Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 25, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 4 0 3 0
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
Briggs cf 4 0 0 0
Allen lf 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 0 0 0
White 1b 3 0 1 0
Taylor 3b 3 0 0 0
Dalrymple c 3 0 1 0
Short p 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
Flood cf 3 2 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 1
Shannon 3b 4 1 2 1
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 2
Maxvill ss 3 1 1 0
Gibson p 4 0 2 1
Totals 34 5 10 5
Philadelphia 000 000 000052
St. Louis 000 220 01x5101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  L (9-10) 6.0 9 4 2 0 5
  Farrell   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
2
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  W (14-5) 9.0 5 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
6

  E–Pena (15), Dalrymple (5), Maxvill (13).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Philadelphia White (9,off Gibson), St. Louis Brock (31,off Short); Gibson 2 (4,off Short,off Farrell); Cepeda (17,off Short).  3B–St. Louis Davis (3,off Short).  HBP–White (2,by Gibson).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Flood (4,off Farrell).  Team–8.  CS–Dalrymple (2,2nd base by Gibson/Edwards); Gibson (1,3rd base by Short/Dalrymple).  HBP–Gibson (5,White).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:12.  A–28,147.
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