Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
May 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1997 at 3Com Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 2 4 0
Ausmus c 5 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 2
Berry 3b 4 0 0 0
Montgomery rf 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 0 0
Mouton cf 3 0 0 0
Reynolds p 3 0 1 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Listach ph 1 0 0 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard rf 5 0 0 1
Vizcaino ss 5 0 1 1
Bonds lf 4 1 3 1
Kent 2b 3 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 1 1 0
Javier cf 4 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 1 2 0
Jensen c 3 0 1 0
Rueter p 2 0 0 1
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Houston 200 010 000371
San Francisco 030 000 001491
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   6.0 6 3 3 5 3
  Martin   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Springer   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Lima  L (0-3) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
6
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter   7.0 5 3 2 4 8
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Rodriguez   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez  W (1-2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
5
10

  E–Martin (1), Vizcaino (6).  DP–Houston 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (14,off Rueter), San Francisco Mueller (6,off Martin).  HR–San Francisco Bonds (8,9th inning off Lima 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bagwell (9,by Rueter); Bonds (12,by Reynolds).  IBB–Reynolds (3,Bonds); Rueter (1,Bagwell).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:09.  A–16,059.
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