1968 Topps Giants - part 3 (outfielders)

#50 Willie Mays

• Willie Mays batted .289 with 23 HR and 79 RBI in 1968.

#223 Ollie Brown

• Ollie Brown batted .232 in 95 AB for the Giants in 1968
• Brown spent part of the season in AAA Phoenix
• Ollie was the first player taken by the San Diego Padres in the expansion draft after the 1968 season

#309 Ken Henderson

• Ken Henderson went 1 for 3 in three games for the Giants in 1968
• Ken was in AAA Phoenix for  most of the season, where he hit .254 with 11 HR and 60 RBI.

#452 Jesus Alou

• Jesus Alou batted .263 with 0 HR and 39 RBI in 120 games as the starting RF.
• Alou was taken by the Montreal Expos in the expansion draft after the 1968 season.

#469 Ty Cline

• Ty Cline batted .223 with 1 HR and 23 RBI in 116 games.
• Cline was taken by the Montreal Expos in the expansion draft after the 1968 season

Others who played OF for the Giants in 1968 but didn't receive a 1968 Topps card:

• Bobby Bonds (.254, 9 HR, 35 RBI in 81 games. This was his rookie season)
• Dave Marshall (.264, 1 HR, 16 RBI in 76 games)

Today in Giants' History -- September 10

1924 - At the Polo Grounds, the Giants rip the Braves 22 - 1 in the opener of a doubleheader. Frankie Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out.

1963: At New York, the Giants trail 3 - 0 after 7 innings when manager Alvin Dark sends up consecutive Alous to bat in the 8th. Pinch hitter Jesus Alou grounds out, pinch hitter Matty Alou strikes out, and leadoff hitter Felipe Alou bounces back to P Carlton Willey. The Giants lose, 4 - 2. Willie McCovey's 38th homer and Orlando Cepeda's 29th account for the SF scoring.

1967: At Candlestick Park, San Francisco hurler Gaylord Perry's 40-inning team record consecutive scoreless streak comes to an end as the Cubs score an unearned run in the seventh inning of 2-1 loss to Giants. The future Hall of Fame member will match his franchise mark with another string of scoreless innings in 1970.

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