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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 8, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 8, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tony Cloninger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Washburn |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,324 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Tony Cloninger | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Phil Gagliano | Third Baseman |
| Dick Schofield | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Ray Washburn | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 8, 1968
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Washburn
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Washburn
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Washburn
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Cloninger
Brock 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Cloninger
Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Cloninger
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Washburn
Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Washburn
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Washburn
Helms hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cloninger
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Cloninger
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Cloninger
Gagliano is hit by the pitch. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. Cloninger
Schofield hits a line drive for a double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Washburn
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Washburn
Cloninger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Washburn
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Washburn
Pinson 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Cloninger
Maxvill 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washburn vs. Cloninger
Washburn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Cloninger
There's a wild pitch. Washburn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Cloninger
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Cloninger
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Cloninger
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Washburn
May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Washburn
Bench strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cloninger
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Cloninger
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Cloninger
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Washburn
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Washburn
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Washburn
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Cloninger
Schofield hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Cloninger
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washburn vs. Cloninger
Washburn bunts towards the mound. Cloninger fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Cloninger
Brock strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cloninger vs. Washburn
Cloninger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Washburn
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Washburn
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Cloninger
Tolan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Cloninger
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cloninger
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Washburn
May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Washburn
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Washburn
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Cloninger
McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Cloninger
Gagliano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Cloninger
Schofield 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
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Washburn
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Washburn
Cardenas bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cloninger vs. Washburn
Cloninger hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda catches it and throws to second to double up Helms. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Cloninger
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washburn vs. Cloninger
Washburn bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Cloninger
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Cloninger
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Cloninger
Maris strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Washburn
Rose 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Washburn
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Washburn
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Cloninger
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Cloninger
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Cloninger
Gagliano hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Washburn
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Washburn
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Washburn
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Washburn
Helms hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Washburn
Mack Jones pinch hits for Leo Cardenas.
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching. Woody Woodward now playing shortstop.
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Carroll
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carroll
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Ray Washburn.
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Woodward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Hoerner
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Hoerner
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hoerner
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Carroll
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Carroll
Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Carroll
Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Maris reaches second base with a double. Tolan goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1968 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 4 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 1 0 Tolan B, cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson A, lf 5 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 5 0 1 1
May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench J, c 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0
Perez T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gagliano P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Schofield D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cardenas L, ss 2 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 2 0 0 0
Jones M, ph 1 0 0 0 Washburn R, p 1 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Edwards J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cloninger T, p 3 0 0 0 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0
Woodward W, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 0 4 0 33 1 4 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000 00 -- 0
St.Louis 000 000 000 01 -- 1
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger T 9.0 2 0 0 4 3
Carroll C (L) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn R 10.0 4 0 0 2 6
Hoerner J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- Maris R
SH -- Washburn R, Cardenas L
HBP -- by Cloninger T (Gagliano P)
WP -- Cloninger T
T -- 2:36
A -- 24324
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