Chicago Cubs vs Florida Marlins
July 8, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2005 at Dolphins Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Florida Marlins 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hairston, Jr. cf 5 1 2 2
Walker 1b 5 1 2 1
Ramirez 3b 5 0 1 1
Barrett c 3 3 2 0
Burnitz rf 5 2 3 3
Perez 2b 4 0 0 1
Cedeno ss 4 1 0 0
Murton lf 2 1 2 1
Zambrano p 2 0 1 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Remlinger p 0 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 9
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 0 0 1
Castillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 3 0 0 0
Cabrera lf 4 1 1 1
  Bump p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Easley ph 1 0 0 0
Encarnacion rf 3 1 1 0
Lo Duca c 4 2 1 0
Lowell 3b 3 1 2 3
Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 1
Willis p 1 0 0 0
  Messenger p 2 0 1 0
  Conine lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Chicago 102 230 0019130
Florida 010 011 030680
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (6-4) 7.0 6 3 3 6 7
  Wuertz   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Remlinger   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Dempster  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
9
9
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Willis  L (13-4) 4.1 9 8 8 3 3
  Messenger   2.2 3 0 0 0 3
  Bump   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mecir   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Perez-Ramirez-Walker, Perez-Walker, Florida 1. Gonzalez-L. Castillo-Delgado.  2B–Chicago Ramirez (21,off Willis); Walker (12,off Willis); Barrett (15,off Willis); Burnitz (19,off Willis); Murton (1,off Messenger), Florida Gonzalez (16,off Zambrano).  HR–Chicago Burnitz (14,3rd inning off Willis 1 on 2 out), Florida Cabrera (17,2nd inning off Zambrano 0 on 0 out); Lowell (4,8th inning off Wuertz 2 on 0 out).  SH–Zambrano 2 (3,off Willis 2).  SF–Murton (1,off Messenger); Perez (3,off Jones); Gonzalez (2,off Zambrano).  HBP–Barrett (4,by Jones); Encarnacion (6,by Dempster).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  CS–Pierre (7,2nd base by Zambrano/Barrett).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Ed Montague.
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