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July 16, 1968

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Cardinals	1	1	0

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Giants	1	1	0
Cardinals	1	1	0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.288
OBP	.000	.381
At Bats	0	264
Hits	0	76
• Singles	0	44
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	22
Walks	0	39
RBI’s	0	58

Nelson Briles Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	6	0

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Busch Stadium - July 16, 1968

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Home Run

Nelson Briles

Tim McCarver

Orlando Cepeda

Julian Javier

Mike Shannon

Dal Maxvill

Lou Brock

Curt Flood

Bobby Tolan

Willie McCovey

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

McCovey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Tolan hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McCarver takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to third. Shannon moves to second.

Bottom 1 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. Flood moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. Brock moves to third.

Bottom 1 Javier takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Barton and he is safe. Brock steals second.

Bottom 1 Brock is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Hunt takes first base on ball four.

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