Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
June 16, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 2000 at Pacific Bell Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo ss 4 1 2 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 0
Hidalgo cf 4 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 1 1 2
Berkman rf 4 0 1 0
Truby 3b 4 1 1 0
Meluskey c 3 0 0 1
Elarton p 2 0 0 0
  Slusarski p 0 0 0 0
  Mieske ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard cf 4 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 5 0 1 0
Bonds lf 4 3 3 2
Kent 2b 5 0 3 1
Snow 1b 4 0 1 0
Burks rf 4 1 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 2 1 1
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Fultz p 0 0 0 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Estalella c 4 0 1 1
Estes p 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 5
Houston 000 001 012494
San Francisco 201 121 00x7122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton  L (4-3) 4.1 8 6 4 4 0
  Slusarski   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Perez   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
5
6
4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Estes  W (6-3) 7.0 5 1 1 3 4
  Johnstone   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Fultz   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Nen  SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5

  E–Lugo 2 (4), Alou (4), Meluskey (7), Kent (4), Aurilia (11).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–Houston Hidalgo (17,off Estes); Biggio (8,off Fultz), San Francisco Bonds (13,off Elarton); Estalella (11,off Elarton).  3B–Houston Truby (1,off Fultz), San Francisco Bonds (3,off Slusarski).  HR–Houston Alou (10,8th inning off Johnstone 0 on, 2 out), San Francisco Bonds (26,3rd inning off Elarton 0 on, 1 out); Aurilia (6,4th inning off Elarton 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bonds (10,by Elarton); Burks (2,by Perez).  SB–Benard (7,2nd base off Elarton/Meluskey); Kent (6,2nd base off Elarton/Meluskey).  WP–Elarton (3).  IBB–Elarton (1,Bonds); Perez (2,Burks).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–2:54.  A–40,930.
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