Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
September 29, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Macias 2b 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 1 1 1
Garciaparra 3b 4 0 3 0
Murton lf 4 1 1 1
Burnitz rf 3 1 0 0
Barrett c 4 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Patterson cf 4 0 0 0
Rusch p 3 0 1 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 1
Lane rf 4 0 0 0
Burke lf 3 1 2 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0
  Gipson pr 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 2 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
Chavez c 1 0 0 0
  Bagwell ph 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Scott ph 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Chicago 000 101 100360
Houston 010 000 100282
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  W (9-8) 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Dempster  SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (10-10) 7.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Wheeler   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
6

  E–Biggio (15), Everett (13).  DP–Chicago 1. Perez-Macias-Lee, Houston 1. Everett-Biggio-Berkman.  2B–Houston Scott (4,off Dempster).  HR–Chicago Murton (7,4th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 1 out); Lee (46,6th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 1 out), Houston Berkman (23,2nd inning off Rusch 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Burnitz (3,by Rodriguez).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Bagwell (4,off Rusch).  Team–6.  CS–Barrett (3,Home by Rodriguez/Chavez); Burke (6,Home by Rusch/Barrett).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–CB Bucknor, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:12.  A–37,820.
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