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Houston Astros @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1968-07-11 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 35300 · night · 2:31
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Astros 8–7. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 3rd. Ron Willis earned the win and Joe Hoerner picked up the save. Jim Wynn went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
W: Ron Willis L: Tom Dukes SV: Joe Hoerner
Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: Bob Engel · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norm Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hector Torres | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Denis Menke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Aspromonte | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Bateman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nate Colbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Dukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Brock | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Julian Javier | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Flood | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Orlando Cepeda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Shannon | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dal Maxvill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mel Nelson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Wayne Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim McCarver | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roger Maris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Cuellar | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Giusti | 1.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Coombs | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Buzhardt | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Dukes | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wade Blasingame | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Nelson | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Granger | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Willis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Hoerner | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Norm Miller: 163
- Hector Torres: 8
- Rusty Staub: 8
Bot 1
- Lou Brock: 8
- Julian Javier: 2/FL
- Curt Flood: 3/FL
Top 2
- Jim Wynn: 4/P
- Denis Menke: D8
- Doug Rader: 9
- Bob Aspromonte: S9.2-H
- John Bateman: 53
Bot 2
- Orlando Cepeda: 53
- Mike Shannon: S8
- Johnny Edwards: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Nate Colbert: K
- Norm Miller: 8
- Hector Torres: 63
Bot 3
- Bobby Tolan: 9
- Dal Maxvill: K/C
- Mel Nelson: W
- Lou Brock: D7.1-H(E7)(NR)
- Julian Javier: S7.2-H
- Curt Flood: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Curt Flood: S5/BG.3-H(UR)
- Orlando Cepeda: PO1(E1).1-2
- Orlando Cepeda: 7
Top 4
- Rusty Staub: S7
- Jim Wynn: 8
- Denis Menke: 7
- Doug Rader: 8
Bot 4
- Mike Shannon: S8
- Johnny Edwards: S8.1-3(E8);B-2
- Bobby Tolan: IW
- Dal Maxvill: K
- Mel Nelson: S8.3-H;2XH(82);1-2
- Lou Brock: S7.2-H;1-2
- Julian Javier: E6.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Curt Flood: 9
Top 5
- Bob Aspromonte: S7
- John Bateman: S7.1-2
- Julio Gotay: 9
- Norm Miller: D9.2-H;1-3
- Hector Torres: 13.3-H;2-3
- Rusty Staub: S8.3-H
- Jim Wynn: WP.1-2
- Jim Wynn: 8
Bot 5
- Orlando Cepeda: K
- Mike Shannon: S9
- Johnny Edwards: 8
- Bobby Tolan: 3/G
Top 6
- Denis Menke: 7
- Doug Rader: K
- Bob Aspromonte: 43
Bot 6
- Dal Maxvill: K
- Wayne Granger: K
- Lou Brock: 7
Top 7
- John Bateman: 63
- Ron Brand: K/C
- Norm Miller: 31
Bot 7
- Julian Javier: 53
- Curt Flood: K/C
- Orlando Cepeda: 9
Top 8
- Hector Torres: S4
- Rusty Staub: D7.1-3
- Jim Wynn: HR/7.3-H;2-H
- Denis Menke: K
- Doug Rader: 8
- Bob Aspromonte: S9
- Tom Dukes: K
Bot 8
- Mike Shannon: W
- Johnny Edwards: 64(1)/FO
- Bobby Tolan: 9
- Tim McCarver: S7.1-3
- Roger Maris: S9.3-H;1-2
- Lou Brock: S7.2-H;1-3
- Julian Javier: 6/P
Top 9
- Ron Brand: S7
- Norm Miller: 14/SH.1-2
- Hector Torres: 63
- Rusty Staub: 7