Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
July 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 1, San Francisco Giants 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Simpson rf 3 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 0 0 0
Staub 1b 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 2 1
Menke 2b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
Adlesh c 3 0 1 0
Coombs p 1 0 1 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Gilson p 0 0 0 0
  Brand 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf 5 2 3 0
Hunt 2b 4 2 2 2
Mays 1b 4 0 1 1
Hart lf 3 1 2 2
Davenport 3b 4 0 2 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 0
Hiatt c 2 0 0 0
Lanier ss 4 0 0 0
McCormick p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 6 12 5
Houston 010 000 000160
San Francisco 003 000 30x6120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Coombs  L (1-2) 2.1 5 3 3 0 3
  Ray   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Gilson   2.2 5 3 2 1 1
  Dukes   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  House   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
2
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick  W (7-12) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, San Francisco 2.  PB–Adlesh (1).  3B–Houston Wynn (4,off McCormick), San Francisco Bonds (2,off Gilson).  HR–Houston Wynn (13,2nd inning off McCormick 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Hart (4,off Ray).  HBP–Hunt (12,by Gilson).  IBB–Hiatt (2,by Gilson).  Team–8.  CS–Bonds (3,2nd base by Coombs/Adlesh).  HBP–Gilson (1,Hunt).  IBB–Gilson (2,Hiatt).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:28.  A–17,021.
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