Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
October 2, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 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."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Patterson cf 4 0 1 1
Macias 2b 5 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Garciaparra 3b 4 1 1 0
Burnitz rf 4 1 1 0
Barrett c 4 1 2 2
Murton lf 4 1 2 0
Perez ss 3 0 3 1
  Grieve ph 1 0 0 0
Maddux p 3 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Van Buren p 0 0 0 0
  Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Theriot pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 0
  Burke lf 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 2 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 1
Berkman lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Lamb 1b 4 1 2 1
  Bruntlett lf,2b 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 3 1 2 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 1 1 0
Oswalt p 2 0 1 1
  Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Gipson pr 0 1 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 11 4
Chicago 000 022 0004101
Houston 200 103 00x6112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (13-15) 5.1 10 6 4 1 2
  Wuertz   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ohman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Van Buren   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Hill   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
4
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (20-12) 6.0 9 4 4 0 6
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge  SV (42) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
8

  E–Perez (12), Berkman (8), Bruntlett (2).  DP–Chicago 2. Perez-Macias-Lee, Macias-Perez-Lee, Houston 1. Oswalt-Everett-Biggio.  2B–Chicago Perez (33,off Oswalt); Patterson (15,off Oswalt), Houston Biggio (40,off Maddux).  HR–Chicago Barrett (16,5th inning off Oswalt 0 on 0 out), Houston Lane (26,6th inning off Maddux 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Patterson (1,by Oswalt).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Taveras 2 (7,off Maddux 2).  IBB–Everett (1,by Maddux).  Team–6.  SB–Everett (21,2nd base off Maddux/Barrett).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–2:38.  A–42,288.
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