Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 14, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 2006 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."

"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 3, Houston Astros 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 5 0 1 0
Perez ss,2b 5 1 2 0
Barrett c 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 1 2 0
Jones rf 3 0 0 0
Nevin 1b 4 1 3 3
Murton lf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno 2b 4 0 1 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Zambrano p 3 0 0 0
  Izturis ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 0 0
Huff rf 2 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Scott lf 3 0 2 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 4 0
Chicago 000 200 0103100
Houston 000 000 000041
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (13-5) 8.0 4 0 0 7 5
  Dempster  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
8
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (9-8) 7.0 7 2 2 0 4
  Qualls   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Springer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5

  E–Biggio (4).  DP–Chicago 3. Perez-Nevin, Cedeno-Perez-Nevin, Perez-Izturis-Nevin.  2B–Houston Scott 2 (11,off Zambrano 2).  HR–Chicago Nevin (10,4th inning off Oswalt 1 on 1 out).  IBB–Jones (4,by Qualls).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Oswalt (11,off Zambrano).  HBP–Huff (4,by Zambrano).  Team–10.  SB–Cedeno (8,2nd base off Springer/Ausmus).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–2:29.  A–37,260.
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