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CAL  7
@CLE  5

DET  4
BOS  3

MIN  5
@WSA  4

CHC 10
@CIN  3

HOU  7
PHI  3

NYM  4
@LAD  0

PIT  3
@SFG  1

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STL 10
ATL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 7,844

Thursday, April 11, 1968
Time of Game: 3:34
Pirates
3
1-1
Won 1
3rd, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14 15    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  8  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  3
W: R Face (1-0), L: F Linzy (1-1), S: B Moose (1)
Giants
1
1-1
Lost 1
3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills 3B                    7   0   2   2    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   3   
G Alley SS                    7   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    3   9   GDP
R Clemente RF                 6   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .500    0    7   0   
W Stargell LF                 6   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                6   1   1   1    0   1  .100  .500    0   18   0   HR
B Mazeroski 2B                6   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    5   6   
M Mota CF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    4   0   CS,SH
J May C                       4   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .476    0    6   3   IW
  M Alou PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   IW
  B Moose P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Veale P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Jimenez PH                0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   HBP
  C Taylor PR-C               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       52   3   8   3    2   6                    45  22
BATTING
HR: D Clendenon (1, off M McCormick; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: M Mota (1, off F Linzy).
IBB: M Alou (1, by F Linzy); J May (2, by M McCormick).
HBP: M Jimenez (1, by B Henry).
TB: D Clendenon 4; M Wills 2; M Mota; W Stargell; B Mazeroski; G Alley; J May.
GIDP: G Alley (1).
RBI: M Wills 2 (4); D Clendenon (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. G Alley-B Mazeroski-D Clendenon.
E: D Clendenon (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: M Mota (1, 2nd base by M McCormick/J Hiatt).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Hunt 2B                     7   1   3   0    0   0  .273  .637    0    3   2   2B,GDP
J Davenport 3B                7   0   2   1    0   0  .182  .364    0    2   4   
W McCovey 1B                  6   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .700    0   13   1   
W Mays CF                     5   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .733    0    5   0   CS
J Hart LF                     6   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    4   0   
J Hiatt C                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .333  .833    0    7   1   
  T Cline PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Barton C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Dietz C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Alou RF                     6   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500    0    7   0   
H Lanier SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   3   
  N Oliver PH-SS              2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
M McCormick P                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0    0   1   
  D Marshall PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Linzy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  B Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bolin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       52   1   8   1    4   5                    45  14
BATTING
2B: R Hunt (1, off B Veale).
TB: R Hunt 4; J Davenport 2; J Hart; J Hiatt; W Mays.
GIDP: R Hunt (1).
RBI: J Davenport (1).
2-out RBI: J Davenport.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Davenport-W McCovey.
E: R Hunt (1); N Oliver (1); J Alou (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: W Mays (1, 2nd base by B Veale/J May).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale                       12     6   1   1    4   5   0   0.75   44     -       ·  ·     14·15· 0· 6     87    -     1.34   0.71
R Face, W (1-0)                2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.86   0.22
B Moose, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.40   0.07
Totals                        15     8   1   1    4   5   0          56     -       ·  ·     20·19· 0· 8           -  
San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M McCormick                   13     6   1   1    1   6   1   0.69   46     -       ·  ·     11·21· 1· 6     96    -     1.52   0.82
F Linzy, L (1-1)               1.1   1   2   1    1   0   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.45   0.03
B Henry                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    5.18  -0.37
B Bolin                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.02
Totals                        15     8   3   2    2   6   1          56     -       ·  ·     16·22· 1· 8          4-2 
B Henry faced 2 batters in the 15th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: F Linzy (1; M Alou); M McCormick (1; J May).
HBP: B Henry (1; M Jimenez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 3:34.
Attendance: 7,844.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            San Francisco Giants                 
1. M Wills              3B    1. R Hunt               2B 
2. G Alley              SS    2. J Davenport          3B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. W McCovey            1B 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. W Mays               CF 
5. D Clendenon          1B    5. J Hart               LF 
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. J Hiatt              C  
7. M Mota               CF    7. J Alou               RF 
8. J May                C     8. H Lanier             SS 
9. B Veale              P     9. M McCormick          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  1-0  ---      24%  46% D Clendenon     M McCormick     Home Run
   t15   1  1-1  123      23%  95% M Wills         B Henry         Single to LF; Taylor to 2B; Alou Scores; Mazeroski Scores/unER
   b14   1  1-1  1--     -20%  19% J Hart          R Face          Single to RF; Mays to 3B
   b14   1  1-1  1-3      19%  38% O Brown         R Face          Flyball: SS
   b 5   2  0-0  -2-     -17%  29% J Davenport     B Veale         Single to RF; Hunt Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      47%  G Alley         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Clemente      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Hunt          Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      48%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  W Mays          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W Stargell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Hart          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  J Hiatt         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Alou          Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  M Mota          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  J May           Flyball: SS
   O      ---      45%  B Veale         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  H Lanier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  M McCormick     Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  R Hunt          Single to RF
