Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants
July 3, 1997 Box Score

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

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Oakland Athletics 4, San Francisco Giants 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf 2 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 1 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 2 2
Giambi lf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Lennon rf 2 1 0 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams c 4 1 1 0
Batista ss 4 0 1 1
Rigby p 1 0 0 0
  Bellhorn ph 1 1 1 1
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier cf 3 0 1 1
Vizcaino ss 4 1 1 0
Bonds lf 3 1 2 2
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 4 2 2 2
Hill rf 4 1 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Lewis 3b 4 1 1 0
Berryhill c 4 0 3 1
Creek p 2 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Benard rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 6
Oakland 010 010 200461
San Francisco 200 310 00x6120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rigby  L (0-2) 4.0 9 5 5 1 2
  Reyes   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Mohler   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Small   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
1
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Creek  W (1-0) 6.2 4 4 4 5 7
  Tavarez   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Beck  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
9

  E–Batista (3).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Batista (4,off Creek).  HR–Oakland Bellhorn (2,5th inning off Creek 0 on, 1 out), San Francisco Bonds (20,1st inning off Rigby 1 on, 1 out); Snow 2 (12,4th inning off Rigby 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Reyes 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Creek (1,off Rigby).  SF–Javier (2,off Rigby).  IBB–Bonds (21,by Rigby).  CS–Mashore (4,2nd base by Creek/Berryhill); Benard (1,2nd base by Small/Williams).  IBB–Rigby (1,Bonds).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Mark Barron, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:35.  A–47,719.
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