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May 9, 1968

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Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .309
OBP 1.000 .393
At Bats 2 97
Hits 2 30
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 12
RBI’s 0 20

Dave Giusti Season Stats

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Astrodome - May 9, 1968
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Home Run
Dave Giusti
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Julio Gotay
Bob Aspromonte
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Norm Miller
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Henry fires to first and has Miller trapped. There's the throw to Hunt who tags Miller for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Henry now pitching. Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ty Cline pinch hits for Bobby Bolin. Cline hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Giusti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hart strikes out.
Top 6 McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bobby Bolin now pitching. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Staub bunts in front of the plate. Hiatt fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport misplays the ball. That's an error on Davenport.
Top 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Norm Miller now playing right field. Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murrell for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Gotay moves to second.
Bottom 4 Giusti strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gotay hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Menke moves to third.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 McCormick strikes out.
Top 4 Alou strikes out.
Top 4 Hiatt hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a popup towards short. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brown strikes out.
Top 3 Hart hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davenport tags and scores.
Top 3 McCovey is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Mays hits a line drive into center field. Davis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Davenport moves to third. Mays moves to second.
Top 3 Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Giusti strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. McCovey scores. Hart moves to second.
Top 2 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third.
Top 2 McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murrell. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 1 Staub is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murrell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.