San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 29
Played on Tuesday, May 14, 1968 (N) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 2 SF N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x - 2 2 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Menke 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 Wynn lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Staub 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 10 1 Aspromonte 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Miller rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Torres ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Giusti p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 7 1 3 4 24 8 FIELDING - E: Staub (2), Torres (7). BATTING - 2B: Staub (9,off McCormick). 3B: Menke (2,off McCormick). SH: Wynn (1,off McCormick); Bateman (1,off McCormick); Aspromonte (2,off Linzy). GDP: Torres (2,off McCormick). IBB: Miller (1,by McCormick). Team LOB: 9.
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Marshall lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 Mays cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 McCovey 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hiatt c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Johnson 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 Lanier ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 McCormick p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 26 2 2 2 1 5 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hunt-Lanier-McCovey. E: Mays (2). BATTING - HR: Johnson (1,5th inning off Giusti 0 on 1 out). SH: Linzy (1,off Giusti). SF: McCovey (2,off Giusti). HBP: Marshall (1,by Giusti). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti L(3-3) 8 2 2 2 1 5 1 30 HBP: Giusti (1,Marshall).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McCormick W(3-3) 7 7 1 1 3 4 0 31 Linzy SV(3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 37 McCormick faced 2 batters in the 8th inning IBB: McCormick (3,Miller). Inherited Runners - Scored: Linzy 1-0. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 5349 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Davis cf Hunt 2b 2. Menke 2b Marshall lf 3. Wynn lf Mays cf 4. Staub 1b McCovey 1b 5. Aspromonte 3b Brown rf 6. Bateman c Hiatt c 7. Miller rf Johnson 3b 8. Torres ss Lanier ss 9. Giusti p McCormick p ASTROS 1ST: Davis grounded out (third to first); Menke walked; Wynn reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Menke to second]; Staub flied to left in foul territory; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Marshall struck out; Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Bateman flied out to center; Miller grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (third to first); Brown grounded out (second to first); Hiatt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center; Menke tripled to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Lanier grounded out (third to first); McCormick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Staub doubled to right; Aspromonte walked; Bateman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Aspromonte to second, Staub to third]; Miller was walked intentionally; Torres grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Hunt flied out to center; Marshall was hit by a pitch; Mays singled to center [Marshall to third]; McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Marshall scored]; Brown struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 5TH: Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to left; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Hiatt made an out to first; Johnson homered; Lanier grounded out (third to first); McCormick made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to center; Aspromonte forced Staub (second to shortstop); Bateman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 6TH: Hunt flied out to left; Marshall grounded out (first unassisted); Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 7TH: Miller struck out; Torres singled; Giusti flied out to left; Davis singled to left [Torres to second]; Menke struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey flied out to right; Brown flied out to center; Hiatt made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn singled to center [Wynn to second (error by Mays)]; Staub singled to center [Wynn scored]; LINZY REPLACED MCCORMICK (PITCHING); Aspromonte out on a sacrifice bunt (first to shortstop to second) [Staub to second]; Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: Johnson reached on an error by Torres; Lanier flied out to left; Linzy reached on an error by Staub on a sacrifice bunt [Johnson to third]; Hunt reached on a fielder's choice [Johnson out at home (first to catcher), Linzy to second]; Marshall walked [Linzy to third, Hunt to second]; Mays flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. ASTROS 9TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR TORRES; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMAS BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Thomas flied out to left; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 7 2 9 Giants 2 2 1 4
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