Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
August 4, 1968 Box Score

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

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Pittsburgh Pirates 0, San Francisco Giants 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wills 3b 4 0 0 0
Alou cf 3 0 1 0
Clemente rf 4 0 1 0
Stargell lf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 1 0
Alley ss 3 0 1 0
Mazeroski 2b 3 0 1 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Bunning p 2 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 3 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 3 0 0 0
Mays cf 3 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0
Dietz c 4 0 1 0
Marshall lf 3 0 1 1
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 0
Lanier ss 2 0 0 0
Bolin p 3 0 1 1
Totals 28 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 000050
San Francisco 000 010 01x270
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (4-12) 7.0 4 1 1 3 2
  Sisk   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
3
3
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin  W (5-3) 9.0 5 0 0 2 10
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
10

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Mazeroski (8,off Bolin).  IBB–Stargell (8,by Bolin).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Marshall (2,off Bunning); Lanier (9,off Bunning).  HBP–Mays (1,by Bunning).  Team–8.  SB–Alou (14,2nd base off Bolin/Dietz); Bonds (4,2nd base off Bunning/May).  HBP–Bunning (6,Mays).  IBB–Bolin (7,Stargell).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:09.  A–18,151.
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