San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
August 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1997 at Cinergy Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 1 0
Vizcaino ss 4 2 1 0
Bonds lf 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 3 2 1 1
Snow 1b 3 3 2 5
Hill rf 4 0 2 1
Lewis 3b 5 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 1 2 2
Rueter p 2 1 1 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sanders D. cf 4 0 1 0
Kelly lf 3 1 1 0
Larkin ss 3 0 0 0
  Reese ss 1 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 1
Greene 3b 4 0 1 0
Sanders R. rf 4 0 1 0
Oliver c 4 0 2 0
Boone 2b 3 0 0 0
Carrara p 2 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
San Francisco 001 102 2039100
Cincinnati 000 001 000170
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  W (8-5) 7.0 7 1 1 0 4
  Henry   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Carrara  L (0-1) 5.1 7 4 4 4 3
  Lewis   1.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Rodriguez   2.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
6
4

  E–None.  2B–San Francisco Vizcaino (12,off Rodriguez), Cincinnati Greene (17,off Rueter); Kelly (8,off Rueter); R Sanders (8,off Rueter).  HR–San Francisco Johnson (5,4th inning off Carrara 0 on, 2 out); Snow 2 (18,7th inning off Lewis 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Rodriguez 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Rueter (4,off Lewis).  HBP–Kent (11,by Rodriguez).  IBB–Bonds (26,by Carrara).  CS–Snow (3,2nd base by Carrara/Oliver).  HBP–Rodriguez (2,Kent).  IBB–Carrara (1,Bonds).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:36.  A–17,930.
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