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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 26, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 26, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al McBean |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Williams |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Third Baseman |
| Gary Kolb | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Gene Alley | Shortstop |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Al McBean | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Right Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 26, 1968
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Gibson
Kolb strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a popup towards short. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. McBean
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flood tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. McBean
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Edwards moves to third. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McBean
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McBean
Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gibson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Gibson
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBean vs. Gibson
McBean strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a line drive towards third. Shannon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McBean
Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. McBean
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon hits a line drive towards third. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Gibson
Kolb hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McBean
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. McBean
Gibson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kolb. Brock reaches second base with a double. Gibson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. McBean
There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. McBean
Flood strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McBean
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McBean
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McBean
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. McBean
There goes Tolan. The throw from May and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. McBean
There goes Tolan. The throw from May and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBean vs. Gibson
McBean hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Gibson
Kolb hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McBean
Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. McBean
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. McBean
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. McBean
Gibson hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Gibson
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Gibson
Alley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McBean
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McBean
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McBean
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Gibson
Mazeroski 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Gibson
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Al McBean.
Jimenez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Kline
Tolan hits a popup towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Kline
Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Kline
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gibson
Wills bunts towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolb vs. Gibson
Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Gibson
Clemente strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1968, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wills M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 2 1
Kolb G, lf 4 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 1 0
Clemente R, rf 4 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 2 0
Alou M, cf 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 0 1
Clendenon D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Tolan B, rf 4 0 1 0
Alley G, ss 3 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 1 2 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
May J, c 3 0 1 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 0 0 0
McBean A, p 2 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 2 1 1 0
Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 32 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 100 100 01x -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
McBean A (L) 7.0 8 2 2 1 5
Kline R 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
E -- Mazeroski B, Clemente R
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, St.Louis 7
2B -- Edwards J, Gibson B, Brock L
HR -- Shannon M
SB -- Tolan B
CS -- Tolan B
SF -- Cepeda O
WP -- McBean A
T -- 1:53
A -- 0
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