Cardinals @ Astros
June 6, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 7 0
Astros 0 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 4 7 0
Astros 0 3 1

Lee Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .333 .304
At Bats 3 64
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 5

Bob Gibson Season Stats

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4 5 0
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Astrodome - June 6, 1968
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Out
Bob Gibson
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Lee Thomas
Rusty Staub

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 4 7 0 4
Houston Astros 0 3 1 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Don Wilson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Brock
Attendance 15,218
Time of Game 2 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gibson, and towards Javier, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Davis strikes out.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tom Dukes now pitching. Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Watson pinch hits for Wade Blasingame. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bateman strikes out. McCarver drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bateman out.
Bottom 8 Gotay hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Maris hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas 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 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Gibson strikes out. Bateman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gibson out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke strikes out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Don Wilson. Murrell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 6 Javier hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Shannon hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCarver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gotay takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte 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 5 Wynn 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 Maris hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a line drive towards the mound. Gibson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Davis reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Javier strikes out.
Top 4 Shannon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gotay reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. Maris moves to third.
Top 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to third.
Top 3 Flood strikes out.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Brock reaches second base with a double. Maxvill scores.
Top 3 Gibson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 3 Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Javier strikes out.
Top 2 Wilson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilson. Shannon moves to second.
Top 2 Shannon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Flood strikes out.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.