Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 0, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 0 1 0
Kolb lf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Alou cf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
May c 3 0 1 0
McBean p 2 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 2 1
Flood cf 4 1 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 1
Tolan rf 4 0 1 0
Shannon 3b 4 1 2 1
Javier 2b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 1 1 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 000042
St. Louis 100 100 01x390
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McBean  L (6-7) 7.0 8 2 2 1 5
  Kline   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (9-5) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
7

  E–Clemente (3), Mazeroski (5).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Edwards (4,off McBean); Gibson (1,off McBean); Brock (23,off McBean).  HR–St. Louis Shannon (9,8th inning off Kline 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Cepeda (3,off McBean).  Team–7.  SB–Tolan (2,2nd base off McBean/May).  CS–Tolan (2,3rd base by McBean/May).  WP–McBean (3).  U–Ed Sudol, Lee Weyer, Bill Williams.  T–1:53.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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