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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 16, 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 September 16, 1968 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 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 | September 16, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,361 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 16, 1968
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McCormick
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McCormick
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. McCormick
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Johnson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Nolan
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Nolan
Hunt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hunt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Nolan
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Nolan
McCovey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Hunt scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hart vs. Nolan
Hart strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McCormick
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McCormick
May takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. McCormick
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. McCormick
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nolan vs. McCormick
Nolan bunts towards the mound. McCormick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to third. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. McCormick
Rose hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. May scores. Cardenas scores. Nolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. McCormick
Pinson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Nolan scores. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Herbel
Ron Herbel now pitching.
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Herbel
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Nolan
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Nolan
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Herbel
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Herbel
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Herbel covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Herbel
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Nolan
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Ron Herbel.
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Nolan
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Nolan
Hunt hits a line drive towards right. Rose catches it and throws to first to double up Henderson. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Gibbon
Nolan bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibbon covering, for the out. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Gibbon
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Gibbon
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nolan
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Nolan
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Nolan
Hart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibbon
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gibbon
Bench 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 -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gibbon
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibbon covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Nolan
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Nolan
Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Nolan
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Joe Gibbon.
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Nolan
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Robertson
Rich Robertson now pitching.
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Robertson
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Robertson
Cardenas 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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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Nolan
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Nolan
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Mays reaches second base with a double. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Nolan
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McRae scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunt scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hart vs. Nolan
Hart hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Nolan
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Alou reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Nolan
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Robertson
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Robertson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robertson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Robertson
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Robertson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Nolan
Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schroder vs. Carroll
Bob Schroder pinch hits for Rich Robertson. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Schroder takes first base on ball four. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Carroll
Nate Oliver pinch runs for Bob Schroder.
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Lanier moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hunt vs. Carroll
Ty Cline pinch runs for Bobby Bonds.
Hunt is hit by the pitch. Lanier scores. Oliver moves to third. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Carroll
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to home to get Oliver. Cline moves to third. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Carroll
McCovey hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Johnson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Perez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Perez. Cline scores. Hunt scores. Mays goes all the way around to score. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hart vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Abernathy
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCovey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Abernathy
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Linzy
Ty Cline now playing left field. Jim Davenport now playing third base. Frank Linzy now pitching. Ollie Brown now playing right field.
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Linzy
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Linzy
May 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 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Abernathy
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Abernathy
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Abernathy
Cline strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Linzy
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Hal McRae.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Linzy
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Linzy
Mack Jones pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Linzy
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1968 -- Cincinnati at San Francisco (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 5 0 2 2 Bonds B, rf 3 0 0 0
Pinson V, cf 4 0 2 1 Cline T, pr-lf 1 1 0 0
Johnson A, lf 3 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 3 3 2 1
Bench J, c 4 0 2 0 Mays W, cf 4 2 1 0
Perez T, 3b 4 1 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 4
May L, 1b 3 1 0 0 Hart J, 3b 3 0 0 0
McRae H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Davenport J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0 Alou J, lf 4 0 2 2
Cardenas L, ss 4 1 3 1 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0
Nolan G, p 2 1 1 0 Dietz D, c 4 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 4 1 2 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0
Jones M, ph 1 0 1 0 Herbel R, p 0 0 0 0
Henderson K, ph 0 0 0 0
Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0
Marshall D, ph 1 0 0 0
Robertson R, p 0 0 0 0
Schroder B, ph 0 0 0 0
Oliver N, pr 0 0 0 0
Brown O, rf 1 0 0 0
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34 4 12 4 32 8 9 7
Cincinnati 040 000 000 -- 4
San Francisco 100 002 50x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G* 6.0 7 4 4 2 2
Carroll C (L) 0.1 1 4 3 2 0
Abernathy T 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M 1.1 7 4 4 1 1
Herbel R 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Gibbon J 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Robertson R (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Linzy F (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Perez T
DP -- Cincinnati 1, San Francisco 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 5
2B -- Hunt R, McCovey W 2, Pinson V, Mays W, Alou J
SH -- Nolan G
HBP -- by Carroll C (Hunt R)
T -- 2:40
A -- 2361
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