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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 5, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 5, 1968 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jaster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 18,475 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Augie Donatelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Larry Jaster | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Julio Gotay | Second Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 5, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Dierker
There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jaster
Davis hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Jaster
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jaster
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. McCarver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields the ball and throws to first. Staub drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Staub. McCarver scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jaster vs. Dierker
Jaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jaster
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jaster
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jaster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Jaster
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Jaster
Gotay strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Jaster
Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Jaster
Dierker bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Bateman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Jaster
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Jaster
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jaster
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jaster
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Jaster
There goes Wynn. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Wynn steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aspromonte vs. Jaster
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Jaster
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jaster vs. Dierker
Jaster bunts towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Jaster moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Jaster
Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Jaster
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Jaster
Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Jaster
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Dierker fires over to first and Staub drops the ball. That's an error on Staub. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver strikes out. Bateman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McCarver out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Jaster
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Jaster
Staub hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jaster
Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jaster vs. Dierker
Jaster bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Dierker
Javier is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Jaster
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Jaster
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Jaster
Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Dierker
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. House
Pat House now pitching.
McCarver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shannon vs. House
Shannon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Jaster
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murrell vs. Jaster
Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Pat House.
Murrell hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jaster
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Jaster
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Jaster
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Ray
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jaster vs. Ray
Jaster strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Ray
Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Brock reaches second base with a double. Maxvill goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Ray
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jaster
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Granger
Lee Thomas pinch hits for Bob Watson.
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Granger
Gotay strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1968 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 2 1 Davis R, cf 4 0 1 0
Flood C, cf 5 1 1 0 Menke D, ss 4 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 0 2 0 Staub R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 1 1 Wynn J, rf 3 1 1 0
McCarver T, c 4 1 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thomas L, ph 1 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 2 1 1 0 Gotay J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jaster L, p 3 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 1 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 1 0 0 0
House P, p 0 0 0 0
Murrell I, ph 1 0 0 0
Ray J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 2 32 1 6 1
St.Louis 010 000 011 -- 3
Houston 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster L (W)* 8.0 6 1 1 1 4
Granger W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (L) 7.1 9 2 2 1 3
House P 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Ray J 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Staub R 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 6
2B -- McCarver T, Wynn J, Brock L
SB -- Brock L, Wynn J
SH -- Dierker L, Jaster L
WP -- Dierker L
T -- 2:28
A -- 18475
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