San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
August 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1997 at Cinergy Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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San Francisco Giants 8, Cincinnati Reds 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 1 1 1
Vizcaino ss 5 2 2 0
Bonds lf 4 2 2 0
Kent 2b 4 0 3 3
Lewis 3b 5 1 1 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Javier rf 3 1 1 1
Snow 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 1 1 2
Alvarez p 1 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 5 1 0 0
Reese ss 4 1 1 2
Owens lf 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 1 1 0
Sanders rf 3 2 1 2
Greene 3b 4 1 2 3
Oliver c 1 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Nunnally ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 1 1 0
Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Taubensee c 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 7 7
San Francisco 000 223 0108110
Cincinnati 002 003 020770
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  W (1-0) 6.0 3 5 5 4 7
  Tavarez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Beck  SV (33) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 7 7 7 5 8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (7-8) 4.0 6 4 4 4 1
  Sullivan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger   1.1 2 3 3 3 1
  Belinda   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Shaw   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 9.0 11 8 8 7 6

  E–None.  2B–San Francisco Kent 2 (25,off Remlinger,off Belinda), Cincinnati Reese (5,off Alvarez).  3B–San Francisco Lewis (4,off Mercker).  HR–Cincinnati Greene (16,6th inning off Alvarez 2 on, 2 out); R Sanders (10,8th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Alvarez (1,off Remlinger); Snow (2,off Remlinger).  IBB–Bonds (25,by Remlinger).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Oliver (3,by Alvarez).  Team–5.  SB–Javier 3 (19,2nd base off Mercker/Oliver,2nd base off Sullivan/Oliver,3rd base off Belinda/Taubensee); Vizcaino (7,2nd base off Belinda/Taubensee).  CS–Oliver (2,3rd base by Alvarez/Johnson).  WP–Sullivan (4).  HBP–Alvarez (1,Oliver).  IBB–Remlinger (5,Bonds).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:01.  A–25,636.

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