The Gas House Gang

July 12, 1967 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 4, Pirates 3  (50-32)

The Cardinals blew a 2-0 lead in the top of the eighth inning only to come back and scored two in bottom half of the inning to win it.  The game winning hit came on a two run homer by Mike Shannon.  It was Shannon’s second hit of the game and he finished the game with three RBIs.  Orlando Cepeda singled and scored two runs.

Al Jackson picked up the win and he improved to 6-4 on the season.  He gave up a single hit with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings.