San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
April 13, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 1 1 1
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Hill rf 4 0 1 0
Bonds lf 3 2 2 1
Kent 2b 2 1 2 3
  Vizcaino 2b 1 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Jensen c 4 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 1 2 0
Gardner p 2 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 1 0 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 0 2 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 1 2 1
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 1 0
Everett rf 4 0 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
Clark p 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Bieser ph 1 0 0 0
  Jordan p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Manuel p 0 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
San Francisco 310 010 0005100
New York 000 000 100190
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (1-1) 6.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Tavarez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Rodriguez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Henry   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (0-1) 4.2 8 5 5 5 2
  Crawford   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Jordan   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Manuel   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 2.  2B–San Francisco Jensen (1,off Clark); Kent (4,off Clark), New York Olerud (6,off Rodriguez).  HR–San Francisco Kent (2,1st inning off Clark 1 on, 2 out), New York Olerud (2,7th inning off Gardner 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gardner (1,off Clark).  SB–Bonds (2,2nd base off Clark/Hundley).  CS–Hill (1,2nd base by Clark/Hundley); Bonds (1,2nd base by Clark/Hundley); Johnson (4,2nd base by Gardner/Jensen).  WP–Clark (1).  BK–Gardner 2 (2).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:42.
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