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Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 21, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 21, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Johnson |
Ballpark | Connie Mack Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 9,500 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Stan Landes |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Taylor | Third Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Roberto Pena | Shortstop |
Dick Allen | Left Fielder |
Don Lock | Center Fielder |
Rick Joseph | First Baseman |
John Briggs | Right Fielder |
Mike Ryan | Catcher |
Jerry Johnson | Pitcher |
Bob Skinner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Phillies
Connie Mack Stadium
August 21, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Johnson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Johnson
There goes Tolan. The throw from Ryan and he is out, Pena applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Johnson
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Carlton
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Carlton
There goes Taylor. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Taylor steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Carlton
Rojas hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Carlton
Pena is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Carlton
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Johnson
McCarver hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Johnson
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Carlton
Lock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joseph vs. Carlton
Joseph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Carlton
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Carlton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Johnson
Carlton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Carlton
Ryan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Carlton
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Carlton
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Johnson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Johnson
Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lock. Maris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Johnson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Johnson
McCarver hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Johnson
Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Carlton
Phil Gagliano now playing left field.
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Carlton
Rojas is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Carlton
Pena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rojas scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Carlton
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lock vs. Carlton
Lock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joseph vs. Carlton
Joseph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton juggles the ball. That's an error on Carlton. Pena scores. Allen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Briggs vs. Carlton
Briggs hits a ball on the ground into right field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Allen scores. Joseph moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Hughes
Dick Hughes now pitching.
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Hughes
There goes Briggs. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Briggs steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Hughes
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Johnson
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hughes vs. Johnson
Hughes bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gagliano vs. Johnson
Gagliano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Johnson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Gagliano moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Jackson
Grant Jackson now pitching.
Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gagliano scores. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Jackson
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hughes
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hughes
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughes covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Hughes
Pena strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Jackson
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Jackson
Javier hits a line drive towards short. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Jackson
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Jackson
Hughes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hughes
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Hughes
Lock hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joseph vs. Hughes
Joseph strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Jackson
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Jackson
Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Jackson
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Jackson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Jackson
McCarver hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Jackson
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Hughes
Briggs hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dalrymple vs. Hughes
Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Mike Ryan.
Dalrymple hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemens vs. Hughes
Doug Clemens pinch hits for Grant Jackson.
Clemens strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Farrell
Clay Dalrymple now catching. Turk Farrell now pitching.
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Farrell
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Farrell
Hughes bunts towards first. Joseph scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hughes for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagliano vs. Farrell
Gagliano hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lock. Gagliano reaches second base with a double. Maxvill scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Farrell
The ball gets by Dalrymple for a passed ball. Gagliano moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Farrell
Tolan hits a popup towards third. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Hughes
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hughes
Rojas hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Hughes
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Hughes
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Farrell
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Farrell
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Farrell
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Dalrymple and he is safe. Cepeda steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Hall
Dick Hall now pitching.
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Hall
Shannon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Hall
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCarver tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Hall
Maxvill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joseph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Hughes
Lock hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joseph vs. Hughes
Joseph is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Hughes
Briggs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dalrymple vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Dalrymple takes first base on ball four. Lock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hoerner
Bill White pinch hits for Dick Hall.
White strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1968 -- St.Louis at Philadelphia (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 2 0 0 0 Taylor T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gagliano P, lf 3 1 2 2 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Tolan B, cf 5 1 3 1 Pena R, ss 4 1 2 1 Maris R, rf 5 1 2 1 Allen D, lf 4 1 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lock D, cf 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 4 1 2 2 Joseph R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Briggs J, rf 4 0 1 1 Javier J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Ryan M, c 2 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 5 2 3 0 Dalrymple C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Carlton S, p 1 0 1 0 Johnson J, p 2 0 0 0 Hughes D, p 2 0 0 0 Jackson G, p 0 0 0 0 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0 Clemens D, ph 1 0 0 0 Farrell T, p 0 0 0 0 Hall D, p 0 0 0 0 White B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 16 8 35 3 7 2 St.Louis 000 130 112 -- 8 Philadelphia 000 300 000 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Carlton S 3.1 5 3 0 0 5 Hughes D (W) 5.1 2 0 0 1 6 Hoerner J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Johnson J (L) 4.1 8 4 4 1 2 Jackson G 2.2 5 1 1 0 2 Farrell T 1.1 2 3 3 2 0 Hall D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Maxvill D, Carlton S, Maris R DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Philadelphia 6 2B -- Maris R, Gagliano P SB -- Taylor T, Briggs J, Cepeda O CS -- Tolan B, Rojas C SH -- Hughes D SF -- Javier J PB -- Dalrymple C T -- 2:42 A -- 9500
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