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July 1, 1968

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Braves 4 7 0
Giants 1 7 3
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Braves 4 7 0
Giants 1 8 3

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .304
OBP .667 .401
At Bats 3 224
Hits 2 68
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 52

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 0
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Candlestick Park - July 1, 1968
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Single
Phil Niekro
Joe Torre
Deron Johnson
Marty Martinez
Clete Boyer
Sonny Jackson
Tito Francona
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to second.

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Bottom 8 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Alou. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Alou steals second.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Linzy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third.
Top 8 The ball gets by Dietz for a passed ball. Jackson moves to second.
Top 8 Frank Linzy now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Bobby Bolin. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out.
Top 7 Johnson is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Francona hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dick Dietz now catching. Jim Davenport now playing shortstop. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ray Sadecki pinch runs for Dave Marshall. Ty Cline pinch hits for Hal Lanier. Cline strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dave Marshall pinch hits for Bob Barton. Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Bonds moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. McCovey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Alou moves to second.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. Martinez moves to third.
Top 6 Niekro bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second.
Top 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunt takes first base on ball four. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bolin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Francona is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Torre moves to second.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Hart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Niekro strikes out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bolin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lanier for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Torre moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Aaron moves to second.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 3 Boyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Boyer reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Barton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bonds strikes out. Torre drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bonds out.
Bottom 2 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to third for the out.
Top 1 Francona is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Torre strikes out.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to second.
Top 1 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.