Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
July 12, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1991 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 4 1 1 0
Biggio c 4 0 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
  Simms ph 1 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 1
Anthony rf 3 0 0 0
  Servais ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Candaele 2b 2 1 1 0
Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Oberkfell ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker 3b 5 1 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 1 0
Sandberg 2b 2 1 0 0
Dawson rf 3 2 2 0
Bell lf 4 0 1 2
  Walton cf 0 0 0 0
Wilkins c 4 0 0 0
Dascenzo cf,lf 4 0 0 1
Vizcaino ss 4 0 4 1
Castillo p 3 0 1 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 4
Houston 000 001 001242
Chicago 103 010 00x5101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (8-5) 5.0 8 5 4 4 3
  Corsi   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Henry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
4
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Castillo  W (2-0) 8.1 3 2 2 2 8
  Assenmacher  SV (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
10

  E–Ramirez 2 (5), Vizcaino (3).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Candaele (13,off Castillo), Chicago Vizcaino 2 (5,off Portugal 2).  SH–Portugal (5,off Castillo); Castillo (2,off Henry).  SB–Walker (7,2nd base off Portugal/Biggio).  WP–Portugal (2).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:27.  A–33,772.
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