Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 5, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2005 at Citizens Bank Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 3 1 0 0
Ensberg 3b 2 1 1 1
  Bruntlett 3b 1 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 3
Lane rf 4 0 0 0
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Pettitte p 1 0 1 0
  Qualls p 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 1 1
Michaels cf 3 0 2 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez ph 1 0 0 0
Abreu rf 4 0 0 0
Burrell lf 4 0 0 0
Utley 2b 4 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Lieberthal c 3 0 1 1
  Lofton ph 1 1 1 0
Perez 1b 3 0 1 0
  Victorino pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Myers p 2 0 1 0
  Howard ph,1b 1 0 0 0
  Kata pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
Houston 400 000 000461
Philadelphia 000 000 201391
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (14-9) 5.2 3 0 0 0 5
  Qualls   0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Gallo   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Wheeler   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge  SV (33) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers  L (12-7) 7.0 5 4 3 1 6
  Madson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wagner   1.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
2
10

  E–Everett (10), Bell (18).  2B–Philadelphia Michaels (16,off Pettitte); Rollins (23,off Lidge).  HR–Houston Berkman (17,1st inning off Myers 2 on 0 out).  SH–Pettitte (13,off Myers).  HBP–Ensberg (8,by Myers).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Taveras (32,2nd base off Myers/Lieberthal); Everett (19,2nd base off Wagner/Lieberthal).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:58.  A–36,144.
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