Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
October 1, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 1, Houston Astros 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Macias 2b 5 0 2 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 2 0 0 0
Garciaparra 3b 4 1 1 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 2 0
Barrett c 4 0 2 0
Murton lf 3 0 0 1
Patterson cf 3 0 1 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
  Palmeiro lf 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 3 1 1 0
  Bagwell ph 1 0 0 1
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Berkman lf,1b 2 0 0 0
Lamb 1b 4 0 1 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 0 1 1
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 1 1 0
Clemens p 2 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 1 0
  Gipson cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Chicago 000 100 000180
Houston 100 001 10x361
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (6-10) 7.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Ohman   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Wuertz   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (13-8) 7.0 6 1 1 3 5
  Wheeler   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  SV (41) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
7

  E–Biggio (16).  DP–Houston 2. Everett-Biggio-Lamb, Everett-Biggio-Lamb.  2B–Houston Taveras (13,off Williams).  HR–Houston Biggio (26,1st inning off Williams 0 on 0 out).  SH–Williams (6,off Clemens).  SF–Murton (2,off Clemens).  IBB–Patterson (3,by Clemens).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Berkman (4,by Williams).  Team–6.  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:29.  A–42,021.
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