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May 8, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 8 0
Astros 1 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 3 8 0
Astros 1 4 1

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .352
OBP .000 .420
At Bats 3 88
Hits 0 31
• Singles 0 21
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 18

Joe Gibbon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Astrodome - May 8, 1968
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Out
Joe Gibbon
Jack Hiatt
Willie McCovey
Ron Hunt
Jim Ray Hart
Jim Davenport
Jesus Alou
Willie Mays
Ollie Brown
Rusty Staub
Ron Davis
Doug Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 3 8 0 11
Houston Astros 1 4 1 3
Winning Pitcher Ray Sadecki
Losing Pitcher Larry Dierker
Save Joe Gibbon
Game Winning RBI Willie Mays
Attendance 14,053
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Gibbon now pitching. Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Frank Linzy now pitching. Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Murrell strikes out.
Bottom 9 Davis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Davis reaches second base with a double. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 9 Doug Rader pinch hits for Mike Cuellar. Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hart hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mike Cuellar now pitching. McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Hunt tags and scores.
Top 9 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sadecki scores. Hunt moves to third.
Top 9 Alou strikes out.
Top 9 Hunt bunts towards the mound. Dierker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sadecki moves to third.
Top 9 Sadecki hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murrell. Sadecki reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gotay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Davenport now playing shortstop. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Davenport scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jim Davenport pinch hits for Hal Lanier. Davenport is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Hiatt is walked intentionally. Brown moves to second.
Top 8 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. McCovey moves to third.
Top 8 Hart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gotay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gotay fields it and throws to second for the out. Alou moves to third.
Top 8 Mays takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hunt 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 7 Sadecki hits a line drive to right center field. That will be extra bases. Murrell and Davis chase after the ball. Davis fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Davis. Sadecki moves to third.
Top 7 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hiatt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dierker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hart hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCovey 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 5 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub strikes out.
Top 5 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou strikes out.
Top 5 Hunt is hit by the pitch. Hiatt moves to third. Sadecki moves to second.
Top 5 Sadecki takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lanier bunts towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Gotay covering, for the out. Hiatt moves to second.
Top 5 Hiatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sadecki fires to first and has Wynn trapped. There's the throw to Lanier who tags Wynn for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCovey 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 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bateman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunt moves to second.
Top 3 Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sadecki 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 2 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Staub is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hiatt takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hart strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Murrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Murrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.