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September 15, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 15 1
Astros 4 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 7 15 1
Astros 4 11 1

Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .250
OBP .250 .314
At Bats 4 264
Hits 1 66
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 35

Steve Carlton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 11 0
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Astrodome - September 15, 1968
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Out
Steve Carlton
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Doug Rader
Jim Wynn

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 7 15 1 10
Houston Astros 4 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Steve Carlton
Losing Pitcher Don Wilson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance 16,638
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 9 Menke hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Cepeda moves to third. McCarver moves to second.
Top 9 Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 9 Steve Shea now pitching. Hal King now catching. Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Danny Coombs. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rader scores. Bateman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 8 Colbert strikes out.
Bottom 8 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Maris strikes out.
Top 8 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Brock trying to get to third. Wynn throws the ball in to Torres, who relays the ball to Rader who tags Brock for the out. Flood moves to second.
Top 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hector Torres now playing shortstop. Danny Coombs now pitching. Carlton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hector Torres pinch hits for John Buzhardt. There goes McFadden. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. McFadden steals second.
Bottom 7 McFadden takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to third.
Top 7 Shannon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miller. Shannon reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 McCarver hits a line drive into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Colbert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn tags and scores. Staub tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Staub hits a line drive into left field. Brock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brock. Wynn moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carlton tags and scores. Brock tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maxvill scores. Carlton moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Top 6 Brock is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill moves to third. Carlton moves to second.
Top 6 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 John Buzhardt now pitching. Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Miller is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Julio Gotay pinch hits for Don Wilson. Gotay strikes out.
Bottom 5 McFadden strikes out.
Top 5 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores. Flood scores. Maris moves to second.
Top 5 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. Flood moves to second.
Top 5 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Carlton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. McFadden scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Javier. The throw from Bateman and he is out, McFadden applying the tag.
Top 4 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Shannon hits a line drive into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Menke hits a line drive into right field. Maris 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. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 3 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 McFadden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball and throws to Carlton covering. Safe.
Bottom 2 Bateman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There goes Colbert. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Javier applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Carlton strikes out.
Top 2 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Javier hits a line drive into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 1 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Shannon strikes out.
Top 1 McCarver takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 Maris strikes out.
Top 1 Flood hits a line drive into right field. Staub picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Staub. Brock scores. Flood moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.