1968 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 97-65
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 2,011,567, Avg. 26,468
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Detroit Tigers 4-3
Manager: Red Schoendienst (97-65)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1968 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1968 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1968 season with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Cardinals paced the league with just 472 runs allowed. St. Louis scored 583 runs. Orlando Cepeda led the squad with 16 home runs, and Mike Shannon walloped 20 or more, too. Mike Shannon drove in 79 runs. Curt Flood topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Bob Gibson paced the squad with 22 wins, while Nelson Briles added 15 or more wins, too Bob Gibson recorded a 1.12 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Red Schoendienst coached the team. The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals won the League Championship Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 583
Regular Season Runs Against: 472

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 10, 1968 Atlanta Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 11, 1968 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 13, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 14, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
April 15, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 2-0 2-1 4-1
April 16, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 2-0 3-1 5-1
April 17, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 2-0 3-2 5-2
April 18, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 2-0 3-3 5-3
April 19, 1968 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 3-0 3-3 6-3
April 20, 1968 Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 3-1 3-3 6-4
April 21, 1968 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 4-1 3-3 7-4
April 23, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 5-1 3-3 8-4
April 24, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 6-1 3-3 9-4
April 26, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 7-1 3-3 10-4
April 27, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 8-1 3-3 11-4
April 28, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 9-1 3-3 12-4
April 29, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 9-1 3-4 12-5
April 30, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 9-1 4-4 13-5
May 1, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 1 W 9-1 5-4 14-5
May 2, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Houston Astros 4 L 9-1 5-5 14-6
May 3, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 9-1 5-6 14-7
May 4, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at San Francisco Giants 6 W 9-1 6-6 15-7
May 5, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 8 L 9-1 6-7 15-8
May 6, 1968 New York Mets 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 10-1 6-7 16-8
May 7, 1968 New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 10-2 6-7 16-9
May 8, 1968 New York Mets 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 11-2 6-7 17-9
May 11, 1968 Houston Astros 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 12-2 6-7 18-9
May 12, 1968 Houston Astros 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 12-3 6-7 18-10
May 13, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 12-3 7-7 19-10
May 15, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 12-3 8-7 20-10
May 16, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 12-3 8-8 20-11
May 17, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 12-3 8-9 20-12
May 18, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 12-3 8-10 20-13
May 19, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 12-3 8-11 20-14
May 20, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 13-3 8-11 21-14
May 21, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 13-4 8-11 21-15
May 22, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 13-5 8-11 21-16
May 23, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 13-6 8-11 21-17
May 24, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 14-6 8-11 22-17
May 25, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 14-7 8-11 22-18
May 26, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 14-8 8-11 22-19
May 28, 1968 San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 14-9 8-11 22-20
May 29, 1968 San Francisco Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 14-10 8-11 22-21
May 30, 1968 San Francisco Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 15-10 8-11 23-21
May 31, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 0 W 15-10 9-11 24-21
June 1, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 5 W 15-10 10-11 25-21
June 2, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 3 W 15-10 11-11 26-21
June 2, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Mets 2 W 15-10 12-11 27-21
June 3, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Houston Astros 2 W 15-10 13-11 28-21
June 4, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 2 W 15-10 14-11 29-21
June 5, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 1 W 15-10 15-11 30-21
June 6, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Houston Astros 0 W 15-10 16-11 31-21
June 7, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 15-10 16-12 31-22
June 8, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 15-10 17-12 32-22
June 9, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Cincinnati Reds 8 W 15-10 18-12 33-22
June 9, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 15-10 18-13 33-23
June 10, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 15-10 19-13 34-23
June 11, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 15-10 20-13 35-23
June 12, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 15-10 20-14 35-24
June 13, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 15-10 21-14 36-24
June 14, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 15-11 21-14 36-25
June 15, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 16-11 21-14 37-25
June 16, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 17-11 21-14 38-25
June 18, 1968 Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 18-11 21-14 39-25
June 19, 1968 Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 19-11 21-14 40-25
June 20, 1968 Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 20-11 21-14 41-25
June 21, 1968 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 21-11 21-14 42-25
June 22, 1968 Atlanta Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 22-11 21-14 43-25
June 23, 1968 Atlanta Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 23-11 21-14 44-25
June 23, 1968 Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 23-12 21-14 44-26
June 25, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 23-13 21-14 44-27
June 26, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 23-14 21-14 44-28
June 26, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 24-14 21-14 45-28
June 28, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 24-14 22-14 46-28
June 29, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 10 L 24-14 22-15 46-29
June 30, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 24-14 22-16 46-30
July 1, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 24-14 23-16 47-30
July 2, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 24-14 24-16 48-30
July 3, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 24-14 25-16 49-30
July 4, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 24-14 26-16 50-30
July 5, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 24-14 27-16 51-30
