San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
July 29, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1968 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 0 0 0
Cline lf 5 1 2 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 3 2 1 1
Alou rf 4 0 2 1
Davenport 3b 1 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 0 1
Lanier ss 2 0 0 1
Perry p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 1
Santo 3b 2 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0
Spangler rf 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
  Felske c 0 0 0 0
Hickman cf 3 0 0 0
Ross p 1 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Stoneman p 0 0 0 0
  Nen ph 1 0 0 0
  Fast p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
San Francisco 010 003 000460
Chicago 100 000 000120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (9-9) 9.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals 9.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Ross  L (1-1) 5.0 4 4 4 3 1
  Lamabe   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Stoneman   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Fast   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 9.0 6 4 4 6 4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Alou (13,off Ross).  3B–Chicago Kessinger (6,off Perry).  SF–Barton (1,off Ross); Lanier (3,off Lamabe); Williams (5,off Perry).  Team LOB–7.  Team–2.  CS–Davenport (2,2nd base by Stoneman/Hundley).  WP–Perry (3).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:17.  A–18,752.

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