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June 4, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 13 1
Astros 2 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 13 1
Astros 2 10 1

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .339
OBP .250 .405
At Bats 3 183
Hits 0 62
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 18
RBI’s 0 29

Joe Hoerner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 5
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Astrodome - June 4, 1968
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Strikeout
Joe Hoerner
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Rusty Staub
Ron Davis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 13 1 9
Houston Astros 2 10 1 10
Winning Pitcher Steve Carlton
Losing Pitcher John Buzhardt
Save Joe Hoerner
Game Winning RBI Julian Javier
Attendance 18,867
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Hoerner now pitching. Staub strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Roger Maris now playing right field. Ron Willis now pitching. Ron Brand pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Brand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 9 There goes Brock. The throw from Adlesh and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 9 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Roger Maris pinch hits for Steve Carlton. Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Gotay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte bunts towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McCarver hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Buzhardt now pitching. Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 7 Menke 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. Davis scores. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Byron Browne pinch hits for Mike Cuellar. Browne strikes out.
Bottom 7 Adlesh hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Flood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Flood reaches second base with a double. Javier moves to third.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Cuellar's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill scores.
Top 7 Carlton bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 7 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gotay is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Simpson. The throw from Adlesh and he is out, Menke applying the tag.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Staub is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cuellar strikes out.
Bottom 4 Adlesh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte juggles the ball. That's an error on Aspromonte.
Top 4 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Shannon scores.
Top 4 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shannon moves to third.
Top 4 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javier moves to third.
Top 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to home to get Carlton. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carlton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson who is chasing the ball. Carlton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Cuellar strikes out.
Bottom 2 Adlesh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 2 Simpson strikes out.
Top 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Shannon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Shannon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Menke bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock is called out on strikes.