Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
July 26, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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

Philadelphia Phillies 1, Houston Astros 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 1 1 0
Lofton cf 4 0 1 0
  Urbina p 0 0 0 0
  Perez 3b 0 0 0 0
Utley 2b 4 0 2 0
Abreu rf 4 0 1 0
Burrell lf 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
Pratt c 3 0 1 0
Lieber p 2 0 0 0
  Chavez ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 8 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Berkman lf 3 0 1 0
  Bruntlett pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Lamb 1b 4 1 1 1
Palmeiro rf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 2 0
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Philadelphia 000 001 000181
Houston 100 000 001270
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber   7.0 6 1 1 0 4
  Urbina   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Madson  L (4-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (14-8) 9.0 8 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
9

  E–Lieber (4).  DP–Houston 2. Biggio-Everett-Lamb, Ensberg-Biggio-Lamb.  2B–Philadelphia Utley (20,off Oswalt); Rollins (17,off Oswalt), Houston Ausmus (8,off Lieber).  3B–Philadelphia Abreu (1,off Oswalt), Houston Ensberg (2,off Lieber).  HR–Houston Biggio (16,1st inning off Lieber 0 on 1 out); Lamb (6,9th inning off Madson 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:11.  A–33,867.
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