San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 9, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 2002 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets 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)
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San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 1 1 0
Bonds lf 3 1 1 1
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 3 1 1 1
Feliz 3b 4 1 1 2
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Shinjo cf 4 0 0 0
Torrealba c 3 0 1 0
Jensen p 2 0 0 0
  Sanders rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 3 1 1 2
Alfonzo 3b 2 0 1 0
  McEwing pr 0 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Payton cf 4 1 1 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 1
Astacio p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
San Francisco 000 301 000470
New York 210 000 000340
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jensen  W (3-2) 7.0 4 3 3 2 1
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Nen  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (5-2) 7.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Guthrie   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Strickland   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
8

  E–None.  2B–New York Alomar (4,off Jensen).  3B–New York Payton (2,off Jensen).  HR–San Francisco Bonds (11,4th inning off Astacio 0 on, 1 out); Feliz (1,4th inning off Astacio 1 on, 2 out), New York Vaughn (2,1st inning off Jensen 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Jensen (2,off Astacio); Ordonez (1,off Jensen).  SF–Snow (2,off Astacio).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–2:29.  A–28,757.
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