Astros @ Giants
August 29, 1968

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Top 2	R	H	E
Astros	3	4	0
Giants	0	0	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Astros	4	4	0
Giants	0	0	1

Jose Herrera Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.250
OBP	1.000	.294
At Bats	1	32
Hits	1	8
• Singles	0	6
• Doubles	1	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	3

Juan Marichal Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
23	6	0

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Candlestick Park - August 29, 1968

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Out

Juan Marichal

Dick Dietz

Willie McCovey

Ron Hunt

Jim Ray Hart

Hal Lanier

Ty Cline

Bobby Bonds

Jesus Alou

Jose Herrera

John Bateman

Lee Thomas

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Herrera bunts towards the mound. Marichal races to the bag and beats Herrera for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Thomas scores. Bateman moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Giusti hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Bateman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third.

Top 2 Jesus Alou now playing right field. Bobby Bonds now playing center field. Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Mays strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Menke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 1 Staub is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Wynn strikes out.

Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dietz fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Herrera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cline. Herrera reaches second base with a double.

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