San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 4, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium. 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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San Francisco Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 3 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 2 1 0
Bonds lf 2 1 1 0
  Murray lf 0 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 1 1 2
  Rodriguez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Hayes ph,1b 0 1 0 0
Snow 1b 3 2 1 0
  Rodriguez F. p 0 0 0 0
Rios rf 3 1 1 2
Aurilia ss 5 0 1 2
  Delgado pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Mayne c 5 0 1 2
Ortiz p 3 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Santangelo ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 9 9 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 5 0 1 0
Benjamin ss 5 0 0 0
Giles cf 3 0 1 0
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
Sprague 3b 3 1 1 0
Morris 2b 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 2 1 1 1
Osik c 3 0 1 1
Benson p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Sveum ph 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 0 0 0 0
  Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Wehner ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
San Francisco 100 200 303990
Pittsburgh 000 000 020250
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (16-8) 6.0 2 0 0 7 8
  Spradlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez R.   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Rodriguez F.   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
7
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (10-12) 5.0 3 3 3 7 5
  Anderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wallace   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Silva   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Clontz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Sauerbeck   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
9
11
7

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–San Francisco Snow (23,off Benson); Aurilia (16,off Benson); Rios (7,off Silva); Mueller (17,off Williams); Mayne (30,off Sauerbeck).  3B–Pittsburgh B Brown (3,off R Rodriguez).  SH–Mueller (6,off Wallace); Benson (6,off Ortiz).  IBB–Bonds (9,by Benson).  HBP–Sprague (16,by Ortiz).  SB–Benard 2 (23,2nd base off Benson/Osik,2nd base off Wallace/Osik); Martin (16,2nd base off Ortiz/Mayne); B Brown (3,2nd base off Ortiz/Mayne).  WP–Ortiz (10), Williams 2 (4).  HBP–Ortiz (5,Sprague).  IBB–Benson (5,Bonds).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–3:31.  A–19,949.
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