San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1997 at Wrigley Field. 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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San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 15

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 1 1
Vizcaino ss 4 1 3 0
Hill rf 4 1 1 1
Bonds lf 3 0 1 1
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
Kent 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lewis 2b 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 3 2 3 0
Mueller 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilkins c 4 0 1 1
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Arocha p 0 0 0 0
  Javier ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 2 2 0
Glanville lf,rf 4 3 3 0
Grace 1b 3 3 2 2
Sosa rf 4 1 2 1
  Kieschnick lf 1 0 1 0
Dunston ss 4 3 2 2
  Hernandez 2b 1 0 0 0
Houston 3b 5 1 2 2
Servais c 4 2 2 5
  Casian p 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Trachsel p 3 0 0 0
  Hubbard c 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 15 18 12
San Francisco 000 100 2104124
Chicago 123 304 20x15180
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (3-4) 3.0 8 6 3 1 3
  Arocha   3.0 7 7 7 2 3
  Poole   1.0 3 2 1 0 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
15
11
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (2-4) 7.0 9 3 3 4 5
  Casian   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Rojas   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
7

  E–Vizcaino (4), Poole (1), Kent (3), Fernandez (1).  DP–San Francisco 2, Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Snow (10,off Trachsel); Hill (12,off Trachsel), Chicago Dunston (8,off Fernandez); Servais (5,off Fernandez); Glanville (5,off Arocha); Houston 2 (3,off Arocha 2).  3B–San Francisco Vizcaino (1,off Trachsel).  HR–Chicago Servais (3,6th inning off Arocha 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Sanchez (2,off Fernandez); Trachsel (3,off Fernandez).  SB–Vizcaino (6,3rd base off Trachsel/Servais); Glanville (5,3rd base off Arocha/Wilkins); Grace (1,2nd base off Arocha/Wilkins).  CS–Grace (2,2nd base by Fernandez/Wilkins); Servais (1,2nd base by Fernandez/Wilkins).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:04.  A–23,134.
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