Roberto Clemente vs Bob Gibson:
“We were ahead 1-0 when my old pal Clemente led off the fourth with the Pirates’ first hit – a line drive off my right shin.
I couldn’t get up right away, and Bob Bauman rushed out to check my leg and spray ethyl chloride on it. I said, ‘I hate to tell you, Doc, but you’re spraying the wrong place.’ He advised me to take a look, and I saw what he saw – a dent in the skin the shape of a baseball. It was odd that I couldn’t feel where I had been struck, but since I couldn’t feel it, I wasn’t particularly worried. I told Doc to put a little tape on it and let me get back to work.
Willie Stargell was the next batter, and I walked him. Then Bill Mazeroski popped out, and the count was three and two on Donn Clendenon when I tried to put a little extra on the payoff pitch and collapsed.
The fibula bone had snapped above the ankle. I was taken to Jewish Hospital, my leg was put in a cast, and I was out of the pennant race for nearly eight weeks..”
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1967 (N) at Busch Stadium II
PIT N 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 - 6 12 3
STL N 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Pizarro (4-6) LP: Briles (4-3) SV: Face (11) HR: Cepeda (13)
Play by Play
PIRATES 1ST: Alou flied out to center; Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Clemente grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ribant [Brock to third]; Tolan struck out; Maris tripled [Brock scored]; Cepeda popped to first in foul territory; McCarver popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Mazeroski flied out to left; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Shannon grounded out (third to first); Javier grounded out (shortstop to first); Bressoud lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 3RD: Alley walked; May walked [Alley to second]; Ribant forced Alley (pitcher to third) [May to second]; Alou flied to left in foul territory; Wills popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 4TH: Clemente singled to pitcher; Bob Gibson suffered a broken leg when struck by the line drive; he faced three more batters; Stargell walked [Clemente to second]; Mazeroski flied out to center; Clendenon walked [Clemente to third, Stargell to second]; JACKSON REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Alley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Clemente scored]; May forced Clendenon (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Maris reached on an error by Mazeroski; Cepeda flied out to center; McCarver singled to pitcher [Maris out at third (pitcher to second to shortstop)]; Shannon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 5TH: Ribant grounded out (catcher to first); Alou singled; Wills struck out while Alou was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Javier was called out on strikes; Bressoud lined to left; Jackson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1. PIRATES 6TH: Clemente doubled to center; Stargell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Clemente to third]; Mazeroski lined to shortstop; Clendenon singled to right [Clemente scored]; Alley flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock lined to second; Tolan walked; Maris grounded out (first unassisted) [Tolan to second]; Cepeda homered [Tolan scored]; McCarver flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 3. PIRATES 7TH: May grounded out (third to first); MOTA BATTED FOR RIBANT; Mota flied out to right; Alou singled to center; Wills singled to shortstop [Alou to second]; Clemente singled to left [Alou scored, Wills to second]; Stargell singled to right [Wills scored, Clemente to third]; WILLIS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Mazeroski grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: MCBEAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Shannon singled to left; Javier singled [Shannon to second]; Bressoud singled to second [Shannon to third, Javier to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR WILLIS; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Shannon scored, Javier to third]; PIZARRO REPLACED MCBEAN (PITCHING); Brock struck out; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TOLAN; Gagliano was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BRILES REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Clendenon singled to center; Alley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Clendenon to second]; May singled to second [Clendenon to third]; JIMENEZ BATTED FOR PIZARRO; WOODESHICK REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); PAGAN BATTED FOR JIMENEZ; Pagan grounded out (third to first) [Clendenon scored, May to second]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: FACE REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Maris reached on an error by Clendenon; Cepeda grounded into a double play (second to first) [Maris out at second]; McCarver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4. PIRATES 9TH: Wills singled to right; Clemente grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wills to second]; Stargell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third]; Mazeroski singled to center [Wills scored]; Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Shannon grounded out (shortstop to first); Javier grounded out (second to first); Bressoud walked; Johnson forced Bressoud (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 6 12 3 9 Cardinals 4 7 0 5