San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
August 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1998 at Turner Field. The Atlanta Braves 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, Atlanta Braves 8

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard rf 3 1 1 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 5 0 0 0
Bonds lf 3 0 0 0
Kent 2b 2 1 1 1
Snow 1b 4 1 1 1
Burks cf 1 0 1 0
  Javier ph,cf 3 0 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Mayne c 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rueter p 2 1 1 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Aurilia ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 4 2 2 0
Williams rf 4 2 2 1
Jones C. 3b 3 1 1 1
Galarraga 1b 2 2 1 1
Jones A. cf 3 1 0 0
Perez c 4 0 1 3
Bautista lf 4 0 2 2
Graffanino 2b 3 0 0 0
Maddux p 3 0 0 0
  Seanez p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 8
San Francisco 001 010 020470
Atlanta 201 002 30x893
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  L (12-9) 6.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Tavarez   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Mesa   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
4
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (16-6) 7.0 5 2 1 3 6
  Seanez   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Charlton   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
5
6

  E–Bautista (1), Graffanino 2 (9).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–San Francisco Benard (12,off Maddux); Snow (19,off Seanez), Atlanta Weiss 2 (14,off Rueter,off Tavarez); Williams 2 (14,off Rueter 2); Bautista 2 (8,off Rueter 2); C Jones (23,off Rueter); Galarraga (23,off Rueter); E Perez (8,off Tavarez).  SH–Benard (3,off Maddux); Williams (2,off Tavarez).  IBB–Bonds (21,by Maddux); C Jones (1,by Tavarez).  SF–Galarraga (3,off Rueter).  HBP–Galarraga (21,by Tavarez).  SB–Bonds (21,2nd base off Maddux/E Perez).  WP–Maddux (3), Seanez (2), Charlton (2).  HBP–Tavarez (8,Galarraga).  IBB–Tavarez (11,C Jones); Maddux (7,Bonds).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:48.  A–42,986.
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