San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1996 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Jones cf 4 1 2 2
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
Scarsone 2b 3 1 1 0
  Lampkin ph 1 0 1 0
Bonds lf 4 2 2 2
Hill rf 5 1 1 1
Batiste 3b 4 0 1 0
McCarty 1b 3 0 1 1
Aurilia ss 3 0 0 0
Decker c 2 1 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
Gardner p 3 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 1 0 0 0
  Magee cf 4 1 2 2
Morandini 2b 5 1 1 0
Jefferies lf 5 0 2 2
Zeile 1b 4 1 0 0
Eisenreich rf 3 1 2 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0
Lieberthal c 4 2 2 0
Stocker ss 4 1 2 1
Beech p 1 0 0 0
  Incaviglia ph 0 0 0 0
  Borland p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Schilling ph 1 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 5
San Francisco 222 000 0006102
Philadelphia 031 030 00x7120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  L (10-5) 4.2 11 7 2 3 4
  Bautista   2.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Creek   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
2
3
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beech   3.0 7 6 6 1 5
  Borland  W (6-3) 2.0 1 0 0 3 2
  Springer   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Ryan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bottalico  SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
12

  E–Scarsone (11), McCarty (1).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Hill (17,off Beech), Philadelphia Lieberthal (8,off Gardner); Jefferies (11,off Gardner).  HR–San Francisco Bonds (34,1st inning off Beech 1 on, 1 out); Jones (1,2nd inning off Beech 1 on, 2 out).  SF–McCarty (2,off Beech).  IBB–Decker (4,by Borland).  SB–Batiste (2,2nd base off Beech/Lieberthal); McCarty (2,2nd base off Borland/Lieberthal); Jefferies (12,3rd base off Bautista/Decker).  CS–Jones (2,2nd base by Springer/Lieberthal).  WP–Borland (8).  IBB–Borland (2,Decker).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:53.  A–24,480.
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