Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
September 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1968 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 1, San Francisco Giants 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 3 0 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Causey ph 1 1 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Aaron H. 1b 2 0 0 0
  Aaron T. 1b 2 0 0 0
Torre c 2 0 0 0
  Hriniak c 2 0 1 1
Francona lf 4 0 0 0
Lum rf 3 0 0 0
Jackson ss 3 0 0 0
Martinez 3b 3 0 1 0
Stone p 1 0 0 0
  Britton p 0 0 0 0
  Garr ph 1 0 0 0
  Baker cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Hunt 2b 4 1 0 2
  Mason 2b 0 0 0 0
Mays cf 2 0 0 0
  Cline pr,lf 2 1 0 0
McCovey 1b 3 1 2 1
Hart 3b 3 2 1 2
Dietz c 4 0 1 3
Brown lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Lanier ss 4 1 1 0
Marichal p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 8 7 8
Atlanta 000 000 001152
San Francisco 024 200 00x870
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (7-4) 2.1 3 5 2 0 3
  Britton   2.2 4 3 2 1 3
  Johnson   3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
8
4
2
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (26-8) 9.0 5 1 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
7

  E–Stone 2 (2).  2B–San Francisco Dietz (13,off Britton); Marichal (4,off Britton).  HR–San Francisco Hart (23,2nd inning off Stone 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Millan (13,off Marichal).  Team LOB–4.  Team–3.  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Frank Secory.  T–2:20.  A–5,592.
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