Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2004 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 0 2 0
Everett ss 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
Berkman lf 4 1 2 1
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Hidalgo rf 3 0 1 0
Chavez c 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 1 0
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Patterson cf 4 1 2 0
Alou lf 4 1 3 2
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0
Hollandsworth rf 4 1 1 0
Martinez ss 3 0 1 1
Bako c 3 0 3 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 11 3
Houston 000 001 0001101
Chicago 010 020 00x3110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (3-4) 6.0 10 3 3 0 4
  Gallo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Harville   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
3
3
0
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (4-4) 6.2 7 1 1 2 3
  Farnsworth   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Borowski  SV (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
2
6

  E–Kent (2).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Ensberg (9,off Maddux); Hidalgo (14,off Maddux), Chicago Hollandsworth (3,off Oswalt); Alou (12,off Oswalt); Bako (3,off Oswalt).  HR–Houston Berkman (14,6th inning off Maddux 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Alou (13,5th inning off Oswalt 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Chavez (2,off Maddux); Maddux (4,off Oswalt).  IBB–Hidalgo (4,by Maddux).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  IBB–Maddux (3,Hidalgo).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Mike Fichter, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:15.  A–39,380.
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