Astros @ Giants
July 21, 1968

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Bottom 6 R H E
Astros 1 4 0
Giants 1 4 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Astros 1 4 0
Giants 1 4 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .285
OBP .500 .376
At Bats 2 281
Hits 1 80
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 59

John Buzhardt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 3
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Candlestick Park - July 21, 1968
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Walk
John Buzhardt
Ron Brand
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Dick Simpson
Jim Wynn
Lee Thomas
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

McCovey takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 There goes Wynn. The throw from Barton and he is out, Lanier applying the tag.
Top 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays throws the ball in to Lanier who tags Staub trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Simpson scores.
Top 6 Torres hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Simpson. The throw from Barton and he is safe. Simpson steals second.
Top 6 Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cline hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brand takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolin covering, for the out. Menke moves to third.
Top 5 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Menke reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Thomas hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bolin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out. Barton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Barton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brand fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torres hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third.
Bottom 3 Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunt is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Simpson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buzhardt for the out.
Top 3 Brand is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Bolin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lanier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall scores. There goes Barton trying to get to third. Thomas throws the ball in to Torres, who relays the ball to Aspromonte who tags Barton for the out.
Bottom 2 Barton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 2 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hart strikes out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Menke strikes out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Staub hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out.