San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 12

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 1 1 0
Bonds lf 3 0 1 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Kent 1b 4 0 1 0
Javier rf 4 0 0 0
Lewis 2b 4 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 3 2 1 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 1
Gardner p 1 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 1 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz lf 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 3 6 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cummings cf 5 2 2 0
Morandini 2b 5 2 3 1
Rolen 3b 3 1 1 1
Brogna 1b 4 3 3 0
Lieberthal c 5 2 2 4
McMillon lf 5 1 3 4
Barron rf 5 0 0 0
Stocker ss 4 1 2 1
Beech p 2 0 0 0
  Hudler ph 1 0 0 0
  Blazier p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 12 16 11
San Francisco 000 011 001364
Philadelphia 004 006 02x12162
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  L (12-7) 3.2 7 4 4 3 3
  Mulholland   2.1 4 6 5 0 1
  Poole   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
12
11
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Beech  W (2-7) 7.0 3 2 1 2 5
  Blazier   2.0 3 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
2
5

  E–Lewis 2 (10), Mueller (8), Mulholland (4), McMillon (1), Stocker (10).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Hamilton (19,off Beech); Johnson (4,off Beech); Mueller (17,off Blazier).  HR–Philadelphia McMillon (1,3rd inning off Gardner 3 on, 2 out); Lieberthal (18,6th inning off Mulholland 3 on, 1 out).  SF–Cruz (1,off Blazier).  SH–Beech (10,off Mulholland).  HBP–Stocker (2,by Mulholland).  IBB–Brogna (3,by Gardner).  SB–Aurilia (1,2nd base off Beech/Lieberthal).  HBP–Mulholland (10,Stocker).  IBB–Gardner (6,Brogna).  U-HP–Scott Potter, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:52.  A–15,478.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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