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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

1968-07-28 · Day game · Astrodome · 11 innings · Att: 33241 · 2:59

San Francisco Giants defeated Houston Astros 4–2. San Francisco Giants put up 2 in the 11th. Juan Marichal earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	13
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	7

W: Juan Marichal L: Steve Shea SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Hunt	4	1	2	0	2	0
Ty Cline	5	0	1	1	1	1
Willie Mays	6	0	1	1	0	0
Willie McCovey	5	0	2	0	0	2
Jesus Alou	4	0	2	0	1	0
Jim Davenport	5	2	2	0	0	2
Bob Barton	4	0	2	1	0	1
Hal Lanier	4	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Marichal	5	1	1	1	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Simpson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hector Torres	5	1	1	0	0	0
Rusty Staub	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Wynn	5	0	0	0	0	0
Norm Miller	5	0	2	1	0	2
Denis Menke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Aspromonte	3	0	1	0	0	1
John Bateman	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Giusti	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Julio Gotay	1	0	1	1	0	0
Doug Rader	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dave Adlesh	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Shea	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Marichal	11.0	7	1	5

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Giusti	8.0	8	3	6
Steve Shea	2.2	4	1	0
Tom Dukes	0.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ron Hunt: S7
Ty Cline: K
Willie Mays: WP.1-2
Willie Mays: 8.2-3
Willie McCovey: K/C

Bot 1

Dick Simpson: 4/FL
Hector Torres: 4/P
Rusty Staub: 63

Top 2

Jesus Alou: D9
Jim Davenport: K
Bob Barton: 7
Hal Lanier: 4

Bot 2

Jim Wynn: 3/FL
Norm Miller: K
Denis Menke: 63

Top 3

Juan Marichal: 7
Ron Hunt: 7
Ty Cline: W
Willie Mays: WP.1-2
Willie Mays: 53

Bot 3

Bob Aspromonte: 63
John Bateman: 9/L
Dave Giusti: 63

Top 4

Willie McCovey: K
Jesus Alou: S9
Jim Davenport: POCS2(23)
Jim Davenport: T9
Bob Barton: S8.3-H
Hal Lanier: 53

Bot 4

Dick Simpson: 63
Hector Torres: 63
Rusty Staub: S8
Jim Wynn: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Juan Marichal: 13
Ron Hunt: S7.B-2(E7)
Ty Cline: 3/G.2-3
Willie Mays: D7.3-H
Willie McCovey: 31

Bot 5

Norm Miller: 7
Denis Menke: 4/P
Bob Aspromonte: K/C

Top 6

Jesus Alou: 8
Jim Davenport: K
Bob Barton: K

Bot 6

John Bateman: 9
Dave Giusti: 63
Dick Simpson: K

Top 7

Hal Lanier: 8
Juan Marichal: 4
Ron Hunt: W
Ty Cline: 63

Bot 7

Hector Torres: S
Rusty Staub: 8
Jim Wynn: 6/P
Norm Miller: D/89.1-H
Denis Menke: 63

Top 8

Willie Mays: 53
Willie McCovey: T9
Jesus Alou: IW
Jim Davenport: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Bob Aspromonte: S
John Bateman: S9.1-3
Lee Thomas: 7
Julio Gotay: S9.1-3;3-H
Hector Torres: 23.1-2
Rusty Staub: IW
Jim Wynn: 13

Top 9

Bob Barton: S8
Hal Lanier: 13/SH.1-2
Juan Marichal: 63
Ron Hunt: 31

Bot 9

Norm Miller: S8
Denis Menke: 14/SH.1-2
Doug Rader: 53
Dave Adlesh: 63

Top 10

Ty Cline: 63
Willie Mays: 9
Willie McCovey: S7
Jesus Alou: 43

Bot 10

Lee Thomas: 43
Steve Shea: K
Hector Torres: 53

Top 11

Jim Davenport: S8
Bob Barton: 3/SH.1-2
Hal Lanier: 63.2-3
Juan Marichal: S7.3-H
Ron Hunt: W.1-2
Ty Cline: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Willie Mays: 7

Bot 11

Rusty Staub: 63
Jim Wynn: 63
Norm Miller: K