San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
August 25, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1999 at Wrigley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 4 2 2 3
Mueller 3b 3 0 1 0
Bonds lf 5 1 2 1
Kent 2b 5 0 1 1
Snow 1b 4 1 1 1
Javier rf 3 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 3 1 0 0
Mirabelli c 4 0 1 0
Rueter p 1 1 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Mayne ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Blauser 3b 3 0 1 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
Nieves ss 4 0 2 0
  Grace ph 1 1 1 0
Sosa cf 4 1 2 1
Hill rf 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez lf 5 0 0 0
Gaetti 1b 4 1 2 2
Santiago c 3 0 1 0
Morandini 2b 4 0 0 0
Lieber p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 0 1 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
San Francisco 131 010 000690
Chicago 000 003 1015100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  W (12-7) 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Spradlin   0.2 0 1 1 2 0
  Embree   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Nen  SV (29) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  L (8-8) 5.0 7 6 6 3 4
  Sanders   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Aguilera   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Heredia   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
7
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, Chicago 2.  2B–San Francisco Kent (32,off Heredia), Chicago Santiago (17,off Rueter); Nieves (4,off Rueter).  HR–San Francisco Benard (13,2nd inning off Lieber 2 on, 2 out); Bonds (25,3rd inning off Lieber 0 on, 0 out); Snow (17,5th inning off Lieber 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Sosa (52,6th inning off Rueter 0 on, 0 out); Gaetti (9,6th inning off Rueter 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Rueter (6,off Lieber).  IBB–Snow (6,by Sanders); Sosa (6,by Spradlin).  HBP–Reed (2,by Spradlin).  CS–Blauser (2,3rd base by Rueter/Mirabelli).  HBP–Spradlin (6,Reed).  IBB–Spradlin (4,Sosa); Sanders (5,Snow).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Paul Fletcher, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–2:37.  A–26,584.
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