Final
HOU 1 — STL 8
7/12/1968 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · SLN196807120
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Torres | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Flood | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Menke | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Shannon | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Tolan | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Bateman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dal Maxvill | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Lemaster | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gibson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Thomas | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dal Maxvill | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Brock | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Flood | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Shannon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gibson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Tolan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Torres | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 1/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 4/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 0–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 0–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | FC1.2X3(15);B-1 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D7.1-H;B-3(THH) | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 1/P | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 14/SH.1-2 | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 1–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–8 |