Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 15, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 2005 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 4, Houston Astros 12

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Murton lf 5 1 2 1
Walker 2b 4 1 1 1
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
Lee 1b 1 1 1 0
  Perez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hollandsworth ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 3 0 1 0
Barrett c 4 0 1 1
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
Patterson cf 3 1 1 0
Rusch p 2 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Macias ph,2b,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 6 2 4 0
Biggio 2b 3 1 1 0
  Bruntlett 2b 1 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 1
  Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 3 4 3
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 0 1 1
Everett ss 5 1 2 2
Burke lf 3 2 1 3
Quintero c 5 1 1 2
Rodriguez p 3 1 1 0
  Vizcaino 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 16 12
Chicago 210 100 000471
Houston 203 060 10x12162
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (5-5) 3.2 10 5 5 2 4
  Wellemeyer   0.1 3 6 6 3 1
  Wuertz   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Williamson   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Ohman   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
16
12
12
7
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (8-5) 7.0 7 4 4 4 2
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Harville   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
3

  E–Macias (4), Biggio (11), Lamb (6).  DP–Chicago 1. Walker-Garciaparra-Lee, Houston 3. Ensberg-Biggio-Berkman, Rodriguez-Biggio-Everett-Berkman, Bruntlett-Everett-Berkman.  3B–Chicago Patterson (3,off Rodriguez).  HR–Chicago Walker (8,1st inning off Rodriguez 0 on 1 out); Murton (1,2nd inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out), Houston Burke (2,3rd inning off Rusch 2 on 2 out); Everett (9,5th inning off Wellemeyer 0 on 0 out); Quintero (1,5th inning off Wellemeyer 1 on 0 out); Ensberg (33,7th inning off Williamson 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Lane (4,off Wuertz).  Team–11.  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–2:49.  A–26,992.
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