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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 3, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 3, 1968 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 15,935 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Bill Jackowski 3B: Frank Secory |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Jim Ray Hart | Left Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 3, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Marichal
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Carlton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Marichal
McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Maxvill hits a line drive towards first. McCovey catches it and throws to second to double up Shannon. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Carlton
Hart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Carlton
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Marichal
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carlton for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Marichal
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda 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 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Carlton
Dietz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Carlton
Lanier bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Javier covering, for the out. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marichal vs. Carlton
Marichal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dietz scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. Marichal moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Carlton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marichal moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Marichal
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Carlton
Hart hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Carlton
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Carlton
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Carlton
There's a wild pitch. Davenport moves to third. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lanier vs. Carlton
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davenport tags and scores. Dietz tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marichal vs. Carlton
Marichal strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Marichal
Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Marichal
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Carlton
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Carlton
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Marichal
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Marichal
There goes McCarver. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. McCarver steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Carlton
Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Carlton
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Carlton
Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Marichal
Carlton hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Carlton
Marichal strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Carlton
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Marichal
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Marichal
McCarver 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 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Carlton
Hart hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Carlton
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Carlton
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Marichal
Carlton 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 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Carlton
Ollie Brown pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Carlton
Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Juan Marichal.
Hiatt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Carlton covering, for the out. Brown moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Carlton
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. Alou scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Carlton
There goes McCovey. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. McCovey steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1968 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0 Alou J, rf 5 1 1 0
Flood C, cf 3 2 2 3 Hunt R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 2
Cepeda O, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 5 0 1 1
McCarver T, c 4 0 1 0 Hart J, lf 4 0 0 0
Shannon M, 3b 4 1 2 1 Davenport J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dietz D, c 3 1 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 1 0 0 1
Carlton S, p 4 1 1 0 Brown O, ph 1 1 1 0
Marichal J, p 3 0 1 1
Hiatt J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 4 34 5 10 5
St.Louis 100 020 001 -- 4
San Francisco 001 100 003 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 8.2 10 5 5 4 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W) 9.0 7 4 4 2 5
E -- McCovey W
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, San Francisco 9
HR -- Flood C 2, Shannon M
SB -- McCarver T, McCovey W
SH -- Lanier H
SF -- Lanier H
WP -- Carlton S
T -- 2:35
A -- 15935
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