GAME LOG Chicago (N) @ St. Louis (N)
Monday, 9/4/1968
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Earl Francis
3B Bob Bailey:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Bill Virdon:
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Frank Robinson:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Bailey to third.
LF Wes Covington:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Owens
SS Andre Rodgers:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Duke Carmel:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Billy Williams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Earl Francis
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Bob Skinner:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jerry Adair:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Owens
1B Gordy Coleman:
Flies out to right field.
3B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Zoilo Versalles:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Chicago (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Earl Francis
C John Sullivan:
SINGLES to right
P Jim Owens:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Bob Bailey:
SINGLES to right
J. Sullivan to second.
CF Bill Virdon:
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Frank Robinson:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (397 feet)
LF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Base on balls.
W. Covington to second.
1B Bob Skinner:
SINGLES down the right field line.
W. Covington to third.
D. Mcauliffe to second.
W. Covington scores.
2B Jerry Adair:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Owens
C Cam Carreon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Bob Allison:
Flies out to deep right-center.
P Earl Francis:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Earl Francis
C John Sullivan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jim Owens:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Bailey:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
B. Bailey to second.
Bailey tries to advance to third...
Carmel throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
RF Frank Robinson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
SS Andre Rodgers:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Duke Carmel:
Flies out to right field.
LF Billy Williams:
Base on balls.
1B Gordy Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Earl Francis
LF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
Flies out to deep left-center.
1B Bob Skinner:
SINGLES to center
W. Covington to second.
2B Jerry Adair:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
C John Sullivan:
SINGLES to right
W. Covington to third.
B. Skinner to second.
W. Covington scores.
B. Skinner to third.
P Jim Owens:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
3B Gene Freese:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Zoilo Versalles:
Lines out to the shortstop.
C Cam Carreon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Earl Francis
3B Bob Bailey:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to shallow center field.
RF Frank Robinson:
Base on balls.
B. Bailey to second.
LF Wes Covington:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Robinson out at 2nd base.
B. Bailey to third.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (425 feet)
1B Bob Skinner:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
PH Bobby Del greco:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
CF Bob Allison:
New 2B: Amado Samuel.
Flies out to left-center.
PH Fred Valentine:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Andre Rodgers:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Earl Francis
New pitcher: Dave Baldwin.
C John Sullivan:
Lines out to the shortstop.
P Jim Owens:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Bailey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
RF Duke Carmel:
Flies out to center field.
PH Max Alvis:
SINGLES to right
1B Gordy Coleman:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (389 feet)
3B Gene Freese:
Lines out to the first baseman.
2B Zoilo Versalles:
Flies out to shallow center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Dave Baldwin
CF Bill Virdon:
New LF: Lee Walls.
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (441 feet)
RF Frank Robinson:
Hit by pitch.
LF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to center
F. Robinson to second.
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
F. Robinson to third.
W. Covington to second.
1B Bob Skinner:
Base on balls.
F. Robinson scores.
W. Covington to third.
D. Mcauliffe to second.
2B Amado Samuel:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Covington out at home.
D. Mcauliffe to third.
B. Skinner to second.
C John Sullivan:
SINGLES to left
D. Mcauliffe scores.
B. Skinner to third.
A. Samuel to second.
New pitcher: Terry Fox.
P Jim Owens:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Bob Bailey:
Base on balls.
B. Skinner scores.
A. Samuel to third.
J. Sullivan to second.
CF Bill Virdon:
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN to deep right field. (378 feet)
RF Frank Robinson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 8 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 16, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
C Cam Carreon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
CF Bob Allison:
Flies out to left-center.
PH Leo Burke:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C. Carreon to second.
SS Andre Rodgers:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Duke Carmel:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 16, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Chicago (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Terry Fox
New pitcher: Craig Anderson.
LF Wes Covington:
SINGLES to center
SS Dick Mcauliffe:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
W. Covington to second.
1B Bob Skinner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mcauliffe out at 2nd base.
D. Mcauliffe to second.
2B Amado Samuel:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Skinner out at 2nd base.
D. Mcauliffe to third.
C John Sullivan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Samuel out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (N) 16, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Owens
LF Lee Walls:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Gordy Coleman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Hal Lanier:
Flies out to left field.
Game over. Score: Chicago (N) 16, St. Louis (N) 2
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