San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1997 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 4 1 1 0
Vizcaino ss 5 1 1 1
Bonds lf 3 1 1 1
Kent 2b 4 2 2 1
Snow 1b 5 0 1 1
Hill rf 3 0 0 0
  Javier ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Mueller 3b 3 1 2 3
Berryhill c 4 0 2 1
Darwin p 2 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville lf 4 1 2 0
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 4 0 1 1
Sosa rf 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 3 1 1 1
Sandberg 2b 3 0 1 0
Orie 3b 3 0 0 0
Servais c 3 0 0 0
Foster p 2 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
San Francisco 000 100 1338110
Chicago 000 110 000250
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin   6.0 3 2 2 0 5
  Tavarez  W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Foster   6.1 4 2 2 3 4
  Tatis   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Adams   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Patterson  L (1-5) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1
  Wendell   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Telemaco   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 2, Chicago 2.  2B–San Francisco Berryhill (5,off Foster); Kent (27,off Foster); Mueller (12,off Foster); Benard (3,off Telemaco).  3B–San Francisco Mueller (2,off Wendell).  HR–Chicago Dunston (8,5th inning off Darwin 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Kent (9,off Telemaco).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:53.  A–32,259.
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