Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 25, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Wills 3b 4 0 2 0
Alou cf 4 0 2 1
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 0 0
Kolb rf 3 0 1 0
  Mota ph 1 1 1 1
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
  Alley ph 1 0 0 0
Ellis p 1 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 0 1 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Tolan rf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 4 2 1 1
Javier 2b 3 0 2 1
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
Briles p 2 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 3 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 011284
St. Louis 010 111 00x430
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (3-3) 7.0 3 4 2 4 3
  Face   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
3
4
2
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (17-8) 7.1 6 1 1 1 8
  Hoerner  SV (14) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
10

  E–Patek (4), Wills (18), Clendenon (14), Kolb (5).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Kolb (4,off Briles), St. Louis Javier (21,off Ellis).  HR–Pittsburgh Mota (1,9th inning off Hoerner 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Ellis (2,off Briles).  HBP–Jimenez (5,by Briles).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Cepeda (7,2nd base off Ellis/Cannizzaro).  HBP–Briles (6,Jimenez).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:03.  A–26,756.
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