Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Wednesday, September 25, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 x - 3 8 0
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonds cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Mason 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 Marshall rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 McCovey 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 Hiatt c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Henderson lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schroder 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Mays ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lanier ss 3 0 1 2 0 1 6 1 Dietz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cline ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marichal p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 33 2 6 2 2 9 24 9 BATTING - 2B: Lanier (14,off Giusti). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Mays (12,2nd base off Ray/Adlesh).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Torres ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Wynn cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 Staub 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 10 1 Rader 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Menke 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Aspromonte lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 Adlesh c 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Giusti p 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 Coombs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 8 3 1 5 27 10 BATTING - 2B: Wynn (23,off Marichal). 3B: Rader (4,off Marichal); Menke (6,off Marichal). SF: Menke (2,off Marichal); Staub (4,off Marichal). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Wynn (17,2nd base by Marichal/Hiatt).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Marichal L(26-9) 8 8 3 3 1 5 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti W(11-14) 7.2 6 2 2 1 8 0 30 Coombs 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Ray SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 9 0 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Coombs 1-0; Ray 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas, LF - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 9258 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Bonds cf Herrera rf 2. Mason 2b Torres ss 3. Marshall rf Wynn cf 4. McCovey 1b Staub 1b 5. Hiatt c Rader 3b 6. Henderson lf Menke 2b 7. Schroder 3b Aspromonte lf 8. Lanier ss Adlesh c 9. Marichal p Giusti p GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Mason singled to right; Marshall was called out on strikes; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Herrera grounded out (second to first); Torres flied out to left; Wynn singled; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson made an out to third; Schroder struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub struck out; Rader grounded out (second to first); Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Lanier was called out on strikes; Marichal flied out to center; Bonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Aspromonte grounded out (pitcher to first); Adlesh grounded out (pitcher to first); Giusti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 4TH: Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey singled to center; Hiatt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Herrera struck out; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Wynn singled; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 5TH: Henderson singled; Schroder grounded out (pitcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Lanier grounded out (first to pitcher) [Henderson to third]; Marichal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader tripled to right; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rader scored]; Aspromonte walked; Adlesh grounded out (first unassisted) [Aspromonte to second]; Giusti struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. GIANTS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason struck out; Marshall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Herrera singled to center; Torres forced Herrera (second to shortstop); Wynn doubled to right [Torres to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Torres scored]; Rader made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey singled to right; Hiatt flied out to right; Henderson walked [McCovey to second]; Schroder grounded out (pitcher to first) [Henderson to second, McCovey to third]; Lanier doubled to left [Henderson scored, McCovey scored]; Marichal struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Menke tripled to right; Aspromonte singled to right [Menke scored]; Adlesh forced Aspromonte (pitcher to shortstop); Giusti singled to center [Adlesh to second]; Herrera made an out to shortstop; Torres forced Giusti (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 8TH: Bonds struck out; Mason struck out; Marshall singled to left; COOMBS REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn struck out; Staub flied out to right; Rader made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 9TH: Hiatt grounded out (pitcher to first); ALOU BATTED FOR HENDERSON; Alou grounded out (second to first); MAYS BATTED FOR SCHRODER; Mays walked; DIETZ BATTED FOR LANIER; RAY REPLACED COOMBS (PITCHING); CLINE BATTED FOR DIETZ; Mays stole second; Cline struck out (strikeout was charged to Dietz); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 2 6 0 6 Astros 3 8 0 5
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