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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 11, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 11, 1968 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 11, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 11, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Maloney |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 7,804 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: John Kibler 3B: Shag Crawford |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Frank Johnson | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Jim Ray Hart | Left Fielder |
Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
Herman Franks | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Jim Maloney | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 11, 1968
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Maloney
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Maloney
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Maloney
Mays takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Maloney
Hart takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Maloney
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Brown reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Mays scores. Hart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hiatt vs. Maloney
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Maloney
Lanier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Marichal
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Marichal covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Marichal
Marichal fires to first and picks off Johnson. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Marichal
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Marichal
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Marichal
Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Maloney
Marichal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Maloney
Hunt bunts towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. Marichal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Maloney
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Maloney
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Marichal
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Marichal
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maloney vs. Marichal
Maloney strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Marichal
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Maloney
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Maloney
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Maloney
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hiatt vs. Maloney
Hiatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lanier vs. McCool
Billy McCool now pitching.
Lanier bunts, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marichal vs. McCool
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Marichal
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Marichal
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hart. May reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Marichal
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. May scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Marichal
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. McCool
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McCool
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. McCool
Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mays reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. McCool
McCovey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. McCool
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jim Ray Hart.
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. McCool
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Marichal
Jesus Alou now playing left field.
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCool vs. Marichal
McCool is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Marichal
Rose hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. McCool
Hiatt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. McCool
Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marichal vs. McCool
There goes Lanier. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Lanier steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marichal vs. McCool
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCool juggles the ball. That's an error on McCool. Lanier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hunt vs. Kelso
Bill Kelso now pitching.
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Lanier scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kelso
Bench fires to first and picks off Hunt. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Marichal
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Marichal
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kelso
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Kelso
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Kelso
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Marichal
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Marichal
Helms hits a line drive towards short. Lanier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Marichal
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Marichal
Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Bill Kelso.
Ruiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Marichal
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Abernathy
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Abernathy
Hiatt hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Marichal
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Abernathy
Lanier hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Abernathy
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Abernathy
Hunt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Abernathy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Marichal
May strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Marichal
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Marichal
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Marichal
Cardenas bunts towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Abernathy
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Abernathy
McCovey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Abernathy
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Marichal
Mack Jones pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Marichal
Rose bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Marichal
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Marichal
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/11/1968 -- San Francisco at Cincinnati (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Hunt R, 2b 2 0 0 1 Rose P, rf 4 1 1 1 Johnson F, 3b 4 1 0 0 Johnson A, lf 5 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 4 1 1 0 Pinson V, cf 5 1 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Perez T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hart J, lf 1 1 1 0 May L, 1b 4 1 2 1 Alou J, ph-lf 3 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 0 1 2 Brown O, rf 4 0 1 3 Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hiatt J, c 3 0 1 1 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 2 0 Lanier H, ss 4 1 1 0 Maloney J, p 1 0 0 0 Marichal J, p 4 0 1 0 McCool B, p 1 0 0 0 Kelso B, p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz C, ph 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Jones M, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 6 5 37 4 11 4 San Francisco 301 010 000 -- 5 Cincinnati 102 100 000 -- 4 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Marichal J (W) 9.0 11 4 2 1 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Maloney J 2.1 4 4 4 5 1 McCool B (L) 2.0 2 1 0 2 2 Kelso B 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 E -- Perez T, Johnson F, McCool B DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- San Francisco 9, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Brown O, May L, Mays W, Cardenas L HR -- Rose P SB -- Lanier H SH -- Hunt R, Rose P T -- 2:53 A -- 7804
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