Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 23, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 2005 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 5 2 3 2
Ensberg 3b 5 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 5 1 2 1
Lane rf 3 0 2 0
  Gipson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
Burke lf 3 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Chavez c 3 0 1 0
  Bagwell ph 0 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 1 1 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Perez ss 5 0 0 0
Walker 2b 1 0 1 0
  Macias pr,2b 3 2 2 0
Lee 1b 3 2 3 1
Garciaparra 3b 4 0 2 2
Burnitz rf 4 1 0 1
Barrett c 4 0 1 1
Murton lf 3 0 0 0
Patterson cf 4 0 1 0
Rusch p 2 0 0 0
  Soto ph 1 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  McClain ph 1 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Houston 001 030 0004112
Chicago 300 200 00x5101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (10-9) 4.0 8 5 5 2 4
  Strickland   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Springer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Burns   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gallo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  W (8-8) 5.0 9 4 3 1 3
  Wuertz   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Williamson   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Novoa   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Dempster  SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
2
10

  E–Ensberg (14), Everett (12), Patterson (5).  DP–Chicago 1. Macias-Perez-Lee.  2B–Houston Biggio (37,off Rusch); Lane (32,off Williamson), Chicago Lee 2 (49,off Rodriguez 2); Barrett (31,off Rodriguez).  HR–Houston Biggio (23,3rd inning off Rusch 0 on 1 out).  SH–Everett (8,off Williamson).  HBP–Bagwell (1,by Williamson).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Murton (4,by Rodriguez).  Team–8.  SB–Chavez (1,2nd base off Rusch/Barrett).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–2:51.  A–38,622.
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