Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 23, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 2001 at Enron 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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Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 0 1 0
DeShields lf 4 2 2 1
  Matthews cf 1 0 0 0
Sosa rf 5 0 1 1
Stairs 1b 3 0 1 1
Gutierrez ss 5 1 2 0
Patterson cf,lf 4 1 1 2
Cairo 3b 3 1 1 1
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
Girardi c 4 0 0 0
Wood p 2 0 0 0
  Ojeda 3b 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 2 1
Vizcaino ss 4 0 1 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Mann p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 2 1
Berkman lf 4 0 2 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 2 1 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 2 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Oswalt p 2 1 1 0
  Lugo ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Chicago 110 002 2006100
Houston 010 100 0002103
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (9-6) 5.2 10 2 2 2 5
  Farnsworth   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Fassero   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (8-2) 6.0 6 4 4 0 5
  Cruz   1.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Mann   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
9

  E–Biggio (9), Vizcaino (7), Castilla (5).  2B–Chicago Gutierrez (14,off Oswalt); Sosa (26,off Cruz), Houston Berkman (33,off Wood); Biggio (24,off Wood).  3B–Chicago DeShields (1,off Oswalt).  HR–Chicago Cairo (2,2nd inning off Oswalt 0 on, 0 out); Patterson (2,6th inning off Oswalt 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Stairs (6,by Cruz).  IBB–Cruz (3,Stairs).  U-HP–Mark Barron, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:52.  A–42,958.
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