Cardinals @ Braves
August 9, 1968

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Bottom 3 R H E
Cardinals 1 4 0
Braves 0 1 0
Bottom 3 R H E
Cardinals 1 4 0
Braves 0 1 0

Phil Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .047
OBP .000 .047
At Bats 0 43
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 2

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 5 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 9, 1968
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Bob Gibson
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Phil Niekro
Marty Martinez
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niekro bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Martinez moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Tillman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a popup in front of the plate. Tillman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 3 Flood strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Brock. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Francona is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCarver moves to second.
Top 2 McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Brock reaches second base with a double.