Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
July 4, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1968 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 2 0
Aaron H. rf 5 2 1 0
Torre c 4 1 2 2
Johnson D. 1b 4 0 2 1
Aaron T. lf 3 0 2 1
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ss 0 0 0 0
Johnson B. 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lum ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Martinez ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Britton p 2 1 1 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 1 0 0 0
  Page ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 0
Cline lf 2 0 0 0
  Alou ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Mays cf 5 2 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 1 1 0
Hart 3b 3 1 1 0
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Dietz c 4 1 2 4
Bonds rf 3 0 1 2
Lanier ss 4 0 1 0
Sadecki p 1 0 1 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
  Schroder ph 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Hiatt ph 1 0 0 0
  Linzy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Atlanta 003 010 0004121
San Francisco 200 020 20x690
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Britton   3.1 4 2 0 4 2
  Kelley   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Stone  L (0-1) 3.2 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
9
6
4
6
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki   2.2 6 3 3 1 2
  Herbel   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Linzy  W (4-6) 4.0 3 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
4

  E–T Aaron (3).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Francisco 3.  2B–Atlanta Alou (16,off Herbel), San Francisco Dietz (7,off Britton); Hart (5,off Stone).  HR–San Francisco Dietz (2,7th inning off Stone 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–H Aaron (12,2nd base off McDaniel/Dietz).  WP–Britton (1), Stone (1).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:40.  A–14,249.
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