St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1968 at Dodger Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Gagliano 2b 4 0 1 0
Hague rf 3 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Simmons c 2 0 1 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
Jaster p 2 0 0 0
  Flood ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker lf,1b 4 1 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Sudakis 3b 2 1 2 2
Boyer 1b 4 0 1 0
  Crawford lf 0 0 0 0
Savage rf 4 0 2 1
Popovich ss 3 0 1 0
Campanis c 4 0 0 0
Shirley 2b 4 0 1 0
Osteen p 3 0 1 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 11 3
St. Louis 000 000 000041
Los Angeles 200 010 00x3111
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Jaster  L (9-13) 7.0 10 3 3 2 3
  Granger   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
3
3
2
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (12-18) 7.0 4 0 0 3 5
  Grant  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
5

  E–Shannon (20), Campanis (1).  DP–St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Savage (6,off Jaster); Shirley (3,off Jaster).  HR–Los Angeles Sudakis (3,5th inning off Jaster 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Popovich (9,off Granger).  Team–8.  SB–Brock (60,2nd base off Osteen/Campanis).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:20.  A–13,842.
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