San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 22, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 0 0
Vizcaino ss 4 0 1 2
Bonds lf 2 0 1 0
Javier rf 3 0 1 0
Lewis 2b 4 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 4 1 2 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Rueter p 2 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 1 1 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 0 0 0
Allensworth cf 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 1 1 1
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Williams 1b 3 1 1 1
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Ward lf 0 0 0 0
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 1 1 0
Polcovich ss 3 0 2 0
Cooke p 2 0 0 0
  Sveum 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 2
San Francisco 000 000 200281
Pittsburgh 200 010 00x361
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  L (9-6) 6.0 5 3 2 0 2
  Henry   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
6
3
2
0
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cooke  W (9-12) 6.2 6 2 0 3 2
  Christiansen   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rincon   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Loiselle  SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
0
3
6

  E–Javier (6), Randa (14).  2B–Pittsburgh Polcovich 2 (16,off Rueter,off Henry).  HR–Pittsburgh Smith (6,1st inning off Rueter 0 on, 2 out); Williams (3,1st inning off Rueter 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Javier (22,2nd base off Rincon/Kendall).  CS–Bonds (7,2nd base by Cooke/Kendall).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Ron Barnes, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:14.  A–18,562.
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