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Giants 4 @ Cubs 2
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 24, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 24, 1968 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 4 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 2 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJuan Marichal  
Losing PitcherKen Holtzman  
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Game Winning RBIWillie Mays 

Game Info

DateMay 24, 1968 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherJuan Marichal  
Home Starting PitcherKen Holtzman  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance5,930 
Time of Game2 hours 46 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Paul Pryor
1B: Augie Donatelli
2B: Tony Venzon
3B: Mel Steiner

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron Hunt  Second Baseman 
Jim Davenport  Third Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Jim Ray Hart  Left Fielder 
Jack Hiatt  First Baseman 
Dick Dietz  Catcher 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Hal Lanier  Shortstop 
Juan Marichal  Pitcher 
Herman Franks  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kessinger  Shortstop 
Glenn Beckert  Second Baseman 
Billy Williams  Left Fielder 
Ron Santo  Third Baseman 
Ernie Banks  First Baseman 
Lou Johnson  Right Fielder 
Randy Hundley  Catcher 
Adolfo Phillips  Center Fielder 
Ken Holtzman  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Giants 4 @ Cubs 2
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1968

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         Game of 5/24/1968 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Hunt R, 2b            5  1  3  1   Kessinger D, ss       4  1  2  0   
Davenport J, 3b       4  0  0  0   Beckert G, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Mays W, cf            5  0  2  1   Williams B, lf        3  1  1  1   
Hart J, lf            5  0  2  0   Santo R, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Hiatt J, 1b           3  1  1  0   Banks E, 1b           4  0  2  0   
Dietz D, c            4  1  1  0   Johnson L, rf         4  0  2  1   
Alou J, rf            4  0  1  0   Hundley R, c          3  0  0  0   
Lanier H, ss          3  1  1  2   Phillips A, cf        3  0  0  0   
Marichal J, p         3  0  1  0   Holtzman K, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Lamabe J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Nen D, ph             1  0  0  0   
                                   Hartenstein C, p      0  0  0  0   
                                   Spangler A, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Regan P, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hickman J, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4 12  4                        33  2  9  2

San Francisco    110 002 000 --  4
Chicago          000 000 110 --  2

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W)        9.0  9  2  2  2  6

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holtzman K (L)*       5.0  7  4  4  4  3
Lamabe J              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Hartenstein C         1.0  2  0  0  0  0
Regan P               2.0  3  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Beckert G
DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- San Francisco 11, Chicago 7
2B -- Marichal J, Santo R
SB -- Mays W
SH -- Davenport J, Marichal J
SF -- Williams B
T -- 2:46
A -- 5930

    

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