Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 26, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 2003 at Enron 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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Chicago Cubs 1, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 1 2 0
Karros 1b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Bako c 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller c 0 0 0 0
Cruz p 2 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  O'Leary ph 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 2 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 1 1 0
Blum 3b,2b 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 2 1 1
Kent 2b 3 0 0 1
  Ensberg ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Berkman lf 2 0 1 1
Hidalgo rf 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Redding p 1 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
Chicago 000 010 000120
Houston 200 001 00x351
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cruz  L (1-4) 6.0 4 3 3 3 5
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Guthrie   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Alfonseca   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  W (7-9) 7.0 2 1 0 0 4
  Lidge   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Wagner  SV (31) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
1
6

  E–Blum (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Berkman (21,off Cruz); Hidalgo (28,off Cruz).  3B–Chicago Ramirez (2,off Redding).  HR–Houston Bagwell (22,6th inning off Cruz 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Berkman (7,by Cruz).  WP–Cruz 2 (3).  HBP–Cruz (4,Berkman).  U-HP–Matt Hollowell, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:28.  A–42,679.
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