Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 14, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 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 3, Houston Astros 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0
  Ojeda 2b 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 5 0 2 0
Sosa rf 5 1 1 1
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Stairs lf 3 1 1 1
Tucker cf 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 0
Tavarez p 2 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Machado ph,c 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 3 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1
Lugo ss 2 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 1 0
Berkman cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Merced lf 3 0 1 0
  Hidalgo ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Chicago 000 010 110370
Houston 100 000 000153
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Tavarez   5.1 4 1 1 3 3
  Weathers  W (4-4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Fassero   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gordon  SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   6.0 5 1 1 3 8
  Villone  L (5-5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Dotel   1.0 1 1 0 1 2
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
12

  E–Dotel (1), Castilla (9), Oswalt (1).  2B–Chicago Gutierrez 2 (18,off Oswalt 2).  HR–Chicago Sosa (43,7th inning off Villone 0 on, 2 out), Houston Biggio (19,1st inning off Tavarez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tavarez (10,off Oswalt).  IBB–McGriff (1,by Oswalt); Mueller (1,by Dotel); Alou (7,by Tavarez).  SB–Lugo (12,2nd base off Farnsworth/Hundley).  IBB–Tavarez (3,Alou); Oswalt (2,McGriff); Dotel (2,Mueller).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–3:11.  A–40,055.
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