San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 23, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Oliver 2b 5 0 2 0
Cline cf 3 0 0 0
  Mays ph,cf 2 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 2 2 2
Hart 3b 3 0 0 0
Hiatt c 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 1 0
Lanier ss 3 0 1 0
Marichal p 3 0 3 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 3 1 2 0
Alou cf 4 0 2 1
Stargell lf 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph,lf 4 0 0 0
Clemente rf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 4 0 2 0
Mazeroski 2b 4 0 1 0
May c 2 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Bunning p 1 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
San Francisco 101 000 000290
Pittsburgh 000 000 010180
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (14-2) 9.0 8 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (3-9) 6.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Walker   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Kline   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
4

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Alley (12,off Marichal); Alou (13,off Marichal).  HR–San Francisco McCovey 2 (18,1st inning off Bunning 0 on, 2 out,3rd inning off Bunning 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Marichal (5,off Walker).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:30.  A–16,843.
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