Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 84
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Thursday, July 11, 1968 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 7 1 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 11 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Staub 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 12 1 Wynn cf 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 Menke 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 Rader 3b 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 Aspromonte lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Bateman c 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 7 5 6 5 30 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Staub-Torres, Torres-Menke-Staub. E: Rader (12). BATTING - 3B: Menke (4,off Willis). SH: Torres (8,off Willis). HBP: Aspromonte (2,by Briles). IBB: Staub (12,by Willis). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Miller (3,2nd base by Briles/McCarver).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Brock lf 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 Flood cf 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 McCarver c 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 Cepeda 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 11 0 Tolan rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Shannon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Javier 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Maris ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gagliano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schofield ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Briles p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ricketts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 11 4 2 5 30 16 BATTING - 2B: Cepeda (14,off Dierker); Flood (9,off Buzhardt). 3B: McCarver (3,off Dierker). GDP: Tolan (6,off Dierker); Edwards (1,off Dierker). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Brock 2 (16,2nd base off Dierker/Bateman 2). CS: Cepeda (3,2nd base by Buzhardt/Bateman).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 7.1 10 3 3 1 5 0 31 Coombs 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Buzhardt W(2-2) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 Blasingame 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dukes SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 10 11 4 4 2 5 0 40 WP: Buzhardt (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Coombs 1-0; Buzhardt 1-0; Blasingame 1-0; Dukes 1-0. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Briles 8 5 3 3 4 5 0 33 Willis L(1-2) 1.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 9 Granger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 10 7 5 5 6 5 0 43 HBP: Briles (2,Aspromonte). IBB: Willis (7,Staub). Inherited Runners - Scored: Granger 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Al Barlick Time of Game: 2:52 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Miller rf Brock lf 2. Torres ss Flood cf 3. Staub 1b McCarver c 4. Wynn cf Cepeda 1b 5. Menke 2b Tolan rf 6. Rader 3b Shannon 3b 7. Aspromonte lf Javier 2b 8. Bateman c Maxvill ss 9. Dierker p Briles p ASTROS 1ST: Miller flied out to right; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Wynn walked [Staub to second]; Menke walked [Staub to third, Wynn to second]; Rader singled to center [Staub scored, Wynn scored, Menke to second]; Aspromonte singled to center [Menke scored, Rader to third]; Bateman forced Aspromonte (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Flood struck out; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted) [Brock to third]; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller struck out; Torres lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: On a bunt Tolan singled to third [Tolan to second (error by Rader)]; Shannon struck out; Javier grounded out (third to first); Maxvill grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Staub was called out on strikes; Wynn popped to shortstop; Menke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Briles grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock flied out to left; Flood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to right; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Bateman singled to left; Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); Cepeda singled to left; Tolan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Miller walked; Torres forced Miller (pitcher to shortstop); Staub flied out to left; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Shannon struck out; Javier grounded out (third to first); Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied out to center; Aspromonte was hit by a pitch; Bateman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Briles flied out to center; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Flood grounded out (second to first) [Brock to third]; McCarver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller singled to center; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Torres singled to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Cepeda doubled to center; Tolan walked; Shannon popped to catcher in foul territory; MARIS BATTED FOR JAVIER; Maris singled to center [Cepeda to third, Tolan to second]; EDWARDS BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Edwards grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maris out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: GAGLIANO REPLACED MARIS (PLAYING 2B); SCHOFIELD REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING SS); Wynn flied out to right; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: RICKETTS BATTED FOR BRILES; Ricketts grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to center; Flood singled to left [Brock to third]; McCarver tripled to center [Brock scored, Flood scored]; Cepeda singled to left [McCarver scored]; COOMBS REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Tolan flied out to right; BUZHARDT REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); Cepeda was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 9TH: WILLIS REPLACED RICKETTS (PITCHING); Aspromonte popped to shortstop; Bateman flied out to center; Buzhardt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 9TH: Shannon popped to third in foul territory; Gagliano popped to catcher in foul territory; Schofield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 10TH: Miller singled to center; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Wynn forced Staub (third to second) [Miller to third]; Menke tripled to center [Miller scored, Wynn scored]; Rader walked; GRANGER REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); Aspromonte forced Rader (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 10TH: SPIEZIO BATTED FOR GRANGER; Spiezio popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock walked; Buzhardt threw a wild pitch [Brock to second]; Flood doubled to left [Brock scored]; BLASINGAME REPLACED BUZHARDT (PITCHING); McCarver popped to third; DUKES REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 7 1 8 Cardinals 4 11 0 6
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