Cincinnati Reds vs San Francisco Giants
August 9, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1987 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Daniels lf 5 0 1 0
Stillwell 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 2 0 1 0
Jones rf 4 1 1 0
Francona 1b 3 0 1 0
McGriff c 3 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph 0 0 0 0
  Esasky ph 1 0 1 0
Larkin ss 4 1 1 1
Hoffman p 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Speier 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Mitchell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson 2b 2 0 1 0
Leonard lf 4 1 1 0
Maldonado rf 3 1 1 1
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 1
Melvin c 3 0 0 0
Uribe ss 3 1 1 1
Downs p 2 0 0 1
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 4
Cincinnati 000 010 001263
San Francisco 040 000 01x560
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hoffman  L (8-7) 6.0 4 4 1 2 3
  Murphy   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
6
5
2
2
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Downs  W (9-6) 8.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Lefferts  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
2

  E–Jones (2), McGriff (2), Larkin (11).  2B–Cincinnati Bell (15,off Downs); Daniels (16,off Downs).  3B–San Francisco Maldonado (3,off Murphy).  HR–Cincinnati Larkin (8,5th inning off Downs 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Diaz (4,off Lefferts).  HBP–Francona (1,by Downs).  SH–Downs (6,off Hoffman).  SB–Davis (40,3rd base off Downs/Melvin).  CS–Thompson (7,2nd base by Hoffman/McGriff).  HBP–Downs (4,Francona).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:21.  A–46,434.
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