Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 15, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 5, Houston Astros 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 0 2 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 2 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 0
Coomer 3b 3 1 0 0
  Mueller 3b 0 0 0 0
Stairs lf 3 1 2 0
  Patterson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Tucker cf 4 1 0 1
Girardi c 4 1 3 3
Lieber p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Lugo ss 3 0 0 0
  Eusebio c 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Berkman lf 3 1 1 1
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 3 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
Astacio p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Chicago 100 200 0025110
Houston 010 000 000131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  W (16-5) 9.0 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (7-14) 7.0 9 3 3 1 6
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Villone   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
7

  E–Vizcaino (10).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Chicago Sosa (28,off Astacio), Houston Biggio (26,off Lieber).  HR–Chicago Girardi (3,9th inning off Villone 1 on, 1 out), Houston Berkman (31,2nd inning off Lieber 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Gutierrez (9,by Astacio).  CS–Stairs (3,3rd base by Astacio/Ausmus).  HBP–Astacio (13,Gutierrez).  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:23.  A–41,469.
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