San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
May 13, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. The San Francisco Giants 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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San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 5 0 1 0
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
  Ellison ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Niekro 1b 4 1 0 0
Alou lf 3 1 1 0
Durham 2b 3 1 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 2 1
Grissom cf 4 0 1 1
Matheny c 4 0 1 0
Rueter p 2 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Accardo p 0 0 0 0
  Brower p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Taveras cf 4 1 2 0
Palmeiro lf 4 0 1 1
Ensberg 3b 3 1 2 0
Vizcaino 1b,ss 4 0 1 0
Lane rf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 1 1
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Self ph 1 0 0 0
Chavez c 3 0 0 0
Astacio p 1 0 1 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
San Francisco 200 000 020490
Houston 010 000 010282
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  W (2-2) 7.0 6 1 1 2 0
  Christiansen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Accardo   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Brower   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Walker  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (0-2) 5.0 3 2 1 3 4
  Burns   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Franco   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Qualls   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Springer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
4
5

  E–Ensberg (5), Vizcaino (1).  DP–San Francisco 2. Rueter-Matheny-Niekro, Alfonzo-Durham-Niekro, Houston 1. Chavez-Ensberg.  2B–San Francisco Matheny (8,off Burns); Cruz (4,off Springer), Houston Ensberg (8,off Rueter).  HR–San Francisco Ellison (2,8th inning off Qualls 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Matheny (1,3rd base by Franco/Chavez).  SB–Taveras (13,2nd base off Accardo/Matheny).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:50.  A–31,365.
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