          1--      45%  J Davenport     Single to RF; Hunt to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  M Wills         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      51%  G Alley         Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      49%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-1B; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W Mays          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  J Hart          Strikeout
          ---      47%  J Hiatt         Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  M Mota          Single
   O      1--      44%  J May           Mota Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  H Lanier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  M McCormick     Strikeout
          ---      45%  R Hunt          Double to LF
   R      -2-      29%  J Davenport     Single to RF; Hunt Scores
   O      1--      31%  W McCovey       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      27%  J May           Flyball: SS
   O      ---      25%  B Veale         Strikeout
          ---      27%  M Wills         Single to RF
          1--      30%  G Alley         Single to CF; Wills to 2B
   O      12-      23%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      25%  W Mays          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      26%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      25%  J Hiatt         Walk
   O      1--      27%  J Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      23%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   R      ---      46%  D Clendenon     Home Run
          ---      54%  B Mazeroski     Single to RF; Mazeroski to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      49%  M Mota          Flyball: RF; Mazeroski to 3B
          --3      51%  J May           Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      42%  B Veale         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  H Lanier        Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  M McCormick     Walk
   OO     1--      50%  R Hunt          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  M Wills         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      43%  G Alley         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  J Davenport     Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Mays          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      45%  W Stargell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      47%  J Hiatt         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Alou          Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  M Mota          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  J May           Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  B Veale         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  H Lanier        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      47%  M McCormick     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Hunt          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  G Alley         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  R Clemente      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      44%  J Davenport     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      47%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  W Mays          Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Hart          Mays Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      45%  W Stargell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      41%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  J Hart          Flyball: 2B
          ---      38%  J Hiatt         Single to LF
                  Ty Cline pinch runs for Jack Hiatt batting 6th
   O      1--      45%  J Alou          Flyball: RF
                  Nate Oliver pinch hits for Hal Lanier batting 8th
   O      1--      50%  N Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 13th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Barton replaces Ty Cline playing C batting 6th; Nate Oliver moves to SS
   O      ---      45%  M Mota          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      51%  J May           Single to LF
                  Jose Pagan pinch hits for Bob Veale batting 9th
   O      1--      44%  J Pagan         Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      39%  M Wills         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 13th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Face facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Face replaces Jose Pagan pitching and batting 9th; Dave Marshall pinch hits for Mike McCormick batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  D Marshall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      47%  R Hunt          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Davenport     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 14th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Linzy facing 2-3-4
                  Frank Linzy replaces Dave Marshall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  G Alley         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Clemente      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  W Stargell      Single to RF
   O      1--      39%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 14th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Face facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  W Mays          Single to LF
          1--      19%  J Hart          Single to RF; Mays to 3B
                  Ollie Brown pinch hits for Bob Barton batting 6th
   O      1-3      38%  O Brown         Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      50%  J Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 15th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Linzy facing 6-7-8
                  Dick Dietz replaces Ollie Brown playing C batting 6th
          ---      58%  B Mazeroski     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      57%  M Mota          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Mazeroski to 2B
                  Matty Alou pinch hits for Jerry May batting 8th
          -2-      58%  M Alou          Intentional Walk
                  Bill Henry replaces Frank Linzy pitching and batting 9th; Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Roy Face batting 9th
          12-      72%  M Jimenez       Hit By Pitch; Mazeroski to 3B; Alou to 2B
                  Carl Taylor pinch runs for Manny Jimenez batting 9th
   RR     123      95%  M Wills         Single to LF; Taylor to 2B; Alou Scores; Mazeroski Scores/unER
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Bill Henry pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      93%  G Alley         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 15th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Moose facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Moose replaces Matty Alou pitching and batting 8th; Carl Taylor moves to C
   O      ---      97%  N Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Frank Johnson pinch hits for Bobby Bolin batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  F Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  R Hunt          Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
   O      1--     100%  J Davenport     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Giants 1.

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