Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 24, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 2005 at Wrigley Field. 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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Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 2 2 0
Biggio 2b 3 1 2 2
Ensberg 3b 5 1 3 2
Berkman lf,1b 3 2 1 1
Lamb 1b 4 0 1 0
  Everett ss 1 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 1 1 0
Vizcaino ss 3 0 1 2
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 5 0 0 0
Astacio p 3 0 0 0
  Burke lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 12 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Macias 2b 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 1 1 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Garciaparra 3b 4 1 2 2
Burnitz rf 3 1 0 0
Barrett c 4 0 1 0
Murton lf 2 0 0 0
Patterson cf 2 0 0 1
Zambrano p 2 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Theriot ph 1 0 0 0
  Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Houston 200 011 3108120
Chicago 010 002 000340
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  W (3-6) 6.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gallo   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Burns   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  L (14-6) 6.1 9 6 6 1 4
  Ohman   0.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Wellemeyer   2.0 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
4
9

  E–None.  2B–Houston Ensberg (29,off Zambrano); Lane (33,off Zambrano); Biggio (38,off Wellemeyer).  3B–Houston Ensberg (3,off Zambrano).  HR–Houston Biggio (24,1st inning off Zambrano 0 on 1 out); Berkman (21,1st inning off Zambrano 0 on 2 out), Chicago Garciaparra (8,6th inning off Astacio 1 on 1 out).  SH–Vizcaino (1,off Zambrano); Biggio (4,off Zambrano); Taveras (5,off Wellemeyer).  IBB–Berkman (12,by Wellemeyer).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Patterson (1,off Astacio).  Team–3.  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Mark Wegner.
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