San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1968 at Forbes Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lanier ss 1 0 1 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 2 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 1 1 0
Hart lf 2 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Oliver ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 1 0
Sadecki p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
  Kolb pr 0 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 0 0
Mota cf 3 0 1 0
May c 3 0 2 0
Veale p 2 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Face p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
San Francisco 010 000 000141
Pittsburgh 000 000 000041
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  W (2-0) 9.0 4 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Veale  L (0-2) 7.0 3 1 1 4 5
  Face   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
6

  E–Oliver (3), Wills (1).  DP–San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 2.  3B–San Francisco Mays (2,off Veale).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Alley (1,off Sadecki).  Team–6.  SB–Hart (1,2nd base off Veale/May).  BK–Veale (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:39.  A–8,156.
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