San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 6, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 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 7, Chicago Cubs 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier cf,rf 2 2 0 0
Aurilia ss 4 1 1 2
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Kent 1b,2b 4 0 1 2
Lewis 2b 4 1 2 2
  Snow ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Hill rf 5 1 2 1
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 5 1 2 0
Mueller 3b 3 1 2 0
Rapp p 3 0 0 0
  Henry p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 3 0 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 0 0
Grace 1b 2 1 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 1 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 1
Orie 3b 4 2 2 1
Houston c 4 1 1 1
Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 1 0
Mulholland p 2 0 1 1
  Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Tatis p 0 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Sandberg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
San Francisco 010 023 1007100
Chicago 020 001 001481
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (5-6) 5.1 6 3 3 2 1
  Henry   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Beck   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (6-12) 5.1 7 6 6 6 3
  Bottenfield   1.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Tatis   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rojas   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
8
7

  E–Orie (5).  DP–San Francisco 2, Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Mueller (13,off Mulholland); Aurilia (5,off Mulholland).  3B–Chicago Orie (3,off Rapp).  HR–San Francisco Hill (9,2nd inning off Mulholland 0 on, 2 out); Lewis (9,7th inning off Bottenfield 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Orie (6,9th inning off Beck 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Aurilia (2,off Bottenfield).  IBB–Bonds (27,by Bottenfield).  WP–Mulholland (2).  IBB–Bottenfield (4,Bonds).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:46.  A–26,942.
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