Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
July 1, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 0 2 1
Boyer 3b 5 1 2 1
Aaron rf 4 1 0 0
Torre c 5 1 2 1
Francona lf 3 0 2 2
  Lum pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 4 1 0 0
Jackson ss 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 9 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 3 0
Hart lf 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Barton c 2 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 1 1
  Sadecki pr 0 0 0 0
  Dietz c 1 0 0 0
Lanier ss 2 0 1 0
  Cline ph 1 0 0 0
  Davenport ss 0 0 0 0
Bolin p 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
  Hiatt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Atlanta 002 001 011590
San Francisco 000 001 000183
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-6) 7.0 8 1 1 2 5
  Upshaw  SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin  L (2-2) 7.0 6 3 2 5 5
  Linzy   2.0 3 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
6
5

  E–Johnson 3 (8).  DP–San Francisco 1.  PB–Dietz (7).  2B–Atlanta Boyer (6,off Bolin); Jackson (4,off Bolin); Torre (3,off Linzy), San Francisco McCovey (10,off Niekro).  HBP–D Johnson (3,by Bolin).  IBB–Francona 2 (5,by Bolin 2); Jackson (3,by Linzy).  Team LOB–13.  Team–10.  SB–Boyer (2,3rd base off Bolin/Barton); H Aaron (11,2nd base off Bolin/Barton); Alou (5,2nd base off Linzy/Dietz).  WP–Linzy (3).  HBP–Bolin (2,D Johnson).  IBB–Bolin 2 (6,Francona 2); Linzy (8,Jackson).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:40.  A–4,706.
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