Cardinals @ Reds
June 9, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 10 16 4
Reds 8 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 10 16 4
Reds 8 11 0

Chico Ruiz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .387
OBP .000 .472
At Bats 0 31
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 0

Ron Willis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 2
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Crosley Field - June 9, 1968
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Ron Willis
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Chico Ruiz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 10 16 4 8
Cincinnati Reds 8 11 0 10
Winning Pitcher Ron Willis
Losing Pitcher Bob Lee
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Brock
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Milt Pappas. Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruiz for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Willis strikes out.
Top 9 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 9 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCarver moves to third.
Top 9 McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. McCarver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brock moves to third.
Top 8 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Top 8 Javier strikes out.
Top 8 Milt Pappas now pitching. Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Ted Abernathy. Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cardenas 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 7 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Willis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Maris reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Perez 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 6 May hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Shannon strikes out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pinson 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 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roger Maris now playing right field. Ron Willis now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bill Kelso now pitching. Brock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Hal Gilson. Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris scores. Maxvill moves to third.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon scores. McCarver scores. Maris moves to second.
Top 5 Bob Lee now pitching. Roger Maris pinch hits for Dick Simpson. Maris takes first base on ball four. McCarver moves to second.
Top 5 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. Cepeda scores. Shannon moves to third.
Top 5 Shannon takes first base on ball four. Flood moves to third. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 5 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. Flood moves to second.
Top 5 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrigo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Javier moves to third.
Top 5 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Javier reaches second base with a double. Maxvill scores.
Top 5 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gilson strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 5 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Arrigo 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 4 Hal Gilson now pitching. Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. May scores. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.
Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Simpson strikes out.
Top 4 McCarver hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Shannon takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Arrigo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda juggles the ball. That's an error on Cepeda. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Javier bunts towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores.
Bottom 2 Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Helms goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rose is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Arrigo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Simpson strikes out.
Top 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. May moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. Rose scores. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Shannon strikes out.
Top 1 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Javier moves to second.
Top 1 Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.