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July 26, 1968

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Top 9 R H E
Giants 1 6 0
Astros 4 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Giants 1 6 0
Astros 4 5 0

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .266
OBP .250 .351
At Bats 3 323
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 0 43

Steve Shea Season Stats

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1 0 1
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Astrodome - July 26, 1968
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Strikeout
Steve Shea
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Bob Watson
Jim Wynn
Dick Simpson
Willie Mays
Jesus Alou
Ron Hunt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 1 6 0 11
Houston Astros 4 5 0 7
Winning Pitcher Denny Lemaster
Losing Pitcher Ray Sadecki
Save Steve Shea
Game Winning RBI Dick Simpson
Attendance 27,369
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Steve Shea now pitching. Mays is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schroder scores. Hunt moves to third.
Top 9 Hunt takes first base on ball four. Schroder moves to second.
Top 9 Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Frank Linzy. Hiatt hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bob Schroder pinch runs for Dick Dietz. Lanier strikes out.
Top 9 John Bateman now catching. Dick Dietz pinch hits for Bob Barton. Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Brand strikes out.
Bottom 8 Watson is hit by the pitch. Aspromonte moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Staub is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Torres hits a popup in front of the plate. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Simpson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Staub settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out. McCovey moves to second.
Top 8 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lemaster hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brand strikes out.
Bottom 7 Frank Linzy now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hunt takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jim Davenport pinch hits for Ray Sadecki. Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to third.
Top 7 Lanier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simpson. Lanier reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Barton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aspromonte strikes out.
Bottom 6 Menke 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 6 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brand scores. Simpson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lemaster bunts in front of the plate. Barton fields it and throws to first for the out. Brand moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brand takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hunt takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sadecki strikes out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Barton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Torres takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemaster is called out on strikes.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemaster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mays takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third.
Top 3 Hunt takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Sadecki is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Lanier hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aspromonte is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Barton strikes out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hart takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McCovey 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 1 Menke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simpson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Torres is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Simpson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hart. Simpson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Simpson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou strikes out.
Top 1 Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.