San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 2, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1981 at Veteran's Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 0 0
Cabell 1b 4 0 1 1
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 2 2 3
Clark rf 4 1 1 2
Herndon lf 4 0 2 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 4 1 2 0
Alexander p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 2 2
Trillo 2b 3 0 2 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Espinosa p 2 0 1 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
San Francisco 020 100 300690
Philadelphia 000 000 020261
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (4-1) 6.0 4 0 0 2 2
  Minton  SV (4) 3.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  L (1-1) 6.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Lyle   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Proly   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
3

  E–Trillo (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Rose (7,off Minton); Matthews (4,off Minton).  HR–San Francisco Clark (3,2nd inning off Espinosa 1 on, 0 out); Evans (2,4th inning off Espinosa 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cabell (1,off Lyle).  IBB–Boone (1,by Alexander).  SB–Trillo (3,2nd base off Alexander/May); Gross (1,2nd base off Alexander/May).  IBB–Alexander (1,Boone).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:33.
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