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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 28, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 28, 1968 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Giusti |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 33,241 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Bill Jackowski |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cline | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jim Davenport | Third Baseman |
| Bob Barton | Catcher |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Herman Franks | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Simpson | Left Fielder |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Third Baseman |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Dave Giusti | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 28, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Giusti
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Giusti
Cline strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Giusti
There's a wild pitch. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Giusti
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Giusti
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Marichal
Simpson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Marichal
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Marichal
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Giusti
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davenport vs. Giusti
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barton vs. Giusti
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Giusti
Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marichal
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Marichal
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Giusti
Marichal hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Giusti
Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Giusti
Cline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Giusti
There's a wild pitch. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Giusti
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Marichal
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Marichal
Bateman hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Marichal
Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Giusti
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Giusti
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davenport vs. Giusti
Bateman fires to first and picks off Alou. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Giusti
Davenport hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Davenport reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barton vs. Giusti
Barton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davenport scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Giusti
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Marichal
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Marichal
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Marichal
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Giusti
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Giusti
Hunt hits a line drive into left field. Simpson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Simpson. Hunt moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Giusti
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cline for the out. Hunt moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Giusti
Mays hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Simpson. Mays reaches second base with a double. Hunt scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Giusti
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Giusti covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marichal
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Marichal
Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Marichal
Aspromonte is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Giusti
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Giusti
Davenport strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Giusti
Barton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Marichal
Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giusti vs. Marichal
Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Marichal
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Giusti
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Giusti
Marichal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Giusti
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cline vs. Giusti
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Marichal
Torres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Marichal
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Marichal
Miller hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Miller reaches second base with a double. Torres goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Marichal
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Giusti
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Giusti
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. McCovey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Giusti
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davenport vs. Giusti
Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Marichal
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Marichal
Doug Rader pinch runs for Bob Aspromonte.
Bateman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Marichal
Ron Brand pinch runs for John Bateman. Lee Thomas pinch hits for Dave Giusti.
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gotay vs. Marichal
Julio Gotay pinch hits for Dick Simpson.
Gotay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores. Brand moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. Marichal
Torres hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Barton fields it and throws to first for the out. Gotay moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Marichal
Staub is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Shea
Doug Rader now playing third base. Dave Adlesh now catching. Lee Thomas now playing left field. Steve Shea now pitching.
Barton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Shea
Lanier bunts towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. Barton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marichal vs. Shea
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Shea
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Shea covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marichal
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Marichal
Menke bunts towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Marichal
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adlesh vs. Marichal
Adlesh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Shea
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Shea
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Shea
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Shea
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Marichal
Thomas 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, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Marichal
Shea strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Marichal
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davenport vs. Shea
Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Shea
Barton bunts towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barton for the out. Davenport moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Shea
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davenport moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marichal vs. Shea
Marichal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davenport scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Shea
Hunt takes first base on ball four. Marichal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cline vs. Dukes
Tom Dukes now pitching.
Cline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marichal scores. Hunt moves to third. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Dukes
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Marichal
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Marichal
Miller strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1968 -- San Francisco at Houston (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Hunt R, 2b 4 1 2 0 Simpson D, lf 3 0 0 0
Cline T, lf 5 0 1 1 Gotay J, ph 1 0 1 1
Mays W, cf 6 0 1 1 Shea S, p 1 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 0 2 0 Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0
Alou J, rf 4 0 2 0 Torres H, ss 5 1 1 0
Davenport J, 3b 5 2 2 0 Staub R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Barton B, c 4 0 2 1 Wynn J, cf 5 0 0 0
Lanier H, ss 4 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 5 0 2 1
Marichal J, p 5 1 1 1 Menke D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rader D, pr-3b 1 1 0 0
Bateman J, c 3 0 1 0
Brand R, pr 0 0 0 0
Adlesh D, c 1 0 0 0
Giusti D, p 2 0 0 0
Thomas L, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 4 13 4 39 2 7 2
San Francisco 000 110 000 02 -- 4
Houston 000 000 110 00 -- 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W) 11.0 7 2 2 1 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti D 8.0 8 2 2 3 6
Shea S (L) 2.2 4 2 2 1 0
Dukes T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Simpson D
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Houston 6
2B -- Alou J, Mays W, Miller N
3B -- Davenport J, McCovey W
CS -- Alou J
SH -- Lanier H, Menke D, Barton B
WP -- Giusti D 2
T -- 2:59
A -- 33241
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