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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 6, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 6, 1968 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Lemaster |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,142 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Mel Steiner |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jim Ray Hart | Left Fielder |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Davis | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Julio Gotay | Second Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Denny Lemaster | Pitcher |
| Grady Hatton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 6, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Hunt hits a popup in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Lemaster
Davenport hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Lemaster
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Perry
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Perry
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Perry
Staub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hart. Staub reaches second base with a double. Miller scores. Wynn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Perry
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gotay vs. Perry
Gotay 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 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Lemaster
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lemaster
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dietz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Lemaster
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Perry
Bateman hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Hart fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hart. Bateman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemaster vs. Perry
Lemaster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Perry
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bateman scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Perry
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Perry
Staub hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Davis scores. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Wynn scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Bolin
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolin vs. Lemaster
Bolin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Lemaster
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Lemaster
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Bolin
Jesus Alou now playing left field.
Gotay hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Bolin
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bateman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemaster vs. Bolin
Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lemaster
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lemaster
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dietz hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bolin
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bolin
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bolin
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Bolin
There goes Wynn. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Bolin
Staub is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Bolin
Aspromonte hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Lemaster
Lanier hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Lemaster
Nate Oliver pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Lemaster
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Herbel
Ron Herbel now pitching.
Menke hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. Herbel
Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Herbel
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hunt scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lemaster
Mays hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lemaster
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemaster vs. Herbel
Frank Johnson now playing center field.
Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Herbel
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Herbel
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Herbel
Wynn is hit by the pitch. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Herbel
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Herbel
Aspromonte is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lemaster
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dietz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Lemaster
Lanier hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Lemaster
Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Ron Herbel.
Hiatt hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Menke hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gotay vs. McDaniel
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. McDaniel
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Lemaster
Davenport takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lemaster
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Lemaster
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Lemaster
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemaster vs. McDaniel
Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McDaniel
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. McDaniel
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. McDaniel
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Staub vs. McDaniel
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Miller scores. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. McDaniel
There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to third. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aspromonte vs. McDaniel
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Menke vs. McDaniel
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gotay vs. McDaniel
Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dietz hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Lemaster
Lanier hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Lemaster
Bob Barton pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel.
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1968 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hunt R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Davis R, cf 5 2 2 1
Davenport J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Miller N, rf 5 3 3 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 1 1 2 Wynn J, lf 1 2 1 0
Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Staub R, 1b 4 2 4 6
Johnson F, cf 1 0 1 0 Aspromonte B, 3b 5 0 1 1
Hart J, lf 1 0 0 0 Menke D, ss 4 0 1 1
Alou J, lf 3 0 0 0 Gotay J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Brown O, rf 4 0 1 0 Bateman J, c 4 1 1 0
Dietz D, c 4 0 1 0 Lemaster D, p 4 0 0 0
Lanier H, ss 4 0 0 0
Perry G, p 0 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 1 0 0 0
Oliver N, ph 1 0 0 0
Herbel R, p 0 0 0 0
Hiatt J, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
Barton B, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 7 2 37 10 14 9
San Francisco 000 000 020 -- 2
Houston 340 001 02x -- 10
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (L) 1.2 7 7 7 1 2
Bolin B 2.1 1 0 0 2 0
Herbel R 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
McDaniel L 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster D (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 1
E -- Hart J
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 9
2B -- Staub R, Bateman J, Johnson F
HR -- McCovey W
SB -- Wynn J
HBP -- by Herbel R (Wynn J)
WP -- Bolin B, McDaniel L
T -- 3:00
A -- 10142
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