Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
April 7, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1998 at 3Com Park. 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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Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 1
Bell rf 5 0 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 0
Berry 3b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 2 1
Hidalgo cf 3 0 0 1
Gutierrez ss 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
  Spiers ph 1 0 0 0
  Eusebio c 1 0 0 0
Halama p 2 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 0 1 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 1 2 0
Mueller 3b 2 2 1 0
Bonds lf 4 0 1 1
Kent 2b 4 0 2 2
Javier rf 5 0 0 0
Johnson c 5 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 2 1 0
Aurilia ss 3 0 2 0
Hershiser p 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 36 5 10 4
Houston 000 101 200 0450
San Francisco 100 120 000 15100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Halama   4.0 6 4 4 3 3
  Nitkowski   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Magnante   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Wagner  L (0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 3 0
Totals
9.1
10
5
5
6
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   5.1 3 2 2 4 6
  Reed   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez   2.0 2 2 2 1 3
  Nen  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
5
4
4
5
11

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Alou (2,off Hershiser); Biggio (3,off Tavarez), San Francisco Hamilton (3,off Halama); Kent (4,off Halama); Aurilia (2,off Magnante).  SF–Hidalgo (1,off Hershiser).  HBP–Berry (1,by Hershiser).  SH–Hershiser (1,off Halama); Mueller 2 (2,off Halama,off Wagner).  IBB–Kent (1,by Wagner).  SB–Bagwell (3,2nd base off Hershiser/Johnson).  WP–Halama (1), Hershiser (2), Tavarez (1).  HBP–Hershiser (2,Berry).  IBB–Wagner (1,Kent).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:38.  A–55,370.
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