Cardinals @ Tigers
October 6, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 10 13 0
Tigers 1 5 4
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Cardinals 10 13 0
Tigers 1 5 4

Jim Northrup Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .333 .133
OBP .333 .133
At Bats 3 15
Hits 1 2
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Bob Gibson Postseason Stats

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1 0 0
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Tiger Stadium - October 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
Jim Northrup
Norm Cash

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 10 13 0 7
Detroit Tigers 1 5 4 5
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Denny McLain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Brock
Attendance 53,634
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Cash for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Horton hits a popup into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Northrup. McCarver moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McAuliffe 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 8 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out.
Top 8 Maris hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pat Dobson now pitching. There goes Brock. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Brock steals third.
Top 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup. Brock reaches second base with a double. Javier scores. Maxvill scores. Gibson goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Gibson takes first base on ball four. Shannon scores. Javier moves to third. Maxvill moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Javier reaches second base with a double. Shannon moves to third.
Top 8 John Hiller now pitching. Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mathews.
Bottom 7 Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Fred Lasher. Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Freehan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out.
Top 7 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Flood hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaline hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fred Lasher now pitching. Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jim Price pinch hits for Daryl Patterson. Price is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Patterson has Javier trapped. He fires to second, with Stanley covering, who tags Javier for the out.
Top 5 Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mathews 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 Northrup hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Horton strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Cepeda. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Stanley applying the tag.
Top 4 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock scores.
Top 4 Maris hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Freehan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Freehan.
Top 4 Daryl Patterson now pitching. Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brock hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Gibson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a line drive, foul, towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Stanley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe strikes out.
Top 3 Joe Sparma now pitching. Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Shannon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Shannon reaches second base with a double. McCarver scores.
Top 3 McCarver hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Northrup, who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. Flood goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maris hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 McLain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freehan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Maxvill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Flood. Kaline reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.
Top 1 Javier is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maris scores. McCarver moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 McCarver hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Maris moves to third.
Top 1 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 1 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. McLain drops the ball.
Top 1 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.