Tigers @ Cardinals
October 2, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 0 5 3
Cardinals 4 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 0 5 3
Cardinals 4 6 0

Willie Horton Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 3 3
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Bob Gibson Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Busch Stadium - October 2, 1968
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Strikeout
Bob Gibson
Tim McCarver
Orlando Cepeda
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Roger Maris
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 0 5 3 5
St. Louis Cardinals 4 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Gibson
Losing Pitcher Denny McLain
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Shannon
Attendance 54,692
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Horton is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cash strikes out.
Top 9 Kaline strikes out.
Top 9 Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McMahon covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Dick Tracewski now playing third base. Don McMahon now pitching. Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gates Brown pinch hits for Pat Dobson. Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Mathews pinch hits for Don Wert. Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 7 Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Flood. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Flood steals second.
Bottom 7 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Gibson hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maxvill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Freehan strikes out.
Top 7 Northrup strikes out.
Top 7 Horton hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Javier. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Stanley applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pat Dobson now pitching. McCarver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cash strikes out.
Top 6 Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Kaline reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe moves to third.
Top 6 Stanley strikes out.
Top 6 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Denny McLain. Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash.
Bottom 5 Flood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wert is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Northrup hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maxvill hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Javier. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Javier steals second.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Shannon scores.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a line drive into left field. Horton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Horton. Maris scores. McCarver moves to third. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 4 McCarver takes first base on ball four. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flood hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Brock. The throw from Freehan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Gibson bunts towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 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 3 McLain bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 3 Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Freehan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Javier is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Northrup strikes out.
Top 2 Horton is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kaline strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Stanley. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Javier applying the tag.
Top 1 Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McAuliffe strikes out.