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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 5, 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 5, 1968 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1968 |
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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 5, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Washburn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 28,007 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Dick Simpson | Right Fielder |
Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
Ray Washburn | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Ty Cline | Right Fielder |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
Dave Marshall | Left Fielder |
Dick Dietz | Catcher |
Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 5, 1968
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McCormick
Brock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cline. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cline. Javier reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. McCormick
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shannon vs. McCormick
Shannon hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Washburn
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Washburn
Cline strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Washburn
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McCormick
McCarver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. McCormick
There's a wild pitch. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. McCormick
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. McCormick
Schofield hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washburn vs. McCormick
Washburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Washburn
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Washburn
Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Washburn
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Washburn
Dietz 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 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McCormick
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Washburn
Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Washburn
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Washburn covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Washburn
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Washburn
Cline 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 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McCormick
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport juggles the ball. That's an error on Davenport. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. McCormick
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. McCormick
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. McCormick
Simpson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. McCormick
Schofield hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Washburn
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Washburn
There goes Mays. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Mays steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Washburn
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Washburn
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Washburn
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Washburn
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Washburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washburn vs. McCormick
Washburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McCormick
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Washburn
Lanier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Washburn
McCormick bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Washburn
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Washburn
Cline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lanier scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Washburn
There goes Cline. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McCormick
Cepeda hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McCormick
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Washburn
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Washburn
McCovey hits a line drive to right field. Simpson throws towards first. Cepeda fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cepeda. Simpson throws the ball in to Schofield who tags McCovey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Washburn
Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Washburn
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. McCovey moves to third. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dietz vs. Washburn
Dietz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lanier vs. Washburn
Lanier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Washburn
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Davenport scores. Dietz moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunt vs. Washburn
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McCormick
McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cline. McCarver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. McCormick
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. McCormick
Schofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gagliano vs. McCormick
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Ray Washburn.
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCarver tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. McCormick
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. McCormick
Javier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Schofield moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Gilson
Hal Gilson now pitching.
Cline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gilson
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gilson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Gilson
Davenport takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Gilson
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McCormick
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. McCormick
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. McCormick
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. McCormick
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. McCormick
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunt. Cepeda scores. Simpson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spiezio vs. McCormick
Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Hal Gilson.
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson scores. Schofield moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. McCormick
Brock hits a line drive towards short. Lanier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Willis
Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Willis
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Willis
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lanier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cline vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Lanier scores. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiatt vs. Hoerner
Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Ty Cline.
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Hoerner
Jesus Alou pinch runs for Jack Hiatt.
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Hoerner
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McCormick
Jesus Alou now playing right field.
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McCormick
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. McCormick
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. McCormick
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Alou 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 5/5/1968 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0 Hunt R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Javier J, 2b 5 0 3 1 Cline T, rf 4 0 1 1 Flood C, cf 4 0 0 0 Hiatt J, ph 0 0 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 0 0 Alou J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 5 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 5 2 3 1 McCarver T, c 3 1 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Simpson D, rf 4 2 3 0 Davenport J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Schofield D, ss 4 0 1 0 Marshall D, lf 4 1 1 2 Washburn R, p 2 0 0 0 Dietz D, c 3 0 0 0 Gagliano P, ph 0 0 0 1 Lanier H, ss 3 2 1 0 Gilson H, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 0 1 2 Spiezio E, ph 1 0 1 1 Willis R, p 0 0 0 0 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 10 3 33 8 11 7 St.Louis 000 000 220 -- 4 San Francisco 000 213 02x -- 8 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Washburn R (L) 6.0 8 6 4 3 4 Gilson H 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 Willis R 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 Hoerner J 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO McCormick M (W) 9.0 10 4 2 3 3 E -- Davenport J, Cepeda O, Hunt R, McCarver T DP -- San Francisco 2 LOB -- St.Louis 10, San Francisco 8 2B -- Brock L, Javier J, Mays W, McCarver T HR -- Marshall D SB -- Mays W CS -- Cline T SH -- McCormick M SF -- Gagliano P WP -- McCormick M, Hoerner J T -- 3:00 A -- 28007
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