Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 95
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, July 21, 1968 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 0 SF N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Simpson lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 Torres ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Staub 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 17 1 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Thomas rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Menke 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Aspromonte 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 Brand c 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 Buzhardt p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Gotay ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 2 8 2 2 5 30 19 FIELDING - DP: 1. Simpson-Staub. BATTING - 2B: Menke (14,off Bolin). HBP: Gotay (1,by Bolin). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Simpson (3,2nd base off Bolin/Barton). CS: Wynn (9,2nd base by Bolin/Barton).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cline rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mays cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 3 Hart 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Marshall lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Barton c 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 Lanier ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 Schroder ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bolin p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davenport ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 5 1 3 3 30 17 BATTING - HBP: Hunt (11,by Buzhardt). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Buzhardt W(3-2) 9 5 1 1 3 3 0 34 Dukes SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 10 5 1 1 3 3 0 37 HBP: Buzhardt (2,Hunt).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bolin L(3-3) 9.1 7 2 2 2 5 0 36 Linzy 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 10 8 2 2 2 5 0 39 HBP: Bolin (3,Gotay). Inherited Runners - Scored: Linzy 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Tom Gorman Time of Game: 2:26 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Simpson lf Hunt 2b 2. Torres ss Cline rf 3. Staub 1b Mays cf 4. Wynn cf McCovey 1b 5. Thomas rf Hart 3b 6. Menke 2b Marshall lf 7. Aspromonte 3b Barton c 8. Brand c Lanier ss 9. Buzhardt p Bolin p ASTROS 1ST: Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres singled; Staub made an out to shortstop; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Cline grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays walked; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thomas flied out to center; Menke struck out; Aspromonte made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Hart struck out; Marshall walked; Barton singled to left [Marshall to second]; Lanier singled to right [Marshall scored, Barton out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; Bolin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 3RD: Brand was called out on strikes; Buzhardt grounded out (first unassisted); Simpson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Hunt was hit by a pitch; Cline popped to third in foul territory; Mays popped to first in foul territory; McCovey singled to right [Hunt to third]; Hart grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Torres popped to first in foul territory; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Marshall grounded out (catcher to first); Barton singled to center; Lanier grounded out (third to first) [Barton to second]; Bolin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 5TH: Thomas made an out to shortstop; Menke doubled to left; Aspromonte grounded out (first to pitcher) [Menke to third]; Brand walked; Buzhardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Cline flied out to right; Mays flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: Simpson singled; Simpson stole second; Torres made an out to third; Staub singled to center [Simpson scored, Staub out at second (center to pitcher to shortstop to first to shortstop)]; Wynn walked; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: McCovey walked; Hart flied out to center; Marshall grounded out (pitcher to first) [McCovey to second]; Barton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 7TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke flied out to center; Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); Bolin grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 8TH: Brand popped to catcher in foul territory; Buzhardt struck out; Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: Cline singled to right; Mays struck out; McCovey flied into a double play (left to first) [Cline out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 9TH: Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub singled to right; Wynn struck out; Thomas singled [Staub to second]; Menke forced Staub (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Hart struck out; Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher); Barton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 10TH: Aspromonte singled; Brand popped to pitcher in foul territory; GOTAY BATTED FOR BUZHARDT; Gotay was hit by a pitch [Aspromonte to second]; LINZY REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Simpson singled to right [Gotay to second, Aspromonte scored]; Torres forced Simpson (shortstop to second) [Gotay to third]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 10TH: DUKES REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); SCHRODER BATTED FOR LANIER; Schroder flied out to center; DAVENPORT BATTED FOR LINZY; Davenport grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 8 0 7 Giants 1 5 0 6
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