Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
September 1, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 2009 at Wrigley Field. 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 3 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
Blum 3b 4 0 2 0
Pence rf 3 0 1 0
Matsui 2b 4 1 1 0
Coste c 4 0 1 1
Moehler p 2 0 0 0
  Gervacio p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Keppinger ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Theriot ss 4 0 0 0
Bradley rf 4 2 2 1
Lee 1b 4 1 1 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 1
Fukudome cf 4 0 1 1
Soriano lf 3 1 1 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffpauir ph 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
Baker 2b 4 0 1 0
Hill c 3 0 1 1
Wells p 1 0 0 0
  Fuld lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Houston 000 000 100182
Chicago 000 111 01x481
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L(8-10) 5.1 6 3 1 0 2
  Gervacio   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Fulchino   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
2
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W(10-7) 6.2 7 1 0 2 4
  Grabow   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Gregg   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Marmol  SV(7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
3
8

  E–Tejada (18), Pence (5), Baker (3).  DP–Houston 1. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Chicago 2. Theriot-Baker-Lee, Wells-Lee.  2B–Chicago Lee (30,off Fulchino); Fukudome (30,off Fulchino).  HR–Chicago Bradley (12,4th inning off Moehler 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Wells (9,off Moehler).  Team–6.  SB–Bourn (49,2nd base off Wells/Hill); Matsui (14,2nd base off Wells/Hill).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:34.  A–36,332.
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