Cardinals @ Mets
August 31, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 9 0
Mets 0 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 2 9 0
Mets 0 6 1

Ron Swoboda Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 3 399
Hits 0 99
• Singles 0 73
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 54

Joe Hoerner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 14
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Shea Stadium - August 31, 1968
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Out
Joe Hoerner
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Ron Swoboda

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 2 9 0 5
New York Mets 0 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Steve Carlton
Losing Pitcher Jim McAndrew
Save Joe Hoerner
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance 30,714
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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Bottom 9 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Grote hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Larry Stahl now playing first base. Ron Taylor now pitching. McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahl scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Larry Stahl pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. Cleon Jones pinch hits for Jim McAndrew. Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stahl moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Linz hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 8 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Flood hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McAndrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buchek hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Charles takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Carlton hits a fly ball into left field. Buchek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Javier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Javier reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harrelson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier catches it and throws to first to double up Agee.
Bottom 6 Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Buchek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McAndrew strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buchek moves to third.
Bottom 5 Linz hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Buchek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Buchek reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Swoboda strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Charles. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Charles steals second.
Bottom 4 Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grote for the out.
Bottom 4 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Agee strikes out.
Bottom 3 McAndrew strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Linz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris scores.
Top 3 Maris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Maris reaches second base with a double. Brock scores.
Top 3 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Carlton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Linz 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 2 Buchek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Swoboda hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Charles takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Shannon strikes out.
Top 2 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Carlton fires to first and has Agee trapped. There's the throw to Maxvill who tags Agee for the out.
Bottom 1 Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Linz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Swoboda. Brock moves to second.