San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 31, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1998 at Veteran's Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 5 2 3 0
Mueller 3b 4 1 2 1
Hayes 1b 5 1 3 2
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 4 0 2 3
Kent 2b 4 1 1 1
Carter rf 4 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Snow 1b 0 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 0 0 0
Aurilia ss 3 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Javier rf 1 0 0 0
Ortiz p 2 1 1 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ss 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 7 13 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Glanville cf 5 0 2 0
Jefferies lf 4 1 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 2 2 1
Brogna 1b 5 2 2 1
Estalella c 3 0 0 1
Abreu rf 4 1 1 1
Lewis 2b 3 0 0 1
Relaford ss 4 0 2 1
Schilling p 3 0 0 0
  Gomes p 0 0 0 0
  Sefcik ph 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
San Francisco 400 010 1017131
Philadelphia 000 330 0006100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz   4.1 8 6 6 2 3
  Morman   0.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Johnstone   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Mesa  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Nen  SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Schilling   6.0 9 5 5 1 5
  Gomes   2.0 2 1 1 0 6
  Perez  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
1
14

  E–Ortiz (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–San Francisco Sanchez (8,off Perez); Mueller (22,off Perez), Philadelphia Glanville 2 (23,off Ortiz 2); Abreu (23,off Ortiz); Relaford (18,off Ortiz); Rolen (29,off Ortiz).  HR–San Francisco Kent (14,1st inning off Schilling 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sefcik (2,off Mesa).  SF–Estalella (1,off Ortiz).  IBB–Jefferies (4,by Mesa).  SB–Benard (2,2nd base off Gomes/Estalella); Brogna (7,2nd base off Ortiz/Mayne); Rolen (11,2nd base off Johnstone/Mayne).  CS–Bonds (8,2nd base by Schilling/Estalella).  IBB–Mesa (1,Jefferies).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–3:19.  A–21,763.
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