San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 101
Played on Saturday, July 27, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 HOU N 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 3
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hunt 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Johnson 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 Davenport 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mays cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Hart lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Cline lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alou rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Barton c 4 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 Lanier ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 McCormick p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Bolin p 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Totals 36 4 8 4 1 5 27 8 FIELDING - E: Johnson (9). BATTING - 3B: Alou (3,off Buzhardt). SF: Mays (3,off Buzhardt). Team LOB: 7.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 Torres ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Staub 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 2 Gotay pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 Menke 2b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Watson lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 Bateman c 3 1 2 2 0 1 4 1 Gilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adlesh c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buzhardt p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 3 7 3 0 10 27 14 FIELDING - E: Menke 2 (11), Watson (4). BATTING - 2B: Bateman (11,off McCormick). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McCormick 1.1 4 3 2 0 2 0 9 Bolin W(4-3) 7.2 3 0 0 0 8 0 26 Totals 9 7 3 2 0 10 0 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Bolin 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Buzhardt L(3-3) 7 6 4 2 0 5 0 29 Dukes 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 Totals 9 8 4 2 1 5 0 38 WP: Buzhardt (4), Dukes (2). Umpires: HP - Bill Jackowski, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 37330 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Hunt 2b Simpson rf 2. Johnson 3b Torres ss 3. Mays cf Staub 1b 4. McCovey 1b Wynn cf 5. Hart lf Menke 2b 6. Alou rf Aspromonte 3b 7. Barton c Watson lf 8. Lanier ss Bateman c 9. McCormick p Buzhardt p GIANTS 1ST: Hunt flied out to right; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays singled to left [Mays to second (error by Watson)]; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres singled to right; Staub popped to pitcher in foul territory; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Hart singled to left; Alou tripled to center [Hart scored]; Barton singled to left [Alou scored]; Lanier grounded out (catcher to first) [Barton to second]; McCormick struck out; Hunt flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Aspromonte singled to right; Watson reached on an error by Johnson [Aspromonte to second, Watson to first]; Bateman doubled [Aspromonte scored, Watson scored (unearned)]; Buzhardt singled [Bateman scored, Buzhardt to second (on throw to home)]; BOLIN REPLACED MCCORMICK (PITCHING); Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 3RD: Johnson was called out on strikes; Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Staub flied out to left; Wynn was called out on strikes; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Hart grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Barton singled to center; Lanier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Watson was called out on strikes; Bateman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 5TH: Bolin was called out on strikes but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Hunt reached on an error by Menke [Bolin to third, Hunt to second]; Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Bolin scored (unearned), Hunt to third]; Mays hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hunt scored (unearned)]; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Buzhardt grounded out (first unassisted); Simpson made an out to second; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. GIANTS 6TH: Hart was called out on strikes; Alou singled to center; Barton grounded out (third to first) [Alou to second]; Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Wynn struck out; Menke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. GIANTS 7TH: Bolin grounded out (third to first); Hunt struck out; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: DAVENPORT REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 3B); Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Watson was called out on strikes; Bateman singled to center; GILSON RAN FOR BATEMAN; THOMAS BATTED FOR BUZHARDT; Thomas forced Gilson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. GIANTS 8TH: DUKES REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); ADLESH REPLACED GILSON (PLAYING C ); Mays flied out to center; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Hart singled; Alou reached on an error by Menke [Alou to first, Hart out at home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Simpson was called out on strikes; Torres flied out to left; Staub singled to left; GOTAY RAN FOR STAUB; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. GIANTS 9TH: GOTAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Barton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier grounded out (first unassisted); Bolin walked; Hunt singled to left [Bolin to second]; Dukes threw a wild pitch [Bolin to third, Hunt to second]; Davenport flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: CLINE REPLACED HART (PLAYING LF); Menke flied out to left; Aspromonte grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to center; MILLER BATTED FOR ADLESH; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 4 8 1 7 Astros 3 7 3 5
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