Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Regular Season Game 26
Played on Thursday, May 9, 1968 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 1 HOU N 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 x - 5 8 2
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Davenport ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Mays cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 McCovey 1b 3 2 3 1 1 0 13 1 Hart 3b 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hiatt c 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McCormick p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bolin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cline ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Herbel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 1 7 24 13 FIELDING - E: Davenport (4). BATTING - 2B: McCovey (3,off Giusti). HR: McCovey (8,8th inning off Giusti 0 on 2 out). SF: Hart (1,off Giusti). IBB: McCovey (3,by Giusti). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Davis cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 Murrell rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Miller rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Wynn lf 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 Staub 1b 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 Menke ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 Gotay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Bateman c 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 Giusti p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 31 5 8 5 3 3 27 9 FIELDING - E: Davis (3), Gotay (3). BATTING - 3B: Menke (1,off Herbel). HR: Davis (1,1st inning off McCormick 0 on 0 out); Wynn (4,3rd inning off McCormick 0 on 1 out). SH: Staub (2,off McCormick). HBP: Staub (2,by McCormick). IBB: Bateman (7,by Herbel). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Miller (2,2nd base by Henry/Hiatt).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McCormick L(2-3) 4.1 7 5 4 1 3 2 23 Bolin 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Henry 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Herbel 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 8 8 5 4 3 3 2 36 HBP: McCormick (1,Staub). IBB: Herbel (2,Bateman). Inherited Runners - Scored: Bolin 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Giusti W(3-2) 9 6 3 3 1 7 1 35 IBB: Giusti (1,McCovey). Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Tony Venzon Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 12638 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Hunt 2b Davis cf 2. Davenport ss Murrell rf 3. Mays cf Wynn lf 4. McCovey 1b Staub 1b 5. Hart 3b Aspromonte 3b 6. Brown rf Menke ss 7. Hiatt c Gotay 2b 8. Alou lf Bateman c 9. McCormick p Giusti p GIANTS 1ST: Hunt flied out to right; Davenport grounded out (second to first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Davis homered; Murrell struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to first); Staub was hit by a pitch; Aspromonte walked [Staub to second]; Menke singled to center [Aspromonte to second, Staub scored]; Gotay forced Aspromonte (third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled to right; Hart singled to right [McCovey to third]; Brown flied out to right; Hiatt reached on an error by Gotay (assist by Menke) [McCovey scored (RBI), Hart to second]; Alou flied out to center; McCormick popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Bateman flied out to center; Giusti struck out; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 3RD: Hunt flied out to left; Davenport singled to left; Mays singled to center [Davenport to third, Mays to second (error by Davis)]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Hart hit a sacrifice fly to left [Davenport scored]; Brown struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Murrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn homered; Staub made an out to shortstop; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Hiatt flied out to left; Alou struck out; McCormick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Menke singled to center; Gotay singled [Menke to third]; Bateman flied out to center; Giusti struck out; Davis singled to center [Gotay to second, Menke scored]; Murrell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 4. GIANTS 5TH: MILLER REPLACED MURRELL (PLAYING RF); Hunt flied out to center; Davenport grounded out (third to first); Mays flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn reached on an error by Davenport; Staub out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Wynn to second]; Aspromonte singled to right [Wynn scored (unearned)]; BOLIN REPLACED MCCORMICK (PITCHING); Menke grounded out (second to first) [Aspromonte to second]; Gotay grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey singled to right; Hart struck out; Brown forced McCovey (third to second); Hiatt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Bateman grounded out (second to first); Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. GIANTS 7TH: Alou made an out to first; CLINE BATTED FOR BOLIN; Cline flied out to left; Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: HENRY REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Miller walked; Miller was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. GIANTS 8TH: Davenport grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays flied out to right; McCovey homered; Hart struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: HERBEL REPLACED HENRY (PITCHING); Aspromonte popped to first in foul territory; Menke tripled to right; Gotay made an out to second; Bateman was walked intentionally; Giusti made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. GIANTS 9TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiatt struck out; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 3 6 1 5 Astros 5 8 2 7
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