Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 1
Regular Season Game 24
Played on Tuesday, May 7, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 x - 7 6 2
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hunt 2b 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 Marshall lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Mays cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 Brown rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Johnson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Barton c 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 Cline ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dietz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lanier ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Hiatt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oliver ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marichal p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 7 1 4 5 24 6 BATTING - SH: Barton (1,off Wilson). Team LOB: 12.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Wynn lf 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Staub 1b 2 3 1 1 2 1 8 2 Aspromonte 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Menke ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 Gotay 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 Wilson p 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 Cuellar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 7 6 7 4 5 27 10 FIELDING - E: Menke (4), Gotay (2). BATTING - 3B: Wynn (1,off Marichal). HR: Staub (2,5th inning off Marichal 0 on 0 out). IBB: Staub 2 (6,by Marichal,by Linzy); Bateman (6,by Marichal); Aspromonte (5,by Linzy). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Wynn (2,2nd base off Linzy/Dietz).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Marichal L(4-2) 6.2 5 5 5 2 3 1 27 Linzy 1.1 1 2 2 2 2 0 8 Totals 8 6 7 7 4 5 1 35 WP: Linzy 2 (2). IBB: Marichal 2 (3,Staub,Bateman); Linzy 2 (3,Staub,Aspromonte). Inherited Runners - Scored: Linzy 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(3-2) 8.1 7 1 0 4 5 0 38 Cuellar SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 7 1 0 4 5 0 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Cuellar 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 13685 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Hunt 2b Davis cf 2. Marshall lf Miller rf 3. Mays cf Wynn lf 4. McCovey 1b Staub 1b 5. Brown rf Aspromonte 3b 6. Johnson 3b Menke ss 7. Barton c Gotay 2b 8. Lanier ss Bateman c 9. Marichal p Wilson p GIANTS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall struck out; Mays singled; McCovey walked [Mays to second]; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis made an out to shortstop; Miller grounded out (catcher to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Barton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Johnson to second]; Lanier struck out; Marichal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub was called out on strikes; Aspromonte grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Hunt flied out to center; Marshall singled to center; Mays struck out; McCovey singled [Marshall to second]; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Gotay flied out to center; Bateman flied out to center; Wilson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Barton walked [Johnson to second]; Lanier forced Johnson (pitcher to third) [Barton to second]; Marichal popped to catcher in foul territory; Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Davis struck out; Miller grounded out (second to first); Wynn made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 5TH: Marshall grounded out (first unassisted); Mays flied out to center; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Staub homered; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Menke flied out to left; Gotay popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. GIANTS 6TH: Brown singled to center; Johnson reached on an error by Gotay [Brown to second]; On a bunt Barton singled [Johnson to second, Brown to third]; HIATT BATTED FOR LANIER; Hiatt flied out to center; Marichal was called out on strikes; Hunt walked [Brown scored (unearned), Johnson to third, Barton to second]; Marshall grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: OLIVER REPLACED HIATT (PLAYING SS); Bateman flied out to right; Wilson struck out; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. GIANTS 7TH: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Miller made an out to second; Wynn tripled to center; Staub was walked intentionally; Aspromonte singled to left [Staub to second, Wynn scored]; Menke flied out to right; Gotay singled to center [Staub scored, Aspromonte to third, Gotay to second (on throw)]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Wilson singled [Bateman to third, Gotay scored, Aspromonte scored]; LINZY REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Davis grounded out (catcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5. GIANTS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); CLINE BATTED FOR BARTON; Cline flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: DIETZ REPLACED CLINE (PLAYING C ); Miller struck out; Wynn struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Wynn stole second; Staub was walked intentionally; Linzy threw a wild pitch [Staub to second, Wynn to third]; Aspromonte was walked intentionally; Menke singled to center [Aspromonte to second, Staub scored, Wynn scored]; Gotay forced Aspromonte (third unassisted) [Menke to second]; Bateman grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 7. GIANTS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR LINZY; Alou flied out to center; Hunt reached on an error by Menke; Marshall walked [Hunt to second]; CUELLAR REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Mays made an out to shortstop; McCovey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 1 7 0 12 Astros 7 6 2 4
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