Houston Astros 1 – 11 St. Louis Cardinals
29 September 1968 · STL09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 13+ Batters in an Inning · 13 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 131 games |
| 34 | final score 11–1 | 1 in 327 games | |
| 5 | 6 total bases | Julian Javier | 1 in 43 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 13 | 3 |
Box score
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Herrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hector Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Brand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julio Gotay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Wynn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Rader | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denis Menke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Leon McFadden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cuellar | 1.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Giusti | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Lemaster | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Buzhardt | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat House | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3B |
| Julian Javier | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Ron Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Roger Maris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orlando Cepeda | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Hague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Shannon | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dick Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim McCarver | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Tolan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Dal Maxvill | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ted Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Washburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Gagliano | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Washburn | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Jaster | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Willis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hoerner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |