Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
June 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1997 at 3Com Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 2 1 0
Tucker lf 3 1 0 0
Blauser ss 4 0 2 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 2 1
Jones A. rf 4 0 1 1
Lopez c 4 0 1 0
Mordecai 3b 3 0 1 0
  Lockhart ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Graffanino 2b 3 0 0 0
  Jones C. ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Smoltz p 3 0 1 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Klesko ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 1 1 0
Vizcaino ss 4 0 1 0
Kent 2b 4 1 2 3
Bonds lf 4 2 2 2
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Hill rf 3 0 1 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Wilkins c 2 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Estes p 2 0 0 0
  Javier rf 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Atlanta 101 010 000390
San Francisco 000 201 02x581
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  L (6-5) 7.0 8 5 5 1 7
  Embree   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
1
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Estes   7.0 9 3 3 1 6
  Tavarez   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Poole  W (3-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Beck  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
8

  E–Wilkins (4).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Atlanta Lofton (11,off Estes); Blauser (15,off Estes), San Francisco Hill (16,off Smoltz).  HR–San Francisco Kent (12,4th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 0 out); Bonds 2 (10,4th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Tucker 2 (4,by Estes 2).  SB–Tucker (7,2nd base off Estes/Wilkins).  WP–Estes (2).  BK–Estes (1).  HBP–Estes 2 (3,Tucker 2).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Brian Gibbons, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:44.  A–36,689.
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