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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 23, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 23, 2001 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kerry Wood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 42,958 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Barron 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Phil Cuzzi |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Delino DeShields | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | First Baseman |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Corey Patterson | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Third Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Kerry Wood | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Jose Vizcaino | Shortstop |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 23, 2001
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Oswalt
DeShields hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hidalgo who is chasing the ball. DeShields reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Oswalt
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Stairs vs. Oswalt
Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeShields scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Oswalt
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Gutierrez reaches second base with a double. Stairs moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Patterson vs. Oswalt
Patterson hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Wood
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Wood
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Wood
Alou strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Oswalt
Cairo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Oswalt
Girardi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Oswalt
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Wood
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Wood
Castilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Wood
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Oswalt vs. Wood
Oswalt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hidalgo scores. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Vizcaino vs. Wood
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stairs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizcaino for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Oswalt
DeShields strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Oswalt
Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Oswalt
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wood
Berkman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Patterson. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Wood
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hidalgo vs. Wood
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Castilla vs. Wood
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Oswalt
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Oswalt
Patterson hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Oswalt
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino misplays the ball. That's an error on Vizcaino. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Oswalt
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Castilla. Cairo moves to third. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Wood vs. Oswalt
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wood
Ausmus hits a fly ball into left field. DeShields settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Wood
Oswalt hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Wood
Vizcaino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oswalt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Wood
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oswalt scores. Vizcaino moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berkman vs. Wood
Berkman hits a popup towards first. Stairs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Oswalt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Oswalt
DeShields is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Oswalt
Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Wood
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Wood
Hidalgo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Wood
Castilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Wood
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Oswalt
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Oswalt
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Oswalt
Patterson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Oswalt
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Oswalt
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Wood
Julio Lugo pinch hits for Roy Oswalt.
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Wood
Biggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DeShields. Biggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vizcaino vs. Wood
Vizcaino hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Farnsworth
Augie Ojeda now playing third base. Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stairs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Cruz
Julio Lugo now playing shortstop. Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards second. Biggio picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Biggio. Ojeda moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Cruz
Young hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Cruz
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Ojeda scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Cruz
Sosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Sosa reaches second base with a double. DeShields goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Cruz
Stairs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Cruz
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Cruz
Patterson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Farnsworth
Corey Patterson now playing left field. Gary Matthews now playing center field.
Berkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Farnsworth
Alou hits a popup towards first. Stairs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Farnsworth
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Mann
Michael Tucker pinch hits for Kyle Farnsworth. Jim Mann now pitching.
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Mann
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Mann
Ojeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mann
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Ojeda trying to get to home. Hidalgo throws the ball in to Lugo who relays the ball to Ausmus, who tags Ojeda, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Fassero
Jeff Fassero now pitching.
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Fassero
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Fassero
Lugo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Mann
Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Mann
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Mann
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Mann
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Fassero
Biggio hits a line drive towards third. Ojeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fassero
Mendy Lopez pinch hits for Jim Mann.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Fassero
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stairs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/2001 -- Chicago at Houston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Young E, 2b 5 0 1 0 Biggio C, 2b 5 0 2 1
DeShields D, lf 4 2 2 1 Vizcaino J, ss 4 0 1 0
Matthews G, cf 1 0 0 0 Cruz N, p 0 0 0 0
Sosa S, rf 5 0 1 1 Mann J, p 0 0 0 0
Stairs M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Lopez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 5 1 2 0 Bagwell J, 1b 5 0 2 1
Patterson C, cf-lf 4 1 1 2 Berkman L, lf 4 0 2 0
Cairo M, 3b 3 1 1 1 Alou M, rf 4 0 0 0
Farnsworth K, p 0 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, cf 2 1 0 0
Tucker M, ph 1 0 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 0 2 0
Fassero J, p 0 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0
Girardi J, c 4 0 0 0 Oswalt R, p 2 1 1 0
Wood K, p 2 0 0 0 Lugo J, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
Ojeda A, 3b 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 10 6 37 2 10 2
Chicago 110 002 200 -- 6
Houston 010 100 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood K (W) 5.2 10 2 2 2 5
Farnsworth K 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Fassero J 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R (L) 6.0 6 4 4 0 5
Cruz N 1.0 3 2 2 1 2
Mann J 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
E -- Vizcaino J, Castilla V, Biggio C
LOB -- Chicago 8, Houston 10
2B -- Gutierrez R, Berkman L, Biggio C, Sosa S
3B -- DeShields D
HR -- Cairo M, Patterson C
T -- 2:52
A -- 42958
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