Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Pena ss 3 1 0 0
Gonzalez cf 3 0 1 0
Allen lf 4 0 0 1
Briggs rf 4 1 1 0
White 1b 3 0 1 0
Sutherland 3b 4 0 2 1
Ryan c 4 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Hague rf 4 0 2 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Shannon 3b 4 0 1 0
Javier 2b 4 1 3 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 1
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
Washburn p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Philadelphia 100 000 001250
St. Louis 000 010 000181
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (4-3) 9.0 8 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L (13-8) 9.0 5 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
7

  E–McCarver (11).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia White (15,off Washburn); Sutherland (6,off Washburn), St. Louis Javier (24,off Johnson).  3B–St. Louis McCarver (6,off Johnson).  HBP–Gonzalez (7,by Washburn).  IBB–White (6,by Washburn).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Briggs (7,2nd base off Washburn/McCarver).  HBP–Washburn (1,Gonzalez).  IBB–Washburn (7,White).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:08.  A–10,530.
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