Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1997 at 3Com Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 14, San Francisco Giants 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 3 1
  Hidalgo ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Howard cf 6 1 3 1
Spiers 1b,2b 4 2 2 1
Bell rf 6 1 1 0
  Bagwell 1b 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 3 1 0
Gutierrez 3b 5 4 3 3
Ausmus c 4 0 1 2
Bogar ss 1 0 1 1
  Rivera pr,ss 3 1 1 2
Hampton p 3 1 1 1
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 14 17 12
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 0 1 0
  Powell cf 1 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Bonds lf 1 0 1 0
  Benard lf 0 0 0 1
Kent 2b 3 0 1 0
  Lewis 2b 0 0 0 1
Javier rf 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 0 0 0
Vizcaino ss 3 0 0 0
  Delgado ss 1 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 1 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 0
Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Rapp p 1 0 0 0
  Aurilia ph 1 0 1 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Berryhill c 1 1 1 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Houston 502 001 33014172
San Francisco 000 000 020272
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (12-9) 7.0 7 2 2 2 3
  Cabrera   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  L (12-8) 0.2 5 5 3 0 1
  Rapp   4.1 2 2 2 2 4
  Bailey   2.0 7 4 4 0 1
  Poole   1.0 2 3 2 2 1
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
17
14
11
5
10

  E–Ausmus (6), Rivera (1), Mueller (12), Benard (1).  DP–Houston 3, San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Howard (14,off Gardner); Spiers 2 (24,off Gardner,off Rapp); Bogar (14,off Gardner), San Francisco Johnson (6,off Hampton); Berryhill (8,off Hampton).  3B–Houston Rivera (1,off Bailey).  HR–Houston Biggio (21,1st inning off Gardner 0 on, 0 out); Gutierrez (3,3rd inning off Rapp 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hampton (6,off Rapp).  SF–Ausmus (6,off Gardner); Hampton (1,off Bailey); Benard (1,off Cabrera); Lewis (3,off Cabrera).  HBP–Bogar (3,by Rapp); Bonds (8,by Hampton).  WP–Poole (4).  HBP–Hampton (2,Bonds); Rapp (5,Bogar).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:02.  A–8,565.
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