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September 13, 1968

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Cardinals 1 3 3
Astros 4 5 0
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Astros 4 5 0

Orlando Cepeda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .245
OBP 1.000 .307
At Bats 1 550
Hits 1 135
• Singles 0 93
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 1 42
RBI’s 1 67

Dave Giusti Season Stats

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9 9 1
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Astrodome - September 13, 1968
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Double
Dave Giusti
Ron Brand
Nate Colbert
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Leon McFadden
Norm Miller
Jim Wynn
Rusty Staub
Orlando Cepeda
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Cepeda reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Giusti scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 6 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Giusti strikes out.
Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Washburn strikes out.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brand hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCarver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Washburn strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Miller. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Javier applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Menke. The throw from McCarver and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Flood fumbles the ball. That's an error on Flood. Menke goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards second. Javier fields it and has McFadden trapped. There's the throw to Shannon who throws over to Maxvill who tags McFadden for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Giusti bunts towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out. McFadden moves to second.
Bottom 2 McFadden takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brand hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Colbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 McCarver fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on McCarver. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub scores.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Staub reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCarver strikes out.
Top 1 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Flood reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.