Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants
April 28, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1968 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Francisco Giants 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Alcaraz 3b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 2 1
Fairly rf 4 0 1 0
Parker 1b 3 0 1 0
Haller c 3 0 1 0
Fairey lf 3 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 0 0
Osteen p 0 0 0 0
  Purdin p 1 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 2 0
Hunt 2b 2 2 1 1
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 3
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Hart lf 4 0 1 0
Davenport 3b 4 1 2 0
Hiatt c 4 1 2 0
Lanier ss 4 1 2 2
Perry p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 12 6
Los Angeles 000 000 100150
San Francisco 240 000 00x6120
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  L (1-4) 1.2 6 6 6 1 1
  Purdin   3.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Aguirre   2.0 4 0 0 1 0
  Billingham   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (2-1) 9.0 5 1 1 0 8
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 1.  2B–Los Angeles Haller (1,off Perry), San Francisco Hiatt (1,off Osteen); Alou (5,off Aguirre).  HR–Los Angeles Davis (2,7th inning off Perry 0 on, 1 out), San Francisco McCovey (3,1st inning off Osteen 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Perry (2,off Osteen).  HBP–Hunt (4,by Aguirre).  Team–5.  CS–Alou (1,2nd base by Purdin/Haller); Davenport (1,2nd base by Billingham/Haller).  HBP–Aguirre (1,Hunt).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:22.  A–25,925.
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