Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 16, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 1, Houston Astros 0

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 0 3 0
Theriot 2b 2 0 0 0
Barrett c 3 1 1 1
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
Nevin 1b 4 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Pagan rf 3 0 0 0
Murton lf 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
O'Malley p 3 0 0 0
  Mabry 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
  Huff ph 1 0 0 0
Burke 2b,ss 5 0 2 0
Berkman 1b 2 0 0 0
Scott lf 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Lane rf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 2 0 1 0
  Biggio ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Munson c 0 0 0 0
Pettitte p 3 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Chicago 000 001 000140
Houston 000 000 000051
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
O'Malley  W (1-0) 8.0 5 0 0 6 2
  Howry  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
6
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (11-13) 9.0 4 1 1 1 7
  Martin   1.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Mesa   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  King   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.1
18
10
8
5
12

  E–Burke (5), Burke (5).  DP–Chicago 1. Everett-Burke-Berkman, Houston 1. Everett-Burke-Berkman.  2B–Chicago Pierre (27,off Pettitte).  HR–Chicago Barrett (14,6th inning off Pettitte 0 on 1 out).  SH–Theriot 2 (3,off Pettitte 2).  HBP–Ramirez (8,by Pettitte).  Team LOB–4.  Team–11.  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–2:18.  A–38,989.
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