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June 5, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 10 0
Astros 1 6 2
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Cardinals 3 10 0
Astros 1 6 2

Julio Gotay Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .257
OBP .333 .268
At Bats 3 70
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 5

Wayne Granger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Astrodome - June 5, 1968
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Strikeout
Wayne Granger
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Julio Gotay
Jim Wynn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 0 8
Houston Astros 1 6 2 6
Winning Pitcher Larry Jaster
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save Wayne Granger
Game Winning RBI Orlando Cepeda
Attendance 18,475
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gotay strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Bob Watson. Thomas hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Wayne Granger now pitching. Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 9 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Jaster strikes out.
Top 9 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jim Ray now pitching. Javier strikes out.
Bottom 8 Staub hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shannon is called out on strikes.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. Maris moves to third.
Top 8 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to third.
Top 8 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball 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.
Top 7 Javier is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 7 Jaster bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to second.
Top 7 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 7 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a line drive into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCarver strikes out. Bateman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McCarver out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dierker fires over to first and Staub drops the ball. That's an error on Staub. Maris moves to second.
Top 6 Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gotay moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Jaster moves to second.
Top 5 Jaster bunts towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Wynn. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Wynn steals third.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Wynn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke strikes out.
Top 4 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dierker bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gotay strikes out.
Top 3 Maris hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jaster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Jaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 McCarver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. McCarver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Flood strikes out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.