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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 2, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 2, 1968 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Culver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,731 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Bill Williams |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Culver | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cline | Center Fielder |
| Dave Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 2, 1968
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Perry
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Perry
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Perry
Whitfield 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Culver
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Culver
Cline hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas catches it and throws to first to double up Hunt. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Culver
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Perry
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Perry
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Perry
There goes Helms. The throw from Hiatt and he is out, Lanier applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Perry
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Culver
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Culver
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Culver
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Perry
Culver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Perry
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Perry
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Culver
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Culver
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Culver
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perry for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Perry
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Perry
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Perry
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Perry
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Culver
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Culver
Cline strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cline out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Culver
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Perry
Culver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Culver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Perry
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Culver
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Culver
Hart hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Culver
Hiatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Culver
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Culver
Lanier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Perry
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Perry
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Perry
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Perry
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Culver
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Culver
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Culver
Cline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Culver
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Perry
Willie Mays now playing center field. Ty Cline now playing left field. Bob Barton now catching.
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Perry
Mack Jones pinch hits for George Culver.
Jones hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Perry
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Perry
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Perry
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Perry
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Davidson
Ted Davidson now pitching.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Lee
Bob Lee now pitching.
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lee
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Perry
Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Perry
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Perry
Helms hits a line drive into left field. Cline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cline. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Perry
Cardenas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Perry
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Lee
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lee
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Gaylord Perry.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cardenas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Lee
Hunt strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gibbon
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Gibbon
Pinson bunts in front of the plate. Barton fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Gibbon
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Gibbon
Whitfield hits a popup into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
Bench strikes out. Barton drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bench out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Lee
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Lee
Dick Dietz pinch hits for Bob Barton.
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Lee
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Lee
Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Linzy
Dick Dietz now catching.
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Linzy
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Linzy
Bob Johnson pinch hits for Bob Lee.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kelso
Bill Kelso now pitching.
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kelso
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Kelso
Lanier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Lanier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kelso
Frank Johnson pinch hits for Frank Linzy.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Henry
Bill Henry now pitching.
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Henry
There goes Rose. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Rose steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Henry
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Henry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Henry
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Henry
Perez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. McDaniel
Lee May pinch hits for Fred Whitfield. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. McDaniel
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores. Perez scores. May goes all the way around to score. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. McDaniel
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. McDaniel
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 11
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Kelso
Lee May now playing first base.
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Kelso
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Kelso
Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1968 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 4 2 2 0 Hunt R, 2b 5 0 0 0
Johnson A, lf 5 1 2 0 Cline T, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 5 0 1 1 Marshall D, lf 3 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Barton B, c 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, 1b 5 0 2 0 Dietz D, ph-c 2 0 0 0
May L, ph-1b 1 1 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 1
Bench J, c 6 1 1 2 Hart J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Helms T, 2b 6 0 3 1 Hiatt J, c 2 0 1 0
Cardenas L, ss 5 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0
Culver G, p 2 0 1 0 Brown O, rf 3 0 0 0
Jones M, ph 1 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 4 0 1 0
Davidson T, p 0 0 0 0 Perry G, p 2 0 0 0
Lee B, p 1 0 0 0 Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0
Kelso B, p 0 0 0 0 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson F, ph 1 0 0 0
Henry B, p 0 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
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46 6 14 4 37 2 5 2
Cincinnati 000 000 200 04 -- 6
San Francisco 000 010 001 00 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Culver G 6.0 3 1 1 1 5
Davidson T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lee B 2.2 1 1 1 1 1
Kelso B (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G 8.0 10 2 2 2 9
Gibbon J 0.2 0 0 0 3 0
Linzy F 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Henry B (L) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
McDaniel L 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
E -- Cardenas L, Cline T
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 14, San Francisco 4
2B -- Culver G, Lanier H
HR -- Hart J, McCovey W
SB -- Pinson V, Johnson A, Rose P
CS -- Helms T
SH -- Pinson V
PB -- Hiatt J
T -- 3:41
A -- 4731
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