Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 9, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 2003 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 1 1 0
Blum 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Berkman lf 2 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 2 3 1
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 2 0 1 0
  Merced ph 0 0 0 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Bland p 0 0 0 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Zaun ph 1 0 1 1
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,ss 2 0 1 1
Totals 33 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 1 2 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 2 1
Abreu rf 3 0 1 2
Thome 1b 4 1 1 1
Lieberthal c 4 1 3 1
Burrell lf 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Ledee cf 3 2 1 0
Myers p 2 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Houston ph 1 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Houston 100 000 101380
Philadelphia 010 011 20x5100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (2-4) 6.0 6 3 3 3 6
  Munro   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Bland   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Puffer   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers  W (3-2) 6.1 5 2 2 3 6
  Adams   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Cormier   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  SV (11) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
9

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Zaun (3,off Mesa).  HR–Philadelphia Lieberthal (4,2nd inning off Oswalt 0 on, 1 out); Thome (7,6th inning off Oswalt 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Merced (1,by Adams).  HBP–Adams (1,Merced).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:51.  A–20,109.
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