Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros
October 26, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 26, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 1, Houston Astros 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Podsednik lf 3 0 1 0
Iguchi 2b 3 0 0 0
  Everett ph 1 0 0 0
  Politte p 0 0 0 0
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
  Jenks p 0 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 3 1
Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0
Rowand cf 4 0 1 0
Crede 3b 4 0 1 0
Uribe ss 4 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Taveras cf 2 0 1 0
Berkman lf 1 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Lamb 1b 2 0 1 0
  Vizcaino ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
Backe p 2 0 0 0
  Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
Chicago 000 000 010180
Houston 000 000 000050
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  W (1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 3 7
  Politte  0.2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
  Cotts  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Jenks  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
0
0
4
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  7 5.0 0 0 0 7 0
  Lidge  L (0-2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
7.0
8
1
1
0
10

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1 Crede-Iguchi-Konerko.  2B–Chicago Dye (1,off Backe); Crede (1,off Backe); Pierzynski (2,off Lidge), Houston Lamb (1,off Garcia).  3B–Chicago Podsednik (2,off Backe).  SH–Podsednik (1,off Lidge); Taveras (2,off Garcia); Ausmus (1,off Jenks).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Taveras (2,by Politte).  IBB–Lamb (1,by Garcia); Berkman (2,by Politte).  Team–9.  SB–Taveras (1,3rd base off Garcia/Pierzynski); Berkman (1,2nd base off Garcia/Pierzynski).  WP–Politte (1).  HBP–Politte (1,Taveras).  IBB–Garcia (1,Lamb); Politte (1,Berkman).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:20.  A–42,936.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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