Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
September 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1998 at 3Com Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, San Francisco Giants 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 0 2 0
Brown A. cf 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 1 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 1
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Brown E. lf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0
Nunez ss 4 0 0 0
Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Strange ph 1 0 0 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
  Laker ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard rf 1 1 1 0
  Powell ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 5 1 2 3
Bonds lf 3 1 1 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Kent 2b 3 2 1 3
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Burks cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Snow 1b 3 0 1 0
  Carter ph,1b 1 1 1 2
Aurilia ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 1 0 0
Hershiser p 2 1 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 8 8 8
Pittsburgh 000 001 000171
San Francisco 100 050 20x882
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Silva  L (6-6) 4.1 5 6 6 4 1
  Martinez   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Tabaka   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
6
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (10-10) 7.0 6 1 1 3 5
  Mesa   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Bailey   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
8

  E–Kendall (9), Mueller (19), Mesa (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Young (38,off Hershiser), San Francisco Mueller (27,off Silva).  3B–San Francisco Benard (1,off Silva).  HR–San Francisco Kent (30,5th inning off Silva 2 on, 1 out); Carter (4,7th inning off Tabaka 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Benard (4,off Silva).  HBP–Hershiser (1,by Silva); Kent (8,by Tabaka).  IBB–Bonds (28,by Silva).  SB–Kendall (26,2nd base off Hershiser/Johnson); Benard (9,2nd base off J Martinez/Kendall).  WP–Tabaka (1), Hershiser (12).  HBP–Silva (1,Hershiser); Tabaka (4,Kent).  IBB–Silva (2,Bonds).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:45.  A–15,695.
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