San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1997 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 2 0 1
Mueller 3b 2 1 0 0
Bonds lf 3 1 2 1
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 3 1 1 3
Javier rf 3 0 0 1
Vizcaino ss 4 1 1 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 1 0
Alvarez p 2 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 5 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Everett cf,rf 3 1 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 5 0 2 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Huskey rf 3 0 2 1
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 3 1 2 0
Baerga 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hardtke ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 1 0
  Lopez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph 1 0 0 0
  Harnisch p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  McRae cf 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 2 10 2
San Francisco 001 003 020651
New York 100 000 0102100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  W (3-1) 6.0 6 1 1 4 2
  Henry   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Poole   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Beck   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (10-8) 6.0 4 4 4 2 5
  Harnisch   1.0 0 2 2 2 1
  Perez   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lidle   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
6
6
5
8

  E–Kent (15).  DP–San Francisco 1.  PB–Hundley (7).  2B–San Francisco Johnson (5,off Reed); Bonds (22,off Reed), New York Gilkey (18,off Tavarez); McRae (29,off Tavarez).  HR–San Francisco Snow (21,6th inning off Reed 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Mueller (4,off Reed); Reed 2 (6,off Alvarez 2).  SF–Javier (6,off Lidle); Huskey (8,off Alvarez).  IBB–Bonds (29,by Reed); Snow (11,by Lidle).  SB–Hamilton (13,2nd base off Harnisch/Hundley); Bonds (25,2nd base off Lidle/Hundley).  CS–Baerga (6,Home by Alvarez/Johnson).  WP–Henry (2).  IBB–Reed (4,Bonds); Lidle (4,Snow).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–3:12.  A–20,113.
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