Cubs @ Giants
July 23, 1968

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Bottom 10	R	H	E
Cubs	3	5	1
Giants	3	7	3

Bottom 10	R	H	E
Cubs	3	5	1
Giants	4	8	3

Willie McCovey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.750	.293
OBP	.750	.382
At Bats	4	290
Hits	3	85
• Singles	3	51
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	23
Walks	0	41
RBI’s	2	62

Jack Lamabe Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	1

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Candlestick Park - July 23, 1968

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Home Run

Jack Lamabe

Randy Hundley

Ernie Banks

Glenn Beckert

Ron Santo

Don Kessinger

Billy Williams

Adolfo Phillips

Al Spangler

Willie McCovey

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Chicago Cubs	3	5	1	8
San Francisco Giants	4	8	3	7
Winning Pitcher	Juan Marichal
Losing Pitcher	Jack Lamabe
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Willie McCovey
Attendance	6,561
Time of Game	3 hours 10 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 10 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Banks hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 10 Williams takes first base on ball four.

Top 10 Ty Cline now playing right field. Bob Barton now catching. Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 9 Ty Cline pinch hits for Bobby Bonds. Cline strikes out.

Bottom 9 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third.

Bottom 9 Frank Johnson pinch runs for Dick Dietz. Jack Lamabe now pitching. Lanier bunts towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lanier for the out. Johnson moves to second.

Bottom 9 Gary Ross now pitching. Dietz takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Kessinger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Dick Nen pinch hits for Phil Regan. Nen hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nen for the out. Spangler moves to third. Hundley moves to second.

Top 9 Phillips is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Hundley bunts towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Marichal covering. Safe. Spangler moves to second.

Top 9 Spangler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert misplays the ball. That's an error on Beckert.

Bottom 8 Mays strikes out.

Top 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier misplays the ball. That's an error on Lanier. Kessinger moves to third.

Top 8 There goes Kessinger. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Kessinger steals second.

Top 8 Williams strikes out.

Top 8 Beckert hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonds for the out.

Bottom 7 Phil Regan now pitching. Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Willie Smith pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins. The ball gets by Dietz for a passed ball. Spangler scores. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart juggles the ball. That's an error on Hart. Santo scores. Spangler moves to third. Hundley moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 7 Hundley takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to third. Spangler moves to second.

Top 7 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santo moves to second.

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

Top 7 Santo takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Williams hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Dietz hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Marshall is called out on strikes.

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

Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dietz fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

Bottom 5 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunt scores. Mays moves to second.

Bottom 5 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunt moves to second.

Bottom 5 Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Marichal hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hundley hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Spangler hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Dietz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hart moves to third.

Bottom 4 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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

Top 4 Santo is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Williams is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Hunt hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jenkins moves to third.

Top 3 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and has Phillips trapped. There's the throw to Hart and over to Hunt, who tags Phillips for the out. Hundley scores. Jenkins moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Marshall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marshall. Hundley moves to third. Phillips moves to second.

Top 3 Hundley takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Dietz hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Spangler strikes out.

Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mays tags and scores.

Bottom 1 McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Mays moves to third.

Bottom 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hunt for the out.

Bottom 1 Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple.

Top 1 Williams strikes out.

Top 1 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kessinger strikes out.

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