San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 20, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier rf 4 0 0 1
Mueller 3b 5 1 2 1
Bonds lf 4 1 2 1
Kent 2b 3 0 0 0
Burks cf 3 0 2 0
Snow 1b 2 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 3 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Brock p 0 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 1 1 0
Ortiz p 2 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 2 1
Morandini 2b 3 0 1 0
Sosa rf 5 0 0 0
Grace 1b 5 0 2 1
Rodriguez lf 3 1 2 0
  Adams p 1 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Gaetti ph 1 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 3b 2 1 2 0
Houston c 4 2 1 0
Blauser ss 3 1 1 1
Tapani p 2 0 0 0
  Hill ph,lf 2 1 1 4
  Brown lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
San Francisco 000 030 000370
Chicago 000 240 01x7120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  L (1-3) 4.2 7 5 5 4 5
  Tavarez   1.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Johnstone   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Brock   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
5
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (15-7) 5.0 4 3 3 3 5
  Adams   1.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Heredia   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Karchner   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Beck   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
6
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–San Francisco Bonds (34,off Tapani); Mayne (13,off Tapani), Chicago Hernandez (19,off Johnstone).  HR–San Francisco Mueller (7,5th inning off Tapani 0 on, 2 out); Bonds (25,5th inning off Tapani 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Hill (3,5th inning off Tavarez 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Blauser (8,by Ortiz).  SB–Morandini (10,2nd base off Ortiz/Mayne).  CS–Hernandez (5,Home by Johnstone/Mayne).  HBP–Ortiz (2,Blauser).  U-HP–Pat Connors, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:12.  A–37,803.
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