Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 17, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2001 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 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 0
Hidalgo cf,lf 3 2 2 3
Alou rf 4 0 2 1
Ward lf 4 0 1 0
  Barker cf 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
  Eusebio c 1 0 0 0
Elarton p 3 0 1 0
  Oswalt p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 0 2 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
Sosa rf 4 0 2 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ph 1 0 0 0
Coomer 3b 4 0 1 1
Stairs 1b 4 0 0 0
Dunwoody cf 4 0 0 0
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
Ojeda ss 4 1 1 1
Bere p 2 0 1 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Matthews ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Houston 000 002 200482
Chicago 001 001 000291
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton   5.2 8 2 2 3 6
  Oswalt  W (2-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Wagner  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bere   6.0 7 2 1 2 8
  Farnsworth  L (0-1) 2.0 1 2 2 0 3
  Fassero   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
11

  E–Lugo (6), Biggio (5), Dunwoody (1).  2B–Houston Ward (6,off Bere); Bagwell (7,off Bere), Chicago Young (9,off Elarton).  HR–Houston Hidalgo (9,7th inning off Farnsworth 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Ojeda (1,6th inning off Elarton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lugo (3,off Bere).  HBP–Bagwell (2,by Farnsworth); Young (2,by Elarton).  IBB–Eusebio (1,by Bere).  HBP–Elarton (3,Young); Farnsworth (1,Bagwell).  IBB–Bere (1,Eusebio).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:03.  A–36,014.
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