Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants
September 23, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack cf 4 0 1 0
Nunez ss 3 1 1 0
Ward lf 4 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 1
Strange 2b 3 0 2 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
Osik c 3 0 0 0
Peters p 2 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf,rf 4 0 1 1
Sanchez ss 4 1 2 0
Bonds lf 2 0 0 0
Kent 2b 3 1 0 0
Carter rf 4 1 2 3
  Powell cf 0 0 0 0
Hayes 1b 3 0 1 0
  Snow 1b 1 0 1 0
Mueller 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 3 1 2 0
Gardner p 1 0 0 0
  Dunston ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 100 000161
San Francisco 000 003 10x4101
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  L (8-10) 6.1 8 4 4 3 1
  Williams   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Christiansen   1.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
4
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (13-5) 8.0 5 1 1 2 11
  Nen  SV (39) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
13

  E–Nunez (7), Kent (19).  DP–Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Strange (8,off Gardner); Young (39,off Nen), San Francisco Johnson (8,off Peters); Snow (27,off Christiansen).  HR–San Francisco Carter (5,6th inning off Peters 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Bonds (1,off Peters); Gardner (4,off Peters).  IBB–Bonds (29,by Williams).  CS–Nunez (2,2nd base by Gardner/Johnson).  SB–Benard (10,2nd base off Williams/Osik).  IBB–Williams (4,Bonds).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:31.  A–13,915.
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