Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 8, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2005 at Turner Field. The Atlanta Braves 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)
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Houston Astros 0, Atlanta Braves 16

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 0 0
Bruntlett 2b 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Lamb lf 3 0 1 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Vizcaino 1b 3 0 0 0
Lane rf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 2 0 0 0
Chavez c 3 0 0 0
Astacio p 1 0 0 0
  Backe ph 1 0 0 0
  Duckworth p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 4 0 1 0
  Betemit pr,ss 1 2 1 0
Giles 2b 4 2 1 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 1 0
  Orr 3b 1 0 1 2
LaRoche 1b 4 2 2 1
Jones A. cf 5 2 2 3
Jordan lf 4 3 3 1
Langerhans rf 5 3 3 6
Perez c 4 1 1 2
Hampton p 4 1 1 1
Totals 40 16 17 16
Houston 000 000 000021
Atlanta 125 000 53x16170
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (0-1) 5.0 9 8 8 0 6
  Duckworth   2.0 5 5 5 0 2
  Harville   1.0 3 3 3 2 1
Totals
8.0
17
16
16
2
9
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (4-1) 9.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
3

  E–Everett (4).  DP–Atlanta 2. C. Jones-Giles-LaRoche, Orr-Giles-LaRoche.  2B–Atlanta Giles (11,off Astacio); Jordan (3,off Astacio); Langerhans (2,off Astacio); Orr (4,off Harville).  HR–Atlanta Langerhans 2 (3,2nd inning off Astacio 1 on 0 out,7th inning off Duckworth 1 on 2 out); Perez (2,3rd inning off Astacio 1 on 2 out); A. Jones (5,7th inning off Duckworth 2 on 2 out); Hampton (1,8th inning off Harville 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–1.  SF–LaRoche (1,off Astacio).  Team–3.  U-HP–Paul Emmel, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:16.  A–32,498.
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