San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 8, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1998 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs 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, Chicago Cubs 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 6 1 2 0
Mueller 3b 5 0 1 0
Bonds lf 4 1 2 0
Kent 2b 7 1 2 1
Javier rf 4 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 1 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
Hayes 1b 7 1 4 2
Aurilia ss 5 0 1 1
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
  Benard rf 2 0 0 0
Mayne c 6 0 2 0
Gardner p 3 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 53 4 15 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 5 1 2 0
Morandini 2b 2 1 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez c 1 0 0 0
Sosa rf 6 1 1 1
Grace 1b 3 0 2 3
Rodriguez lf 2 0 1 0
  Hernandez lf,ss 3 0 0 0
Blauser ss 3 0 0 0
  Pisciotta p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske lf 2 0 0 0
Orie 3b 5 0 0 0
Servais c 6 1 1 0
  Telemaco p 0 0 0 0
Trachsel p 2 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ss,2b 4 1 1 0
Totals 45 5 8 4
San Francisco 000 002 001 000 014153
Chicago 000 200 100 000 02580
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner   6.1 5 3 2 5 3
  Rodriguez   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Reed   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Johnstone   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Nen   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Tavarez  L (2-2) 2.1 2 2 2 3 0
  Poole   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.1
8
5
4
11
11
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel   6.0 8 2 2 2 7
  Mulholland   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Pisciotta   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Adams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Beck   2.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Patterson   2.2 2 0 0 2 4
  Telemaco  W (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
14.0
15
4
4
7
14

  E–Kent (7), Hayes 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  TP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Bonds (13,off Trachsel); Hayes (1,off Trachsel); Aurilia (7,off Trachsel); Hamilton (4,off Beck), Chicago Sosa (7,off Gardner).  3B–Chicago Servais (1,off Gardner).  SH–Mueller (3,off Beck); Morandini (2,off Gardner); Patterson (1,off Tavarez).  IBB–Bonds (8,by Beck); Grace 2 (2,by Gardner,by Tavarez); Sosa (1,by Tavarez).  CS–Hamilton (3,2nd base by Trachsel/Servais); Javier (3,2nd base by Patterson/Servais); Brown (1,2nd base by Gardner/Mayne).  SB–Grace (3,2nd base off Johnstone/Mayne).  IBB–Gardner (3,Grace); Tavarez 2 (3,Grace,Sosa); Beck (1,Bonds).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–4:52.  A–22,665.
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