Astros @ Giants
May 15, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 2
Giants 7 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 2
Giants 7 11 1

Julio Gotay Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .236
At Bats 0 54
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 2

Frank Linzy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 3
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Candlestick Park - May 15, 1968
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Out
Frank Linzy
Jack Hiatt
Willie McCovey
Ron Hunt
Jim Davenport
Hal Lanier
Dave Marshall
Frank Johnson
Ollie Brown
Julio Gotay
Ron Brand
Doug Rader
Rusty Staub

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 6 2 6
San Francisco Giants 7 11 1 12
Winning Pitcher Gaylord Perry
Losing Pitcher Denny Lemaster
Save Frank Linzy
Game Winning RBI Willie Mays
Attendance 4,310
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Julio Gotay pinch hits for Danny Coombs. Frank Linzy now pitching. Gotay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lee Thomas pinch hits for Hector Torres. Joe Gibbon now pitching. Bob Aspromonte pinch hits for Lee Thomas. Aspromonte strikes out.
Top 9 Brand takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to second.
Top 9 Menke strikes out.
Top 9 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Marshall bunts towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Menke covering, for the out. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Danny Coombs now pitching. McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wynn strikes out.
Top 8 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Jim Ray. Murrell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ray fields it and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 7 Perry strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Torres hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brand hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Menke hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunt. Wynn moves to third.
Top 7 Dave Marshall now playing left field. Frank Johnson now playing center field. Wynn hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Hiatt hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCovey tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Davenport scores. McCovey moves to third.
Bottom 6 Mays is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Perry scores. Hunt moves to third. Davenport moves to second.
Bottom 6 Davenport bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Perry moves to third. Hunt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Top 6 Dave Giusti pinch runs for Joe Morgan. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Joe Morgan pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Torres fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hiatt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ron Brand now catching. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader.
Top 5 Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bateman hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 John Buzhardt now pitching. Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Davenport is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hunt bunts towards first. Staub scoops it up and throws to first, with Menke covering, for the out. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a line drive towards third. Davenport reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hiatt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 3 Davis is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davenport hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lanier scores. Davenport moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Perry bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Bateman for a passed ball. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lanier hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bateman for the out.
Top 2 Rader 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 1 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davenport hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres.
Top 1 Menke strikes out.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.