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August 25, 1967

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Braves	5	13	1
Giants	1	6	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Braves	5	13	1
Giants	1	6	1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.292
OBP	.000	.389
At Bats	3	339
Hits	0	99
• Singles	0	60
• Doubles	0	15
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	21
Walks	0	50
RBI’s	0	65

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
8	7	8

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Candlestick Park - August 25, 1967

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Out

Phil Niekro

Bob Uecker

Joe Torre

Woody Woodward

Clete Boyer

Marty Martinez

Felipe Alou

Gary Geiger

Hank Aaron

Willie McCovey

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Atlanta Braves	5	13	1	14
San Francisco Giants	1	6	1	3
Winning Pitcher	Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher	Juan Marichal
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	(none)
Attendance	11,871
Time of Game	2 hours 12 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Davenport strikes out.

Top 9 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Davenport fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Top 9 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Woodward moves to second.

Top 9 Uecker strikes out.

Top 9 Woodward takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.

Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Bobby Etheridge now playing third base. Jim Davenport now playing second base. Bill Henry now pitching. Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ty Cline pinch hits for Bobby Bolin. Cline hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Bobby Etheridge pinch hits for Tito Fuentes. Etheridge hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Torre strikes out.

Top 8 Aaron strikes out.

Top 8 Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolin covering, for the out.

Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores.

Bottom 7 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to third.

Bottom 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Mays moves to second.

Bottom 7 Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Martinez strikes out.

Top 7 Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Bobby Bolin now pitching. Uecker hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Joe Gibbon. Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Woodward is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Boyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Fuentes strikes out.

Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 The ball gets by Uecker for a passed ball. Haller moves to second.

Bottom 5 Haller hits a line drive to right field. Aaron throws towards Martinez. Martinez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martinez. Brown moves to third.

Bottom 5 Brown takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Gary Geiger now playing center field. Felipe Alou now playing left field. McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Joe Gibbon now pitching. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Uecker scores. Francona moves to second.

Top 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodward scores. Uecker moves to third.

Top 5 Martinez strikes out.

Top 5 Niekro bunts towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to third. Uecker moves to second.

Top 5 Uecker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodward moves to second.

Top 5 Woodward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Davenport hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Alou hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second.

Top 4 Torre takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 3 Fuentes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Niekro bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.

Top 3 Uecker takes first base on ball four. Woodward moves to second.

Top 3 Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.

Top 3 Alou takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.

Bottom 2 Brown strikes out.

Bottom 2 McCovey strikes out.

Top 2 Torre hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third.

Top 2 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Uecker tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.

Top 2 The ball gets by Haller for a passed ball. Woodward scores. Uecker moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to third. Uecker moves to second.

Top 2 Uecker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodward moves to second.

Top 2 Woodward bunts towards the mound. Marichal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Alou hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Boyer is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Torre is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Francona moves to third.

Top 1 Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Martinez strikes out.

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