Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 26, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 2004 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 3, Houston Astros 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Macias 2b 5 0 1 0
Patterson cf 3 0 0 0
Alou lf 3 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 2 2 0
Lee 1b 3 0 0 0
Hollandsworth rf 4 1 1 2
Barrett c 4 0 2 1
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 0 0
  Dubois ph 1 0 1 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 1 1 0
Everett ss 3 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 3
Kent 2b 4 1 1 1
Berkman lf 4 1 2 1
Ensberg 3b 3 1 0 0
Hidalgo rf 3 1 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 2 0
Pettitte p 1 0 0 0
  Backe ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 1
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 1 1
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 7
Chicago 000 102 000380
Houston 103 011 01x7131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (3-4) 5.0 9 5 5 1 2
  Wuertz   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Hawkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Farnsworth   1.0 2 1 1 2 3
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   4.0 2 1 1 3 4
  Gallo   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Stone   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Miceli   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  W (1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
10

  E–Ensberg (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Barrett (7,off Stone), Houston Biggio (13,off Maddux); Berkman (12,off Maddux); Hidalgo (13,off Wuertz).  HR–Chicago Hollandsworth (6,6th inning off Gallo 1 on, 1 out), Houston Bagwell (7,3rd inning off Maddux 1 on, 1 out); Kent (7,3rd inning off Maddux 0 on, 1 out); Berkman (12,5th inning off Maddux 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Patterson (2,off Miceli); Everett (12,off Maddux); Ausmus (3,off Wuertz); Palmeiro (1,off Wuertz).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Hidalgo (3,by Maddux).  Team–8.  SB–Patterson (6,2nd base off Pettitte/Ausmus); Bagwell (1,2nd base off Maddux/Barrett); Everett (6,2nd base off Maddux/Barrett).  IBB–Maddux (2,Hidalgo).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Matt Hollowell, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–2:48.  A–40,977.
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