St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
May 5, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1968 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 8

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 1 0
Javier 2b 5 0 3 1
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 0 0
Shannon 3b 5 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 1 1 0
Simpson rf 4 2 3 0
Schofield ss 4 0 1 0
Washburn p 2 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 0 0 0 1
  Gilson p 0 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph 1 0 1 1
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 1 1 0
Cline rf 4 0 1 1
  Hiatt ph 0 0 0 0
  Alou pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 5 2 3 1
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 0
Davenport 3b 3 1 1 1
Marshall lf 4 1 1 2
Dietz c 3 0 0 0
Lanier ss 3 2 1 0
McCormick p 3 0 1 2
Totals 33 8 11 7
St. Louis 000 000 2204102
San Francisco 000 213 02x8112
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L (3-1) 6.0 8 6 4 3 4
  Gilson   1.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Willis   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Hoerner   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
6
6
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  W (2-2) 9.0 10 4 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
3
3

  E–Cepeda (4), McCarver (3), Hunt (4), Davenport (3).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–St. Louis Brock (5,off McCormick); Javier (5,off McCormick); McCarver (4,off McCormick), San Francisco Mays (4,off Washburn).  HR–San Francisco Marshall (1,4th inning off Washburn 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Gagliano (1,off McCormick).  Team LOB–10.  SH–McCormick (2,off Washburn).  IBB–Dietz (1,by Washburn).  Team–8.  SB–Mays (1,2nd base off Washburn/McCarver).  CS–Cline (1,2nd base by Washburn/McCarver).  WP–Hoerner (2), McCormick (3).  IBB–Washburn (1,Dietz).  U-HP–Bill Jackowski, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:00.  A–28,007.
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