Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
July 27, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 2003 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 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 3 1
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 1 1
Sosa rf 4 1 1 1
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Karros 1b 3 1 2 1
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Miller c 3 1 2 0
Estes p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 2
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 1 2 1
Berkman lf 3 0 1 0
Zaun c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 1 0
Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Chicago 120 010 1005100
Houston 002 001 000361
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Estes  W (7-8) 5.0 4 2 2 3 6
  Veres   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Farnsworth   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Guthrie   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Borowski  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson  L (10-4) 1.2 6 3 3 0 1
  Saarloos   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Stone   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Lidge   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Gallo   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
5

  E–Robertson (3).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Alou (27,off Robertson); Karros (13,off Stone); Lofton (20,off Lidge).  3B–Chicago Lofton (5,off Robertson).  HR–Chicago Sosa (22,1st inning off Robertson 0 on, 2 out); Karros (9,2nd inning off Robertson 0 on, 0 out); Grudzielanek (3,5th inning off Saarloos 0 on, 1 out), Houston Bagwell (23,3rd inning off Estes 1 on, 1 out); Hidalgo (18,6th inning off Veres 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Estes (7,off Robertson).  IBB–Miller (6,by Stone).  HBP–Berkman (8,by Guthrie).  SB–Lofton (20,2nd base off Robertson/Zaun).  WP–Lidge (3).  HBP–Guthrie (2,Berkman).  IBB–Stone (3,Miller).  U-HP–Mike Fichter, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Matt Hollowell.  T–2:46.  A–42,422.
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