San Francisco Giants vs Montreal Expos
May 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1997 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos 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 13, Montreal Expos 14

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 2 4 3
Vizcaino ss 5 2 1 1
Hill rf 6 2 3 4
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 2 1 3
Kent 2b 5 1 2 0
Snow 1b 2 1 1 1
Mueller 3b 3 1 1 1
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Javier rf 0 0 0 0
Wilkins c 5 1 1 0
Rueter p 2 0 0 0
  Roa p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis 3b 1 1 0 0
Totals 38 13 14 13
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek ss 6 1 1 0
Lansing 2b 5 1 1 0
White cf 4 2 1 1
Segui 1b 6 3 4 2
Rodriguez lf 5 2 2 1
Guerrero rf 2 3 2 1
Strange 3b 4 1 2 2
  Daal p 0 0 0 0
  Valdes p 0 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph 0 0 0 0
  Urbina p 0 0 0 0
Widger c 5 1 4 5
Bullinger p 1 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Obando ph 1 0 1 2
  Telford p 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Santangelo 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 14 18 14
San Francisco 506 000 20013142
Montreal 020 433 01114182
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter   3.0 7 6 6 2 2
  Roa   2.0 3 3 3 0 2
  Tavarez   0.1 1 2 0 0 1
  Rodriguez   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Henry   2.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Beck  L (2-2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
18
14
12
5
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Bullinger   2.2 8 8 7 2 2
  Torres   1.1 2 3 3 2 1
  Telford   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Veres   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Daal   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Valdes   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Urbina  W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
13
12
7
5

  E–Vizcaino (3), Bonds (1), Guerrero 2 (3).  DP–San Francisco 1, Montreal 1.  2B–San Francisco Hamilton (2,off Bullinger), Montreal Widger (6,off Rueter); Grudzielanek (14,off Henry).  3B–Montreal Widger (1,off Rueter).  HR–San Francisco Hill (5,1st inning off Bullinger 1 on, 0 out); Bonds (7,3rd inning off Torres 2 on, 2 out), Montreal Segui (5,2nd inning off Rueter 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Rueter (2,off Bullinger); White (1,off Beck).  SF–Snow (2,off Bullinger); Mueller (2,off Bullinger); Guerrero (2,off Roa).  HBP–White (3,by Roa).  SB–Bonds 2 (9,2nd base off Bullinger/Widger 2); Vizcaino 2 (5,2nd base off Bullinger/Widger,3rd base off Bullinger/Widger); Hamilton (2,2nd base off Urbina/Widger); Grudzielanek (10,3rd base off Tavarez/Wilkins).  WP–Telford (5), Veres 2 (3).  HBP–Roa (1,White).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–3:46.  A–22,365.
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