San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
August 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1988 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 1 1 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 1 0
Clark 1b 3 0 2 1
Mitchell 3b 4 0 1 0
Aldrete lf 3 0 0 0
  Maldonado ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Youngblood rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Melvin c 3 0 1 0
  Nixon pr 0 1 0 0
  Brenly c 1 0 0 0
Uribe ss 4 0 1 1
Downs p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 1 0 0
Puhl lf 3 2 3 0
Davis 1b 4 0 2 2
Bass rf 4 0 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Trevino c 2 0 0 0
Andujar p 1 0 0 0
  Candaele ph 1 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
San Francisco 001 000 100282
Houston 001 001 01x380
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Downs  L (11-9) 8.0 8 3 3 3 5
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar   5.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Darwin   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Agosto  W (8-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Smith  SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
4

  E–Clark (9), Brenly (4).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Thompson (20,off Andujar); Downs (2,off Andujar), Houston Ramirez (18,off Downs); Puhl (6,off Downs).  IBB–Trevino (2,by Downs).  SB–Butler (25,2nd base off Andujar/Trevino); Nixon (6,2nd base off Darwin/Trevino); Puhl 2 (20,2nd base off Downs/Melvin,2nd base off Downs/Brenly).  IBB–Downs (8,Trevino).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:27.  A–22,733.
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