San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres
July 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1997 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 16, San Diego Padres 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 2 2 1
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Jensen c 1 0 0 0
Vizcaino ss 4 2 2 1
  Aurilia ph,ss 2 0 1 2
Bonds lf 4 3 3 5
  Benard ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Kent 2b 4 1 1 2
Snow 1b 5 0 1 0
Javier rf,lf 5 2 2 1
Lewis 3b 4 2 2 1
Wilkins c 3 2 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Beck p 0 0 0 0
Rueter p 3 1 0 1
  Hill ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Totals 42 16 16 16
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 1 0 0
Veras 2b 3 0 1 0
  Shipley 2b 0 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 0 0
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 2 1
  Bergman p 0 0 0 0
  Bruske ph 1 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
Finley cf 4 0 0 0
Cianfrocco 1b,3b 4 0 2 0
Gomez ss 4 0 0 0
Flaherty c 2 0 0 0
  Romero c 1 0 0 0
Ashby p 2 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Batchelor p 0 0 0 0
  Sweeney 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
San Francisco 000 102 130016160
San Diego 100 100 000252
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  W (6-4) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Beck   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  L (5-6) 6.0 8 7 6 1 4
  Smith   0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Batchelor   0.0 1 4 4 2 0
  Bergman   1.2 3 0 0 1 2
  Cunnane   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
16
15
5
7

  E–Henderson (7), Caminiti (9).  DP–San Francisco 1, San Diego 1.  2B–San Francisco Hamilton (12,off Ashby); Lewis (10,off Ashby), San Diego Cianfrocco (12,off Rueter).  HR–San Francisco Bonds 2 (23,4th inning off Ashby 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Ashby 1 on, 1 out), San Diego Caminiti (9,4th inning off Rueter 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Lewis (3,by Batchelor).  SB–Hamilton (7,3rd base off Ashby/Flaherty); Javier (12,3rd base off Ashby/Flaherty).  CS–Vizcaino (7,2nd base by Ashby/Flaherty).  WP–Ashby (2).  HBP–Batchelor (3,Lewis).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–3:07.  A–28,539.
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