St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 22, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1968 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Davis rf 5 0 0 0
Javier 2b 4 0 3 0
Flood cf 4 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 4 1 1 0
Gagliano lf 4 2 2 0
McCarver c 3 0 1 2
Maxvill ss 4 0 1 1
Jaster p 2 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Schofield ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 5 1 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 2
Pena ss 5 1 1 0
Allen lf 3 2 2 3
Lock cf 4 0 2 1
Joseph 1b 4 0 1 0
Briggs rf 4 1 1 0
Ryan c 4 1 3 0
Short p 1 1 0 0
Totals 34 7 13 6
St. Louis 020 000 0013102
Philadelphia 121 000 21x7130
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster  L (8-10) 6.0 7 4 3 1 2
  Willis   2.0 6 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
6
2
3
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (13-11) 9.0 10 3 3 0 6
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
6

  E–Davis (5), Maxvill (19).  DP–St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–St. Louis Javier (20,off Short); McCarver (11,off Short).  3B–St. Louis Maxvill (5,off Short).  HR–Philadelphia Allen 2 (27,3rd inning off Jaster 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Willis 1 on, 2 out).  SF–McCarver (3,off Short); Rojas (5,off Jaster).  HBP–Cepeda (9,by Short).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Short 2 (7,off Jaster 2).  Team–8.  SB–Lock (2,2nd base off Willis/McCarver).  CS–Ryan (2,2nd base by Willis/McCarver).  HBP–Short (8,Cepeda).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:15.  A–10,193.
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