San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 134
Played on Wednesday, August 28, 1968 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 SF N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 - 4 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herrera lf 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Gotay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wynn cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Staub 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Menke 2b,ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 Bateman c 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 Simpson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brand c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Miller rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Cuellar p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Shea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Thomas ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buzhardt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 3 7 1 5 8 26 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Torres-Menke-Staub. BATTING - SH: Staub (6,off Sadecki); Torres (11,off Sadecki); Thomas (4,off Linzy). IBB: Menke (5,by Sadecki); Bateman (15,by Sadecki). Team LOB: 8.
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonds rf 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Mays cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 1 1 2 6 1 Hart 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Barton c 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Dietz c 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 Lanier ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Cline ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sadecki p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Davenport ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Herbel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linzy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Schroder ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 8 4 4 6 27 12 FIELDING - PB: Dietz (15). BATTING - 2B: Lanier (10,off Cuellar). HR: McCovey (31,6th inning off Cuellar 0 on 1 out). SH: Hunt (12,off Shea). SF: Mays (5,off Shea). GDP: Hart (11,off Cuellar). IBB: Dietz (3,by Buzhardt). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cuellar 7 7 3 3 1 5 1 28 Shea 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Buzhardt L(4-4) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 6 Totals 8.2 8 4 4 4 6 1 37 Cuellar faced 1 batter in the 8th inning WP: Shea (2). IBB: Buzhardt (11,Dietz). Inherited Runners - Scored: Shea 1-1. .
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sadecki 5 6 3 3 3 6 0 23 Herbel 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 Linzy W(7-7) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 9 7 3 3 5 8 0 38 WP: Sadecki 2 (8). IBB: Sadecki 2 (14,Menke,Bateman). Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 4711 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Herrera lf Bonds rf 2. Torres ss Hunt 2b 3. Wynn cf Mays cf 4. Staub 1b McCovey 1b 5. Menke 2b Hart 3b 6. Aspromonte 3b Alou lf 7. Bateman c Barton c 8. Miller rf Lanier ss 9. Cuellar p Sadecki p ASTROS 1ST: Herrera struck out; Torres struck out; Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Staub singled to left; Menke struck out; Aspromonte made an out to shortstop; Bateman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Hart flied out to center; Alou made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Cuellar flied out to right; Herrera singled [Herrera out at second (left to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Barton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier grounded out (second to first); Sadecki singled to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: DIETZ REPLACED BARTON (PLAYING C ); Torres singled; On a bunt Wynn singled [Torres to second]; Staub out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynn to second, Torres to third]; Menke was walked intentionally; Aspromonte walked [Torres scored, Wynn to third, Menke to second]; Sadecki threw a wild pitch [Aspromonte to second, Menke to third, Wynn scored]; Bateman was walked intentionally; Miller struck out; Sadecki threw a wild pitch [Bateman to second, Aspromonte to third, Menke scored]; On a bunt Cuellar struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Hunt flied out to left; Mays singled to center; McCovey walked [Mays to second]; Hart grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Herrera singled to center; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Herrera to second]; Wynn singled [Herrera stayed at second]; Staub was called out on strikes; Menke flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Alou flied out to center; Dietz singled to left; Lanier doubled to left [Dietz to third]; DAVENPORT BATTED FOR SADECKI; Davenport singled [Dietz scored, Lanier stayed at second]; Bonds struck out; Hunt flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: HERBEL REPLACED DAVENPORT (PITCHING); Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); Bateman was called out on strikes; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Mays flied out to right; McCovey homered; Hart grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cuellar struck out; Herrera walked; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first) [Herrera to second]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: Dietz made an out to third; Lanier made an out to second; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HERBEL; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: LINZY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke made an out to second; Aspromonte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: Bonds singled; SHEA REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bonds to second]; Shea threw a wild pitch [Bonds to third]; Mays hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bonds scored]; McCovey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: Bateman singled; SIMPSON RAN FOR BATEMAN; Dietz allowed a passed ball [Simpson to second]; Miller walked; THOMAS BATTED FOR SHEA; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to second, Simpson to third]; Herrera reached on a fielder's choice [Simpson out at home (shortstop to catcher), Miller to third]; Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: BUZHARDT REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); BRAND REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING C ); GOTAY REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING 2B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hart singled; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hart to second]; Dietz was walked intentionally; CLINE BATTED FOR LANIER; Cline walked [Hart to third, Dietz to second]; SCHRODER BATTED FOR LINZY; Schroder forced Hart (second to catcher) [Cline to second, Dietz to third]; Bonds walked [Dietz scored, Cline to third, Schroder to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 7 0 8 Giants 4 8 0 7
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