Astros @ Giants
May 15, 1968

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Astros 3 5 2
Giants 7 11 1
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Astros 3 5 2
Giants 7 11 1

Frank Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .259
OBP .250 .286
At Bats 4 27
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Danny Coombs Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Candlestick Park - May 15, 1968
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Strikeout
Danny Coombs
Ron Brand
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Norm Miller
Frank Johnson
Ollie Brown
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Johnson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Marshall bunts towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Menke covering, for the out. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Danny Coombs now pitching. McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wynn strikes out.
Top 8 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Jim Ray. Murrell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ray fields it and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 7 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Torres hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brand hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Menke hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunt. Wynn moves to third.
Top 7 Dave Marshall now playing left field. Frank Johnson now playing center field. Wynn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Hiatt hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Davenport scores. McCovey moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mays is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Perry scores. Hunt moves to third. Davenport moves to second.
Bottom 6 Davenport bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Perry moves to third. Hunt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Top 6 Dave Giusti pinch runs for Joe Morgan. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Joe Morgan pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Torres fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hiatt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ron Brand now catching. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Top 5 Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 John Buzhardt now pitching. Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Davenport is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hunt bunts towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Menke covering, for the out. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a line drive towards third. Davenport reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 3 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lanier scores. Davenport moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Perry bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lanier hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Torres 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 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bateman for the out.
Top 2 Rader 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 1 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davenport hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.