Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
April 29, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1968 at Candlestick Park. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 4 1 1 1
Jackson ss 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 5 0 3 0
Valdespino lf 5 1 2 1
Francona 1b 4 2 4 2
  Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 1 1 0
Tillman c 4 0 1 1
Millan 2b 3 1 1 0
Reed p 3 0 1 1
Totals 39 7 15 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 4 0 2 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Hart lf,3b 2 1 0 0
Davenport 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
Hiatt c 3 0 1 1
  Johnson pr 0 1 0 0
  Dietz c 0 0 0 0
Lanier ss 2 0 0 0
  Marshall ph,lf 1 0 0 1
Marichal p 2 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Cline ph 1 0 0 0
  Gibbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Atlanta 011 120 0207150
San Francisco 000 000 020234
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (1-0) 9.0 3 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
1
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  L (3-1) 7.0 12 7 7 1 5
  Herbel   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Gibbon   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
2
6

  E–Hunt (2), Mays (1), Davenport (1), Marichal (1).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Atlanta Millan (2,off Marichal), San Francisco Mays (3,off Reed).  3B–San Francisco Hiatt (2,off Reed).  HR–Atlanta Francona (1,8th inning off Marichal 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reed (1,off Marichal).  IBB–Millan (4,by Herbel).  Team LOB–8.  Team–2.  SB–Francona 2 (2,2nd base off Marichal/Hiatt 2).  CS–H Aaron (1,2nd base by Gibbon/Dietz).  WP–Gibbon (1).  IBB–Herbel (1,Millan).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:30.  A–4,090.
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