San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
August 5, 1994 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1994 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants 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 4, Houston Astros 12

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lewis cf 5 0 2 0
Clayton ss 5 1 1 2
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
  Benjamin 3b 2 0 1 0
Williams 3b 3 1 1 0
  Carreon lf 1 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
  Martinez rf 1 0 0 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 2 1
Scarsone 2b 4 1 0 0
Manwaring c 4 0 3 0
Portugal p 1 0 0 0
  Hickerson p 0 0 0 0
  Gomez p 1 0 0 0
  Frey p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson ph 1 1 0 1
Totals 38 4 11 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 3 1
  Miller ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Finley cf 5 3 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 3 3 5
  Donnels pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 5 1 3 2
Thompson rf 3 1 1 1
  Felder rf 1 0 0 0
Eusebio c 4 0 1 1
Cedeno ss 3 1 2 1
Swindell p 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 12 17 11
San Francisco 000 001 0034110
Houston 114 330 00x12175
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (10-8) 2.0 5 4 4 0 1
  Hickerson   1.1 6 5 5 2 1
  Gomez   3.2 5 3 3 0 2
  Frey   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
12
12
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell  W (8-8) 9.0 11 4 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
1
0
2

  E–Biggio (8), Finley (5), Caminiti (10), Felder (1), Cedeno (20).  DP–San Francisco 2, Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco Benzinger 2 (12,off Swindell 2); Williams (15,off Swindell); Benjamin (5,off Swindell), Houston Biggio (40,off Portugal); Bagwell (31,off Hickerson); Eusebio (9,off Hickerson); Finley (14,off Hickerson); Swindell (3,off Gomez).  HR–San Francisco Clayton (3,9th inning off Swindell 1 on, 2 out), Houston Bagwell (38,5th inning off Gomez 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gomez (1,off Swindell); Swindell (12,off Gomez).  IBB–Cedeno (13,by Hickerson); Bagwell (12,by Hickerson).  CS–Lewis (13,2nd base by Swindell/Eusebio).  SB–Biggio (36,2nd base off Portugal/Manwaring).  WP–Hickerson (2).  IBB–Hickerson 2 (6,Cedeno,Bagwell).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:55.  A–44,297.
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