Astros @ Cardinals
July 12, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 3 1
Cardinals 8 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 1 3 1
Cardinals 8 15 0

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .318
OBP .333 .411
At Bats 3 302
Hits 1 96
• Singles 1 69
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 46

Bob Gibson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 5 0
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Busch Stadium - July 12, 1968
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Out
Bob Gibson
Johnny Edwards
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Bobby Tolan
Rusty Staub

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 1 3 1 2
St. Louis Cardinals 8 15 0 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Denny Lemaster
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Julian Javier
Attendance 28,944
Time of Game 2 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Torres 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 9 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Bottom 8 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Javier moves to second.
Bottom 8 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brock is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Gibson bunts towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 8 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tolan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda scores.
Bottom 8 Shannon bunts towards the mound. Dukes fields it and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tom Dukes now pitching. Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Denny Lemaster. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Top 8 Bateman is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a popup towards the mound. Lemaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Menke reaches second base with a double. Staub goes all the way around to score. Menke moves to third.
Top 7 Wynn strikes out.
Top 7 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Lemaster strikes out.
Top 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolan. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Bottom 5 Javier strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Rader 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 5 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tolan strikes out.
Top 4 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torres for the out.
Top 4 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemaster covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. Cepeda moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood moves to third.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock strikes out.
Top 3 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bateman hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader strikes out.
Top 2 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Shannon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aspromonte. Flood reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Brock tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gibson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torres for the out.
Top 1 Miller strikes out.