Cardinals @ Braves
August 9, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 8 0
Braves 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 8 0
Braves 0 4 0

Joe Torre Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .278
OBP .000 .338
At Bats 3 281
Hits 0 78
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 38

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
Joe Torre
Felix Millan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 1 8 0 6
Atlanta Braves 0 4 0 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance 41,267
Time of Game 1 hour 49 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier strikes out.
Top 9 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raymond fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wayne Causey now playing shortstop. Tommie Aaron now playing first base. Joe Torre now catching. Claude Raymond now pitching. McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro. Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Page pinch hits for Marty Martinez. Page is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Wayne Causey pinch hits for Bob Tillman. Causey hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 8 Flood strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tillman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 4 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Shannon strikes out.
Top 4 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou 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 Niekro bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Martinez moves to second.
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.