St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
September 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1968 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 0, San Francisco Giants 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Tolan lf 4 0 0 0
Flood cf 4 0 0 0
Maris rf 3 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
Shannon 3b 2 0 0 0
Gagliano 2b 2 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 0 0 0 0
Gibson p 2 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds cf,rf 3 0 1 0
Hunt 2b 3 1 1 1
Cline lf 3 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Hart 3b 3 0 0 0
  Davenport 3b 0 0 0 0
Marshall rf 2 0 0 0
  Mays cf 1 0 0 0
Dietz c 2 0 0 0
Lanier ss 3 0 1 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 1 4 1
St. Louis 000 000 000000
San Francisco 100 000 00x140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (21-8) 8.0 4 1 1 2 10
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
2
10
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (15-14) 9.0 0 0 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
2
9

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–San Francisco Lanier (13,off Gibson); Bonds (8,off Gibson).  HR–San Francisco Hunt (2,1st inning off Gibson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hunt (16,off Gibson).  Team–4.  SB–Bonds (15,2nd base off Gibson/McCarver).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–1:40.  A–9,546.
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