July 6, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 24-14 28-16 52-30
July 7, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 24-14 29-16 53-30
July 11, 1968 Houston Astros 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 24-15 29-16 53-31
July 11, 1968 Houston Astros 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 25-15 29-16 54-31
July 12, 1968 Houston Astros 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 26-15 29-16 55-31
July 13, 1968 Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 27-15 29-16 56-31
July 14, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 28-15 29-16 57-31
July 15, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 29-15 29-16 58-31
July 16, 1968 San Francisco Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 30-15 29-16 59-31
July 18, 1968 San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 30-16 29-16 59-32
July 19, 1968 New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 30-17 29-16 59-33
July 20, 1968 New York Mets 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 31-17 29-16 60-33
July 21, 1968 New York Mets 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 32-17 29-16 61-33
July 21, 1968 New York Mets 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 32-18 29-16 61-34
July 22, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 33-18 29-16 62-34
July 23, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 34-18 29-16 63-34
July 24, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 35-18 29-16 64-34
July 25, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 36-18 29-16 65-34
July 26, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 36-18 29-17 65-35
July 26, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 36-18 30-17 66-35
July 27, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 36-18 31-17 67-35
July 28, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 36-18 31-18 67-36
July 29, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Mets 1 W 36-18 32-18 68-36
July 30, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Mets 1 W 36-18 33-18 69-36
July 31, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 36-18 34-18 70-36
August 1, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 36-18 35-18 71-36
August 2, 1968 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 36-19 35-18 71-37
August 3, 1968 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 36-20 35-18 71-38
August 4, 1968 Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 36-21 35-18 71-39
August 5, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 37-21 35-18 72-39
August 6, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 37-22 35-18 72-40
August 7, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 38-22 35-18 73-40
August 8, 1968 Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 39-22 35-18 74-40
August 9, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 39-22 36-18 75-40
August 10, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 39-22 37-18 76-40
August 11, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 39-22 37-19 76-41
August 12, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 39-22 37-20 76-42
August 13, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 10 L 39-22 37-21 76-43
August 14, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 39-22 38-21 77-43
August 15, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 39-22 39-21 78-43
August 16, 1968 Atlanta Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 39-23 39-21 78-44
August 17, 1968 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 39-24 39-21 78-45
August 18, 1968 Atlanta Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 40-24 39-21 79-45
August 19, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 40-24 40-21 80-45
August 20, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 40-24 40-22 80-46
August 21, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 40-24 41-22 81-46
August 22, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 40-24 41-23 81-47
August 23, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 41-24 41-23 82-47
August 24, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 41-25 41-23 82-48
August 25, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 42-25 41-23 83-48
August 26, 1968 New York Mets 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 42-26 41-23 83-49
August 27, 1968 New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 42-27 41-23 83-50
August 28, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 42-27 42-23 84-50
August 29, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 42-27 43-23 85-50
August 30, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 8 L 42-27 43-24 85-51
August 31, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 0 W 42-27 44-24 86-51
September 1, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Mets 2 W 42-27 45-24 87-51
September 2, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 42-27 46-24 88-51
September 3, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 42-27 47-24 89-51
September 4, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 42-27 47-25 89-52
September 6, 1968 San Francisco Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 42-28 47-25 89-53
September 6, 1968 San Francisco Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 42-29 47-25 89-54
September 7, 1968 San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 42-30 47-25 89-55
September 8, 1968 San Francisco Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 43-30 47-25 90-55
September 9, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 43-31 47-25 90-56
September 10, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 43-32 47-25 90-57
September 11, 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 44-32 47-25 91-57
September 13, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Houston Astros 4 L 44-32 47-26 91-58
September 14, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Houston Astros 0 W 44-32 48-26 92-58
September 15, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Houston Astros 4 W 44-32 49-26 93-58
September 17, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 L 44-32 49-27 93-59
September 18, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 44-32 50-27 94-59
September 19, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Francisco Giants 11 L 44-32 50-28 94-60
September 20, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 44-32 50-29 94-61
September 21, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 44-32 50-30 94-62
September 22, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 44-32 50-31 94-63
September 24, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 44-33 50-31 94-64
September 25, 1968 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 45-33 50-31 95-64
September 27, 1968 Houston Astros 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 46-33 50-31 96-64
September 28, 1968 Houston Astros 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 46-34 50-31 96-65
September 29, 1968 Houston Astros 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 47-34 50-31 97-65
October 2, 1968 Detroit Tigers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 3, 1968 Detroit Tigers 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 1-1 0-0 1-1
October 5, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
October 6, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 1-1 2-0 3-1
October 7, 1968 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 1-1 2-1 3-2
October 9, 1968 Detroit Tigers 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 1-2 2-1 3-3
October 10, 1968 Detroit Tigers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 1-3 2-1 3-4


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