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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

1968-05-07 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 13685 · 2:30

Houston Astros defeated San Francisco Giants 7–1. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 7th. Don Wilson earned the win and Mike Cuellar picked up the save. Rusty Staub went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2		7	6

W: Don Wilson L: Juan Marichal SV: Mike Cuellar

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Tony Venzon · 2B: Mel Steiner · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	4	0	0	1	1	0
Dave Marshall	4	0	1	0	1	1
Willie Mays	5	0	1	0	0	1
Willie McCovey	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ollie Brown	4	1	1	0	0	0
Frank Johnson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Barton	1	0	1	0	1	0
Hal Lanier	2	0	0	0	0	1
Juan Marichal	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Hiatt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Cline	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Oliver	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jesus Alou	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Norm Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Wynn	4	2	1	0	0	1
Rusty Staub	2	3	1	1	2	1
Bob Aspromonte	3	1	1	1	1	0
Denis Menke	4	0	1	2	0	0
Julio Gotay	4	1	1	1	0	0
John Bateman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Don Wilson	3	0	1	2	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Marichal	6.2	5	2	3
Frank Linzy	1.1	1	2	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	8.1	7	4	5
Mike Cuellar	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron Hunt: 63
Dave Marshall: K
Willie Mays: S
Willie McCovey: W.1-2
Ollie Brown: 8

Bot 1

Ron Davis: 6
Norm Miller: 23
Jim Wynn: 8

Top 2

Frank Johnson: S8
Bob Barton: 34/SH.1-2
Hal Lanier: K
Juan Marichal: K

Bot 2

Rusty Staub: K/C
Bob Aspromonte: 31
Denis Menke: 8

Top 3

Ron Hunt: 8
Dave Marshall: S8
Willie Mays: K
Willie McCovey: S.1-2
Ollie Brown: 8

Bot 3

Julio Gotay: 8
John Bateman: 8
Don Wilson: 5/FL

Top 4

Frank Johnson: S8
Bob Barton: W.1-2
Hal Lanier: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Juan Marichal: 2/FL
Ron Hunt: 53

Bot 4

Ron Davis: K
Norm Miller: 43
Jim Wynn: 6

Top 5

Dave Marshall: 3/G
Willie Mays: 8
Willie McCovey: 8

Bot 5

Rusty Staub: HR/9
Bob Aspromonte: 43
Denis Menke: 7
Julio Gotay: 5/FL

Top 6

Ollie Brown: S8
Frank Johnson: E4.1-2
Bob Barton: S/BG.1-2;2-3
Jack Hiatt: 8
Juan Marichal: K/C
Ron Hunt: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Dave Marshall: 43

Bot 6

John Bateman: 9
Don Wilson: K
Ron Davis: 7

Top 7

Willie Mays: 63
Willie McCovey: 31
Ollie Brown: 8

Bot 7

Norm Miller: 4
Jim Wynn: T8
Rusty Staub: IW
Bob Aspromonte: S7.1-2;3-H
Denis Menke: 9
Julio Gotay: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
John Bateman: IW
Don Wilson: S/78.1-3;2-H;3-H
Ron Davis: 23

Top 8

Frank Johnson: 43
Ty Cline: 8
Nate Oliver: 53

Bot 8

Norm Miller: K
Jim Wynn: K+WP.B-1
Rusty Staub: SB2
Rusty Staub: IW
Bob Aspromonte: WP.1-2;2-3
Bob Aspromonte: IW
Denis Menke: S8.1-2;2-H;3-H
Julio Gotay: 5(2)/FO.1-2
John Bateman: 13

Top 9

Jesus Alou: 8
Ron Hunt: E6
Dave Marshall: W.1-2
Willie Mays: 6
Willie McCovey: 23