Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 1
Regular Season Game 135
Played on Thursday, August 29, 1968 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0 SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 4
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 Miller rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Staub 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 Menke ss 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Thomas lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 Bateman c 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 Giusti p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 6 9 6 3 2 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Herrera (2,off Marichal). HR: Menke (5,1st inning off Marichal 2 on 2 out). SH: Herrera (3,off Marichal). IBB: Staub (18,by Marichal). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Miller (6,2nd base off Marichal/Dietz).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonds rf,cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Hunt 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 Mays cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alou rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 Hart 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Dietz c 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Cline lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Lanier ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Monbouquette p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schroder ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herbel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marichal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gibbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Oliver ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 5 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lanier-Hunt. E: Hunt (13), Dietz 2 (10), Marichal (6). BATTING - 2B: Bonds (3,off Giusti). HBP: Schroder (1,by Giusti). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti W(9-12) 9 4 1 1 1 5 0 33 HBP: Giusti (3,Schroder).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Marichal L(23-7) 1.2 6 6 4 1 1 1 12 Gibbon 4.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 16 Monbouquette 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Herbel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 6 4 3 2 1 38 IBB: Marichal (9,Staub). Inherited Runners - Scored: Gibbon 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 5449 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Herrera 2b Bonds rf 2. Miller rf Hunt 2b 3. Wynn cf Mays cf 4. Staub 1b McCovey 1b 5. Menke ss Hart 3b 6. Aspromonte 3b Dietz c 7. Thomas lf Cline lf 8. Bateman c Lanier ss 9. Giusti p Marichal p ASTROS 1ST: Herrera doubled to left; Miller grounded out (catcher to first); Wynn struck out; Staub was walked intentionally; Menke homered [Herrera scored, Staub scored]; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt flied out to right; Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: ALOU REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING RF); BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Thomas singled to right; Bateman singled to center [Thomas to third]; Giusti popped to first in foul territory; Herrera out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Thomas scored, Bateman to third (error by Marichal)]; Miller singled to right [Bateman scored (unearned)]; Miller stole second [Miller to third (error by Dietz)]; Wynn singled to center [Miller scored (unearned)]; GIBBON REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Dietz dropped a foul fly hit by Staub for an error; Staub forced Wynn (shortstop unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Hart grounded out (third to first); Dietz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Menke struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to left; Bateman singled to right [Thomas to second]; Giusti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Cline made an out to second; Lanier made an out to first; Gibbon grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Herrera flied out to right; Miller singled [Miller to second (error by Hunt)]; Wynn lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Hunt made an out to second; Alou made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Staub flied out to left; Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Aspromonte walked; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: McCovey flied out to right; Hart walked; Dietz struck out; Cline made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. ASTROS 6TH: Bateman flied out to right; Giusti flied out to right; Herrera grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Lanier struck out; OLIVER BATTED FOR GIBBON; Oliver was called out on strikes; Bonds singled to center; Hunt singled to right [Bonds to second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. ASTROS 7TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MONBOUQUETTE REPLACED LANIER (PITCHING); Miller made an out to first; Wynn flied out to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey was called out on strikes; Hart made an out to shortstop; Dietz singled; Cline flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. ASTROS 8TH: Menke grounded out (second to first); Aspromonte grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas walked; Bateman forced Thomas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: SCHRODER BATTED FOR MONBOUQUETTE; Schroder was hit by a pitch; Oliver flied out to left; Bonds doubled [Schroder to third]; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first) [Schroder scored]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. ASTROS 9TH: HERBEL REPLACED SCHRODER (PITCHING); Giusti grounded out (third to first); Herrera flied out to center; Miller made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: McCovey flied out to right; Hart popped to catcher in foul territory; Dietz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 9 0 5 Giants 1 4 4 5
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