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NL Pennant

September 15, 1968

— Greatest Moments —

 
 
NL Pennant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020
1. NL Pennant Marker
Inscription. The Cardinals clinched the National League pennant with a 7-4 victory over the Astros in Houston. Curt Flood led the charge with five hits and Roger Maris smashed his last career home run (275) in the earliest National League clincher since 1955.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals Greatest Moments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1968.
 
Location. 38° 37.371′ N, 90° 11.478′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. Marker is on South Broadway south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World Series Record (here, next to this marker); Gibson Dominates (here, next to this marker); Back-to-Back No-Hitters (here, next to this marker); 7 Straight for Gibby (here, next to this marker); Grand Slam in Canada (here, next to this marker); Gibson Gets Five (here, next to this marker); Carlton Baffles Mets (a few steps from this marker); World Champions (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
 
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 23, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.

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