Final
HOU 7 — STL 8
7/11/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN196807112
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Miller | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Torres | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Shannon | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Davis | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Tolan | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim McCarver | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Blasingame | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nate Colbert | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Willis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brand | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Giusti | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Granger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gotay | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hoerner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Maris | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cuellar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Nelson | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Nelson | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Cuellar | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Granger | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dave Giusti | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ron Willis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Hoerner | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| John Buzhardt | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Wade Blasingame | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Javier | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McCarver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Shannon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Tolan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Granger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hoerner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Blasingame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buzhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Coombs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cuellar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Giusti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 163 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | NP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-H(E7)(NR) | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S5/BG.3-H(UR) | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | PO1(E1).1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3(E8);B-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | IW | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | S8.3-H;2XH(82);1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2 | 1–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | NP | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 1–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 13.3-H;2-3 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 3–6 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 4–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 31 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S4 | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/7.3-H;2-H | 4–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 7–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 7–6 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9 | 7–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3 | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 7–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-3 | 7–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 7–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 7–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 7–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 7–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 7–8 |