Final
STL 0 — HOU 4
5/2/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU196805020
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 13 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Davis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Brock | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Javier | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Simpson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim McCarver | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Shannon | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Spiezio | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Jaster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Briles | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Gagliano | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Willis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Lemaster | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Briles | 7.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ron Willis | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Jaster | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Briles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Shannon | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Simpson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Jaster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McCarver | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Lemaster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 143 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D8.1-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-H | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | FC5.3XH(5281);1-3;B-1 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/L | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E5.B-1 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | E3.B-1 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.B-2(E8) | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D9 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–4 |