Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 21, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. 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 3, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Patterson cf 5 1 3 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0
Lee 1b 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 1 1
Sosa rf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 2 0
  Macias pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Barrett c 4 1 2 1
Martinez ss 3 0 0 1
Prior p 2 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 4 0 0 0
  Lane lf 1 0 1 1
Beltran cf 3 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Berkman rf 3 0 0 0
Kent 2b 3 1 2 0
  Bruntlett pr 0 1 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 1 0 0
Vizcaino ss 3 1 1 1
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Backe p 1 0 1 2
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Chicago 000 000 012381
Houston 020 000 002470
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prior   7.0 4 2 2 5 6
  Remlinger   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins  L (2-4) 0.1 3 2 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
7
4
3
6
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe   7.0 4 0 0 3 4
  Miceli   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Lidge  W (4-5) 1.1 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
7

  E–Macias (1).  DP–Chicago 2, Houston 2.  2B–Chicago Patterson (25,off Backe), Houston Bagwell (22,off Prior).  3B–Chicago Barrett (5,off Lidge).  SF–Martinez (4,off Lidge).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Backe (1,off Prior); Ensberg (5,off Hawkins).  IBB–Vizcaino (2,by Prior); Lamb (3,by Hawkins).  Team–8.  SB–Patterson 2 (23,2nd base off Backe/Ausmus,2nd base off Miceli/Ausmus); Beltran (16,2nd base off Prior/Barrett).  IBB–Prior (2,Vizcaino); Hawkins (5,Lamb).  U-HP–Brian Runge, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–2:54.  A–42,451.
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