San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 3, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Javier lf 4 1 1 0
Martinez 2b 4 1 1 0
  Snow ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Burks rf 4 2 3 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Guzman ph 1 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Kent 1b,2b 5 2 5 5
Hayes 3b 5 0 1 1
Aurilia ss 3 2 1 1
Santangelo cf 3 0 0 0
Servais c 4 0 1 1
Nathan p 3 0 0 0
  Rios rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 2 2 1
Benjamin ss 4 1 0 0
Giles rf 5 2 3 5
Young 1b 4 2 1 1
Kendall c 5 0 5 0
Brown B. cf 4 0 1 1
Sprague 3b 4 0 0 0
Morris 2b 3 1 1 1
Peters p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Brown A. ph 0 1 0 0
  Loiselle p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
San Francisco 104 020 0108131
Pittsburgh 310 000 1049132
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Nathan   6.0 6 4 3 3 4
  Embree   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Spradlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Johnstone   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Nen  L (0-1) 0.2 5 4 4 1 1
Totals
8.2
13
9
8
5
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Peters   5.0 8 7 6 1 3
  Wilkins   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Loiselle  W (2-1) 2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
3
5

  E–Aurilia (7), Benjamin (1), Morris (3).  DP–San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Francisco Kent (10,off Wilkins); Servais (2,off Loiselle), Pittsburgh Kendall 2 (9,off Nathan 2).  3B–San Francisco Kent (1,off Peters).  HR–San Francisco Kent (4,3rd inning off Peters 2 on, 1 out); Aurilia (5,3rd inning off Peters 0 on, 2 out), Pittsburgh Giles 2 (9,1st inning off Nathan 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Nen 1 on, 2 out); Young (3,1st inning off Nathan 0 on, 1 out); Martin (1,2nd inning off Nathan 0 on, 2 out); Morris (2,9th inning off Nen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Santangelo (1,off Loiselle).  IBB–Javier (2,by Loiselle).  CS–Martinez (2,3rd base by Peters/Kendall); Burks (2,2nd base by Wilkins/Kendall).  SB–Martin (2,2nd base off Nen/Servais).  IBB–Loiselle (2,Javier).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–2:59.  A–11,099.
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