Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 6, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 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 6, Chicago Cubs 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Spiers ss,3b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 0
Bell rf 5 0 0 0
Everett cf 5 2 4 5
Ward lf 3 0 0 0
  Hidalgo ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 2 0 0 1
  Bogar ss 0 0 0 0
Lima p 2 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Meyers cf 4 0 0 0
Alexander 2b 4 0 1 0
Grace 1b 4 1 2 1
Sosa rf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez lf 2 0 1 0
Houston 3b 4 0 0 0
Nieves ss 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Farnsworth p 2 0 1 0
  Morandini ph 1 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Rain p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Houston 300 010 0116100
Chicago 100 000 000180
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  W (15-6) 7.1 6 1 1 3 7
  Powell  SV (3) 1.2 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Farnsworth  L (2-5) 7.0 6 4 4 3 1
  Serafini   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Rain   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Santiago (8).  2B–Houston Bako (11,off Farnsworth); Bagwell (24,off Farnsworth); Everett (21,off Rain).  HR–Houston Everett (12,1st inning off Farnsworth 2 on, 2 out), Chicago Grace (12,1st inning off Lima 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lima 2 (11,off Farnsworth,off Rain).  SF–Johnson (3,off Rain).  WP–Lima (7).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:52.
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