San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
March 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 31, 1998 at Astrodome. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 2 0 0
Mueller 3b 4 1 2 1
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 1 1 1
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 6 0 2 0
Kent 2b 7 2 5 4
Snow 1b 5 1 0 0
Javier rf 7 0 1 3
Johnson c 6 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 2 0 0 0
  Reed p 1 0 1 0
  Tavarez p 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 1 0 0 0
  Hayes 3b 0 0 0 0
Estes p 1 0 1 0
  Sanchez ss 5 2 2 0
Totals 52 9 16 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 6 1 2 1
Bell rf 6 0 4 2
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Berry 3b 2 1 1 1
  Spiers ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 5 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 6 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Howell ph 1 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 0 0
Reynolds p 2 1 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 9 4
San Francisco 003 010 000 000 59161
Houston 101 200 000 000 0492
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Estes   3.2 8 4 2 3 3
  Reed   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Tavarez   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Nen   2.0 0 0 0 0 5
  Johnstone  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Poole   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
13.0
9
4
2
7
13
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   6.0 7 4 3 3 2
  Magnante   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Wagner   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Henry   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
  Nitkowski  L (0-1) 1.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Cabrera   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
13.0
16
9
8
8
10

  E–Kent (1), Biggio 2 (2).  DP–San Francisco 3, Houston 2.  2B–San Francisco Estes (1,off Reynolds); Kent (1,off Cabrera); Javier (1,off Cabrera), Houston Bell 3 (3,off Estes 2,off Johnstone).  HR–San Francisco Kent (1,3rd inning off Reynolds 2 on, 2 out), Houston Berry (1,3rd inning off Estes 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Mueller (1,off Reynolds).  IBB–Snow (1,by Cabrera); Bagwell (1,by Estes).  SH–Reynolds (1,off Reed).  IBB–Estes (1,Bagwell); Cabrera (1,Snow).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–4:29.  A–43,776.
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