Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
August 5, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 2005 at SBC 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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Houston Astros 0, San Francisco Giants 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0
Berkman rf 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Lamb 1b 3 0 1 0
Palmeiro lf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Pettitte p 1 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Winn cf 3 3 2 0
Niekro 1b 3 1 2 2
Feliz lf 3 0 1 1
Durham 2b 4 0 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0
Ellison rf 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 3 0 1 0
Schmidt p 3 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
Houston 000 000 000031
San Francisco 201 000 01x480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (9-8) 7.0 7 3 3 1 8
  Burns   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt  W (8-6) 8.0 3 0 0 3 5
  Hawkins   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
6

  E–Everett (9).  DP–Houston 1. Biggio-Everett-Lamb, San Francisco 1. Durham-Vizquel-Niekro.  2B–San Francisco Winn (2,off Pettitte).  HR–San Francisco Niekro (11,1st inning off Pettitte 1 on 1 out).  SH–Pettitte (12,off Schmidt).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Winn (1,by Burns).  Team–6.  CS–Taveras (11,2nd base by Schmidt/Matheny).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:19.  A–39,686.
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