San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 1 0
Vizcaino ss 1 1 0 0
Bonds lf 4 0 1 0
Kent 2b 4 1 2 2
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Javier rf 4 0 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 1 0 0
Johnson c 3 1 3 1
Darwin p 1 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Aurilia ph 1 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 32 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 1 1 0
Ward cf,lf 4 1 3 2
Martin lf 4 2 1 1
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
Sveum 1b 4 1 1 1
Randa 3b 4 0 1 1
Kendall c 3 0 1 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Polcovich ss 3 0 2 1
Loaiza p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph,lf 1 1 0 0
  Allensworth ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
San Francisco 100 011 001483
Pittsburgh 202 101 00x6100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin  L (0-1) 3.1 7 5 4 1 3
  Poole   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland   2.0 1 1 0 0 2
  Tavarez   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
4
2
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  W (10-8) 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Wilkins   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Rincon   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Loiselle  SV (23) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
6

  E–Mueller 2 (10), Tavarez (2).  DP–San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Ward 2 (7,off Darwin,off Mulholland); Sveum (18,off Poole).  3B–San Francisco Johnson (1,off Loaiza).  HR–San Francisco Johnson (6,5th inning off Loaiza 0 on, 0 out); Kent (25,6th inning off Loaiza 0 on, 0 out), Pittsburgh Martin (9,3rd inning off Darwin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Loaiza (7,off Darwin); Womack (2,off Mulholland); Allensworth (7,off Tavarez).  HBP–Kendall (27,by Darwin); Polcovich (9,by Tavarez).  IBB–Ward (1,by Tavarez).  CS–Hamilton (8,2nd base by Loaiza/Kendall).  SB–Martin (14,2nd base off Poole/Johnson).  HBP–Darwin (1,Kendall); Tavarez (4,Polcovich).  IBB–Tavarez (5,Ward).  U-HP–Ron Barnes, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–3:15.  A–42,502.
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