McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Gibson
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mathews vs. Gibson
  
  Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Gibson
  
  Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matchick vs. Gibson
  
  Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Fred Lasher.
  
  Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shannon vs. Hiller
  
  John Hiller now pitching.
  
  Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Javier vs. Hiller
  
  Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Javier reaches second base with a double. Shannon moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Maxvill vs. Hiller
  
  Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gibson vs. Hiller
  
  Gibson takes first base on ball four. Shannon scores. Javier moves to third. Maxvill moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Brock vs. Hiller
  
  Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup. Brock reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. Maxvill scores. Gibson goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Flood vs. Dobson
  
  Pat Dobson now pitching.
  
  There goes Brock. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Brock steals third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Flood vs. Dobson
  
  Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Maris vs. Dobson
  
  Maris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cepeda vs. Dobson
  
  Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Gibson
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Gibson
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Gibson
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCarver vs. Dobson
  
  McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Northrup. McCarver moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Shannon vs. Dobson
  
  Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Javier vs. Dobson
  
  Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maxvill vs. Dobson
  
  Maxvill hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Gibson
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Gibson
  
  Horton hits a popup into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 10 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Northrup vs. Gibson
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Cash for the double play. View Play 

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         Game of 10/6/1968 -- St.Louis at Detroit (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Brock L, lf           5  2  3  4   McAuliffe D, 2b       4  0  0  0   
Flood C, cf           5  1  1  0   Stanley M, ss         4  0  0  0   
Maris R, rf           5  1  0  1   Kaline A, rf          4  0  2  0   
Cepeda O, 1b          4  0  1  0   Cash N, 1b            4  0  1  0   
McCarver T, c         5  1  3  1   Horton W, lf          3  0  0  0   
Shannon M, 3b         5  1  2  2   Northrup J, cf        4  1  1  1   
Javier J, 2b          4  1  2  0   Mathews E, 3b         2  0  1  0   
Maxvill D, ss         4  1  0  0   Freehan B, c          3  0  0  0   
Gibson B, p           3  2  1  2   McLain D, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Sparma J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Patterson D, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Price J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Lasher F, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Matchick T, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Hiller J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Dobson P, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 10 13 10                        31  1  5  1

St.Louis         202 200 040 -- 10
Detroit          000 100 000 --  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W)          9.0  5  1  1  2 10

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D (L)          2.2  6  4  3  1  3
Sparma J*             0.1  2  2  2  0  0
Patterson D           2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Lasher F              2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Hiller J+             0.0  2  4  3  2  0
Dobson P              2.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
  + Pitched to 5 batters in 8th

E -- McLain D, Freehan B, Mathews E, Northrup J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Detroit 5
2B -- Kaline A, Shannon M, Javier J, Brock L
3B -- McCarver T, Brock L
HR -- Brock L, Gibson B, Northrup J
SB -- Brock L
CS -- Cepeda O
T -- 2:34
A -- 53634

    

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