San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 1968 at Busch Stadium II. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Cline lf 5 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 0
Hart 3b 4 2 2 0
  Mays cf 0 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 1 1
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Hiatt c 4 0 2 1
Lanier ss 4 0 1 1
Bolin p 3 0 0 0
  Linzy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 2 2
Maris rf 3 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 4 0 0 0
Javier 2b 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 1 1 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 1 0
  Davis pr 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
San Francisco 000 201 0003111
St. Louis 001 000 010251
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bolin  W (8-4) 7.2 5 2 2 2 3
  Linzy  SV (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (20-7) 8.0 9 3 2 0 7
  Willis   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
1
7

  E–Cline (4), Maxvill (21).  DP–San Francisco 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Hiatt (10,off Gibson), St. Louis Maris (18,off Bolin).  SH–Hunt (15,off Gibson); Linzy (3,off Willis).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  SB–Hart (2,2nd base off Gibson/McCarver); Brock (47,2nd base off Bolin/Hiatt).  WP–Gibson (4).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:05.
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