San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 1 2 0
Vizcaino ss 5 1 1 0
Hill rf 5 1 2 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 2 1 0
Kent 2b 4 2 2 3
Snow 1b 5 0 2 2
Lewis 3b 4 1 1 2
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Powell ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Wilkins c 4 0 0 0
Van Landingham p 2 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 1 1
  Roa p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies lf 5 0 1 1
Morandini 2b 5 0 0 0
Brogna 1b 3 0 0 0
Daulton rf 4 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 5 1 1 0
Rolen 3b 2 1 2 0
Butler cf 3 1 3 2
  Sefcik ph 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Plantenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Blazier p 0 0 0 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 0
Munoz p 2 1 1 1
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Jordan ph 1 0 0 0
  Mimbs p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
San Francisco 000 104 0038121
Philadelphia 030 010 000480
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Van Landingham  W (1-0) 5.0 7 4 4 4 3
  Roa   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Poole   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Munoz  L (0-3) 5.1 7 5 5 1 3
  Harris   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Mimbs   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Spradlin   0.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Plantenberg   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Blazier   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
8

  E–Wilkins (2).  2B–San Francisco Hill (4,off Munoz); Lewis (1,off Munoz), Philadelphia Munoz (1,off VanLandingham).  3B–San Francisco Hill (1,off Munoz).  HR–San Francisco Kent (4,4th inning off Munoz 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Bonds (1,by Munoz).  IBB–Bonds (2,by Munoz).  SH–Sefcik (2,off Poole).  SB–Hamilton (1,2nd base off Munoz/Lieberthal); Brogna (1,2nd base off VanLandingham/Wilkins); Rolen (1,2nd base off VanLandingham/Wilkins); Butler (1,2nd base off VanLandingham/Wilkins); Jefferies (2,2nd base off VanLandingham/Wilkins).  WP–Munoz (1).  HBP–Munoz (1,Bonds).  IBB–Munoz (1,Bonds).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:25.  A–12,099.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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