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May 7, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 1 7 0
Astros 7 6 2
Top 9 R H E
Giants 1 7 0
Astros 7 6 2

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .311
OBP .500 .398
At Bats 3 90
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 19

Mike Cuellar Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Astrodome - May 7, 1968
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Out
Mike Cuellar
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Julio Gotay
Bob Aspromonte
Denis Menke
Jim Wynn
Ron Davis
Norm Miller
Willie McCovey
Dave Marshall
Ron Hunt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 1 7 0 12
Houston Astros 7 6 2 4
Winning Pitcher Don Wilson
Losing Pitcher Juan Marichal
Save Mike Cuellar
Game Winning RBI Bob Aspromonte
Attendance 13,685
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bateman fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mike Cuellar now pitching. Mays hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Marshall takes first base on ball four. Hunt moves to second.
Top 9 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke misplays the ball. That's an error on Menke.
Top 9 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Frank Linzy. Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Menke moves to second.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Staub scores. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to third. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 8 Staub is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 There goes Wynn. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Wynn steals second.
Bottom 8 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dick Dietz now catching. Miller strikes out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ty Cline pinch hits for Bob Barton. Cline hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Linzy now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Barton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Gotay scores. Bateman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Aspromonte moves to third. Gotay moves to second.
Bottom 7 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Staub moves to second.
Bottom 7 Staub is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Wynn reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Nate Oliver now playing shortstop. Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hunt takes first base on ball four. Brown scores. Johnson moves to third. Barton moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Marichal is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Hal Lanier. Hiatt hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Barton bunts towards the mound. Wilson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay misplays the ball. That's an error on Gotay. Brown moves to second.
Top 6 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gotay hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis strikes out.
Top 4 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Marichal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to third for the out. Barton moves to second.
Top 4 Barton takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gotay hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second.
Top 3 Mays strikes out.
Top 3 Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Staub is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Marichal strikes out.
Top 2 Lanier strikes out.
Top 2 Barton bunts towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Gotay covering, for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Barton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second.
Top 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Marshall strikes out.
Top 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.