Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
April 20, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1999 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 10, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Spiers lf 2 1 1 0
  Bell ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 0
Caminiti 3b 5 1 2 1
  Bogar pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Everett cf 5 2 3 3
Hidalgo rf,lf 5 2 3 2
Meluskey c 4 1 3 2
Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 2
Lima p 2 0 0 0
  Diaz ph 1 0 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Barker ph 1 0 0 0
  Elarton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 16 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 5 1 1 0
Morandini 2b 5 0 0 0
Sosa rf 5 1 2 1
Grace 1b 2 1 0 0
Rodriguez lf 5 1 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 1
Lieber p 2 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 1 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 9 3
Houston 011 120 20310162
Chicago 001 030 000490
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  W (2-1) 5.0 8 4 3 2 4
  Williams   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Elarton  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
9
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  L (2-1) 4.2 10 5 5 2 3
  Myers   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Serafini   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Karchner   2.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Mulholland   1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
3
5

  E–Biggio (1), Bagwell (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Bagwell (2,off Lieber); Caminiti (2,off Mulholland); Hidalgo (3,off Mulholland), Chicago Hernandez (3,off Lima); Santiago (3,off Lima); Gaetti (1,off Lima).  3B–Houston Everett (1,off Lieber).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (3,7th inning off Karchner 0 on, 2 out); Meluskey (1,7th inning off Karchner 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Sosa (3,5th inning off Lima 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Biggio (1,off Serafini).  SF–Gutierrez (1,off Lieber).  SB–Sosa (3,2nd base off Lima/Meluskey); Johnson (2,2nd base off Lima/Meluskey).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:05.  A–28,876.
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