Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
May 17, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1993 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 2 2 0
Finley cf 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 3
Anthony rf 4 0 3 2
Caminiti 3b 5 1 1 1
James lf 2 1 0 0
  Bass ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 1 0
  Uribe pr 0 0 0 0
  Taubensee c 1 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 0 0
Swindell p 1 0 1 1
  Parker ph 1 1 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Candaele ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 7
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 6 1 2 2
Thompson 2b 4 1 1 1
Clark 1b 4 1 1 1
Williams 3b 5 1 1 2
Bonds lf 4 1 3 2
Carreon rf 4 1 3 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 0 0
  Burba p 0 0 0 0
Clayton ss 5 1 2 0
Manwaring c 5 1 1 0
Black p 2 0 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Hickerson p 0 0 0 0
  McGee ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
Houston 020 020 300 07101
San Francisco 003 200 200 18151
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell   4.0 8 5 5 1 4
  Grant   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Williams   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez   1.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Jones  L (1-2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
15
8
8
4
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Black   6.0 5 5 3 3 6
  Jackson   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Hickerson   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Beck   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Burba  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
7
5
5
8

  E–Biggio (2), Clayton (14).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Thompson (9,off Swindell).  3B–San Francisco Lewis (5,off Swindell).  HR–Houston Caminiti (5,2nd inning off Black 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell (8,7th inning off Jackson 2 on, 1 out), San Francisco Williams (13,3rd inning off Swindell 1 on, 2 out); Bonds (10,7th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Finley (1,off Black); Cedeno (2,off Hickerson); Black (1,off Swindell); McGee (2,off D Jones).  HBP–Cedeno (1,by Black).  IBB–Biggio (2,by Hickerson); Gonzalez (2,by Beck).  SF–Thompson (4,off D Jones).  SB–Clayton (1,2nd base off Swindell/Servais).  CS–Bonds (3,2nd base by Swindell/Servais).  BK–Swindell (1).  HBP–Black (2,Cedeno).  IBB–Hickerson (2,Biggio); Beck (1,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:39.  A–17,618.
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