Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
July 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1968 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Houston Astros 0, San Francisco Giants 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Simpson lf 3 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
Staub 1b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Menke 2b 3 0 0 0
Thomas rf 3 0 0 0
Brand c 3 0 1 0
  Shea p 0 0 0 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 0
  Adlesh c 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 2 0 1 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Mays cf 2 1 1 0
Hart lf 3 0 1 1
Davenport 3b 2 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 0 0
Lanier ss 3 0 1 0
Sadecki p 3 0 0 0
Totals 25 1 4 1
Houston 000 000 000–020
San Francisco 000 100 00x–140
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (8-10) 7.0 4 1 1 3 6
  Shea   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
4
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  W (9-11) 9.0 2 0 0 1 11
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
11
  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  SH–Lemaster (5,off Sadecki); Alou (5,off Shea).  Team LOB–3.  Team–5.  CS–Hunt (4,2nd base by Lemaster/Brand).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–1:50.  A–12,154.
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