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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 6, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 6, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 46,550 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Al Barlick |
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 |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 6, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Carlton
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Carlton
That's a pickoff. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Hunt moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Carlton
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hart vs. Carlton
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Mays scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Marichal
Tolan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Carlton
Hiatt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Carlton
Lanier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marichal vs. Carlton
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Carlton
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Marichal
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Marichal
There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. Shannon moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Maxvill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shannon scores. Cepeda scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock hits a fly ball towards center. Mays settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mays. Maxvill scores. Brock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Marichal
There goes Brock. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Brock steals third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a popup in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Carlton
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Carlton
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Marichal
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Marichal
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Carlton
Hiatt hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Carlton
Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Maxvill 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 -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, 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 -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Carlton
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Carlton
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Carlton
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Carlton
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
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
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Marichal
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Marichal
Marichal fires to first and has Tolan trapped. There's the throw to Lanier who tags Tolan for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Marichal
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Carlton
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Carlton
Hiatt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lanier vs. Carlton
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marichal vs. Carlton
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon. Hiatt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Marichal
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Willis
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Willis
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mays moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hart vs. Hoerner
Hart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood. Hart reaches second base with a double. Hunt scores. Mays scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Hoerner
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoerner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hiatt vs. Hoerner
Hiatt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lanier vs. Hoerner
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marichal vs. Hoerner
Marichal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Jim Davenport now playing third base.
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hiatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Marichal
Roger Maris pinch hits for Joe Hoerner.
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Marichal
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Marichal
Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Nelson
Mel Nelson now pitching.
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Nelson
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Nelson
Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Nelson
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
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Marichal
Bob Barton now catching.
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Marichal
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Marichal
There's a wild pitch. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Marichal
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
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 -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxvill vs. Marichal
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Maxvill reaches second base with a double. Shannon scores. Cepeda moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarver vs. Marichal
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Mel Nelson.
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Maxvill scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Marichal
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunt. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flood vs. Linzy
Frank Linzy now pitching.
There goes Brock. The throw from Barton and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flood vs. Linzy
Flood 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, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Davenport is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Granger
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Granger
Barton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Linzy
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Linzy
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Linzy
Ron Davis pinch runs for Johnny Edwards.
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Linzy
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cepeda for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1968, game 2 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 5 2 2 0 Brock L, lf 5 0 0 0
Hunt R, 2b 3 2 2 0 Flood C, cf 5 0 1 0
Mays W, cf 4 3 3 3 Tolan B, rf 5 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 0 1 1 Edwards J, c 5 1 3 0
Hart J, 3b 4 0 1 2 Davis R, pr 0 0 0 0
Davenport J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 2 1 1
Alou J, lf 5 1 1 0 Cepeda O, 1b 5 2 3 0
Hiatt J, c 3 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Barton B, c 1 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 2 2 3
Lanier H, ss 3 0 1 1 Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0
Marichal J, p 4 0 0 0 Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0 Hoerner J, p 0 0 0 0
Maris R, ph 1 0 0 0
Nelson M, p 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 1 2
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 12 7 41 7 11 6
San Francisco 300 011 210 -- 8
St.Louis 040 000 030 -- 7
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W) 7.2 10 7 5 1 5
Linzy F (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 5.2 8 5 3 2 2
Willis R* 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
Hoerner J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Nelson M 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Granger W 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Cepeda O, Mays W 2, Shannon M, Hunt R
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- San Francisco 8, St.Louis 8
2B -- Hart J, Maxvill D
HR -- Mays W
SB -- Brock L 2
SF -- Mays W, Lanier H
WP -- Marichal J 3
PB -- Hiatt J
T -- 2:55
A -- 46550
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