Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
June 12, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1968 at Candlestick Park. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Francisco Giants 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 1 3 0
Alley ss 3 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Patek ss 0 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 1 1 2
Stargell lf 4 0 0 0
Mota cf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 2 0
May c 3 0 1 0
Bunning p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Cline lf 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 2 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 1
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Hart 3b 3 1 2 1
Dietz c 4 0 1 0
Lanier ss 4 1 2 0
Hunt 2b 2 0 0 0
Bolin p 2 0 1 0
  Hiatt ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
  Linzy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 2
Pittsburgh 002 000 000271
San Francisco 100 001 11x4101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (3-8) 8.0 10 4 3 4 5
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
4
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin  W (1-1) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6
  Linzy  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6

  E–Mazeroski (4), McCovey (10).  DP–Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 2.  PB–Dietz (6).  2B–San Francisco Marshall (2,off Bunning); Mays (8,off Bunning); Hart (1,off Bunning); Lanier (6,off Bunning).  HR–Pittsburgh Clemente (9,3rd inning off Bolin 1 on, 2 out), San Francisco Hart (12,8th inning off Bunning 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Hunt (4,off Bunning).  IBB–Hunt (1,by Bunning).  Team–8.  SB–Wills 2 (14,2nd base off Bolin/Dietz 2); Mays (4,3rd base off Bunning/May).  WP–Bunning (3).  IBB–Bunning (3,Hunt).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:35.  A–4,771.
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