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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 24, 1968 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 24, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 5,930 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Mel Steiner |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Jim Ray Hart | Left Fielder |
Jack Hiatt | First Baseman |
Dick Dietz | Catcher |
Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
Lou Johnson | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards second. Beckert picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Beckert. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Holtzman
Davenport bunts towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davenport for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Holtzman
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunt scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Holtzman
Hart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
There goes Mays. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Mays steals third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Hart moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dietz vs. Holtzman
Dietz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Holtzman
Lanier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marichal vs. Holtzman
Marichal bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lanier scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Holtzman
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Marichal
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hiatt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Banks for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Holtzman
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Holtzman
Hart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
Hiatt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Marichal
Holtzman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Holtzman
Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Holtzman
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Holtzman
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Holtzman
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Holtzman
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hunt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Holtzman
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Holtzman
Hart is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Marichal
Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Holtzman
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Holtzman
Dietz takes first base on ball four. Hiatt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Holtzman
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hiatt moves to third. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lanier vs. Holtzman
Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiatt scores. Dietz scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marichal vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Marichal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Lamabe
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Lamabe
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nen vs. Marichal
Dick Nen pinch hits for Jack Lamabe.
Nen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Hartenstein
Chuck Hartenstein now pitching.
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Hartenstein
Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Hartenstein
Hiatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Hartenstein
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiatt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Hartenstein
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Marichal
Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spangler vs. Marichal
Al Spangler pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein.
Spangler hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Regan
Phil Regan now pitching.
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first, with Regan covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Regan
Marichal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Marichal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Regan
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Regan
Davenport hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Marichal
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Marichal
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Marichal
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Marichal
Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Santo reaches second base with a double. There goes Beckert trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Marichal
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Regan
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Regan
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hiatt vs. Regan
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dietz vs. Regan
Dietz hits a line drive towards first. Banks catches it and steps on first to double up Hiatt. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Marichal
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Marichal
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Marichal
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Phil Regan.
Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1968 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hunt R, 2b 5 1 3 1 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 2 0 Davenport J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 5 0 2 1 Williams B, lf 3 1 1 1 Hart J, lf 5 0 2 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hiatt J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Banks E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Dietz D, c 4 1 1 0 Johnson L, rf 4 0 2 1 Alou J, rf 4 0 1 0 Hundley R, c 3 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 3 1 1 2 Phillips A, cf 3 0 0 0 Marichal J, p 3 0 1 0 Holtzman K, p 1 0 0 0 Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0 Nen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hartenstein C, p 0 0 0 0 Spangler A, ph 1 0 0 0 Regan P, p 0 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 12 4 33 2 9 2 San Francisco 110 002 000 -- 4 Chicago 000 000 110 -- 2 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Marichal J (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Holtzman K (L)* 5.0 7 4 4 4 3 Lamabe J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Hartenstein C 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Regan P 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Beckert G DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- San Francisco 11, Chicago 7 2B -- Marichal J, Santo R SB -- Mays W SH -- Davenport J, Marichal J SF -- Williams B T -- 2:46 A -- 5930
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