Final
HOU 3 — STL 2
5/12/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN196805120
Complete available game record for HOU at STL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Davis | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Brock | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Flood | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Tolan | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Maris | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Simpson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Shannon | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Adlesh | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Murrell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Ricketts | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Schofield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hal Gilson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim McCarver | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Bob Gibson | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Hal Gilson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Maris | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Shannon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Gilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Tolan | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gotay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Adlesh | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E6.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D8.2-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S6.2-H(E6)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S5 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | CS2(2E6) | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HP.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S5/BG.2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S5 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/SH.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/SH.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–2 |