Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 9, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker lf,1b 5 1 2 2
Davis cf 3 1 0 0
  Fairey cf 1 0 0 0
Sudakis 3b 5 1 1 4
Boyer 1b 2 1 1 0
  Fairly rf 3 1 1 0
Lefebvre 2b 5 1 3 1
  Shirley 2b 0 0 0 0
Savage rf 2 0 0 0
  Crawford lf 2 0 0 0
Haller c 3 2 1 1
Popovich ss 4 1 2 2
Sutton p 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 10 12 10
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
Flood cf 1 0 0 0
  Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Maris rf 2 0 0 0
  Tolan rf 2 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 1 1 0
Maxvill ss 1 0 1 0
  Schofield ss 2 0 1 0
Jaster p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 1 0 0 0
  Ricketts ph 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 1 0 0 1
Totals 33 1 6 1
Los Angeles 081 000 10010120
St. Louis 000 000 100160
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (8-14) 9.0 6 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster  L (9-12) 1.1 5 6 6 0 1
  Hughes   3.2 3 3 3 1 1
  Nelson   4.0 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
1
5

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Boyer (7,off Jaster); Parker (21,off Jaster); Lefebvre (10,off Nelson), St. Louis Javier (23,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Sudakis (2,2nd inning off Hughes 3 on, 1 out); Haller (4,3rd inning off Hughes 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sutton (5,off Nelson).  HBP–Haller (2,by Jaster).  IBB–Davis (4,by Hughes).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  SB–Brock (52,2nd base off Sutton/Haller); Tolan (9,2nd base off Sutton/Haller).  HBP–Jaster (6,Haller).  IBB–Hughes (3,Davis).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:01.  A–13,508.
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