April 26, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
@BAL 3 OAK 8
@CAL 4 CHW 3
@MIN 2 NYY 5
DET 0 WSA 5
CLE 4
(14) ATL 3
PHI 1 CHC 3
HOU 2 CIN 3
NYM 1 LAD 4
@SFG 1 STL 2
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 39,866

Friday, April 26, 1968, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:04

Pirates

6-6

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  X    2  5  0

W: B Gibson (1-1), L: B Veale (0-3)

Cardinals

10-4

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .490    0    0   2   
G Alley SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .624    0    2   1   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .811    0    2   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .152  .452    0    2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .742    0    7   0   SF
M Alou CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .796    0    1   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .190  .479    0    1   3   
J May C                       3   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .703    0    9   0   
B Veale P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    0    0   1   
  M Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  S Blass P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    1   5                    24   7

BATTING

SF: D Clendenon (1, off B Gibson).

TB: R Clemente 2; J May 2; W Stargell; D Clendenon; M Alou.

RBI: D Clendenon (7).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Alley-B Mazeroski-D Clendenon.

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .690    0    1   1   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .545    0    5   1   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .403  .987    0    2   0   
O Cepeda 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .393 1.149    0    9   0   HR
D Simpson RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .308 1.144    0    1   0   
T McCarver C                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .306  .740    0    5   0   HR
M Shannon 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .727    0    1   4   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .589    0    2   2   GDP
B Gibson P                    2   0   2   0    1   0  .375  .819    0    1   0   
Totals                       28   2   5   2    2   8                    27   8

BATTING

HR: O Cepeda (4, off B Veale; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); T McCarver (1, off B Veale; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T McCarver 4; O Cepeda 4; B Gibson 2; C Flood.

GIDP: D Maxvill (1).

RBI: O Cepeda (15); T McCarver (8).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Shannon-D Maxvill-J Javier.

PB: T McCarver (2).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, L (0-3)               7     4   2   2    2   7   2   1.82   26     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 4     66    -     0.89  -0.06
S Blass                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.75   0.02
Totals                         8     5   2   2    2   8   2          30     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 5           -

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gibson, W (1-1)              9     7   1   1    1   5   0   1.97   33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 7     73    -     1.34   0.46
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   5   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Blass (1); B Gibson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 39,866.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. M Wills              3B    1. L Brock              LF 
2. G Alley              SS    2. J Javier             2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. C Flood              CF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. O Cepeda             1B 
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. D Simpson            RF 
6. M Alou               CF    6. T McCarver           C  
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. M Shannon            3B 
8. J May                C     8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. B Veale              P     9. B Gibson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-1  ---      26%  80% T McCarver      B Veale         Home Run
   b 4   1  1-0  ---      17%  53% O Cepeda        B Veale         Home Run
   t 4   1  0-0  1--     -12%  38% W Stargell      B Gibson        Single to RF; Clemente to 3B; Stargell to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 7   2  1-1  1-3       8%  58% J May           B Gibson        Flyball: CF
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% B Veale         B Gibson        Double Play: Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Wills         Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      53%  G Alley         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  R Clemente      Single to CF
   O      1--      54%  W Stargell      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  J Javier        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      52%  C Flood         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Clendenon     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Simpson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  T McCarver      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  M Shannon       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  J May           Single to CF
   OO     1--      54%  B Veale         Double Play: Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS-2B
   O      ---      55%  M Wills         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  B Gibson        Walk
   O      1--      52%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  J Javier        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Gibson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  G Alley         Strikeout Looking
          ---      49%  R Clemente      Single to CF
          1--      38%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Clemente to 3B; Stargell to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RO     -23      36%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clemente Scores
   O      -2-      39%  M Alou          Lineout: P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  C Flood         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      53%  O Cepeda        Home Run
   O      ---      51%  D Simpson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T McCarver      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Mazeroski     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      55%  J May           Single to LF; May out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      56%  B Veale         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  M Shannon       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
          ---      53%  B Gibson        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  L Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Wills         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  G Alley         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      56%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      54%  M Alou          Single to CF
          1--      52%  B Mazeroski     Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Passed Ball; Alou to 3B
          --3      49%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      58%  J May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  D Simpson       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      80%  T McCarver      Home Run
          ---      82%  M Shannon       Walk
   OO     1--      79%  D Maxvill       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
                  Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Bob Veale batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  M Jimenez       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      87%  M Wills         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      89%  G Alley         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Blass replaces Manny Jimenez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  B Gibson        Single to RF
          1--      92%  L Brock         Wild Pitch; Gibson to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      88%  J Javier        Strikeout
   O      -2-      87%  C Flood         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  R Clemente      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  W Stargell      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      93%  D Clendenon     Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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