Cubs @ Giants
May 17, 1968

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Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	2	0
Giants	1	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	2	0
Giants	1	1	0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.105
OBP	.000	.150
At Bats	0	19
Hits	0	2
• Singles	0	2
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	0

Ray Sadecki Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	3	0

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Candlestick Park - May 17, 1968

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Out

Ray Sadecki

Jack Hiatt

Ty Cline

Nate Oliver

Frank Johnson

Hal Lanier

Dave Marshall

Willie Mays

Jesus Alou

Joe Niekro

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Phillips is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Ty Cline now playing first base. Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Phillips throws the ball in to Hundley who tags McCovey trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mays goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Johnson strikes out.

Top 1 Banks is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sadecki covering, for the out. Kessinger moves to third. Williams moves to second.

Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kessinger moves to second.

Top 1 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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