Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
May 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1997 at 3Com Park. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 6 1 2 2
Dunston ss 3 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 2 2
Sosa rf 7 0 2 0
Clark lf 5 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 0 0 0 0
  Bottenfield p 1 0 0 0
Hansen 3b 3 0 0 0
Sandberg 2b 6 1 2 1
Servais c 4 0 1 0
  Hubbard pr,c 2 0 0 0
Trachsel p 2 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Kieschnick ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Glanville lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 50 5 12 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 1 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino 2b 2 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 6 1 3 1
Hill rf 6 1 2 1
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Roa p 0 0 0 0
Snow 1b 5 0 0 0
Berryhill c 6 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 6 0 0 0
Van Landingham p 1 0 1 0
  Javier ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Benard ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Totals 49 3 7 2
Chicago 100 110 000 000 025125
San Francisco 101 010 000 000 00370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   5.0 5 3 3 4 4
  Casian   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Patterson   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Rojas   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Adams   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Bottenfield  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
14.0
7
3
3
6
15
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Van Landingham   6.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Tavarez   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Poole   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Henry   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Beck   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rodriguez   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Roa  L (1-2) 2.0 5 2 2 2 1
Totals
14.0
12
5
5
8
8

  E–Dunston 3 (6), Hubbard (1), Sanchez (3).  DP–Chicago 2, San Francisco 1.  3B–San Francisco Mueller (1,off Trachsel).  HR–Chicago McRae (3,1st inning off VanLandingham 0 on, 0 out); Grace (4,4th inning off VanLandingham 0 on, 0 out); Sandberg (3,5th inning off VanLandingham 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco Hill (4,1st inning off Trachsel 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Foster (2,off Roa); VanLandingham (1,off Trachsel).  IBB–Hansen (1,by Roa); Bonds 2 (9,by Trachsel,by Adams).  HBP–Hill (2,by Trachsel).  SB–Sosa (3,2nd base off VanLandingham/Berryhill); Dunston (8,3rd base off VanLandingham/Berryhill); Glanville (4,2nd base off Roa/Berryhill); Hill (2,2nd base off Trachsel/Servais); Kent (2,2nd base off Trachsel/Servais).  CS–Hansen (1,2nd base by Henry/Berryhill); McRae (4,3rd base by Roa/Berryhill); Mueller (1,2nd base by Trachsel/Servais).  WP–Adams (1).  BK–Trachsel (1).  HBP–Trachsel (2,Hill).  IBB–Trachsel (3,Bonds); Adams (2,Bonds); Roa (1,Hansen).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–4:57.  A–10,309.
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