Sunday May 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
The Giants won a fight-marred first game of a doubleheader, 11-9, in 12 innings and then completed the sweep with a 4-3 victory over the Cubs in the second game. The trouble in the lidlifter had its inception when Jim Barr, pitching for the Giants, plinked Ron Santo in the third inning after giving up a three-run homer to Joe Pepitone. When Barr came to bat in the fourth, Milt Pappas threw a pitch that zinged over his rival hurler's head. Both benches emptied and, in the confusion, Dave Rader, who was on first base, came around to score for the Giants.

After order was restored, Pappas hit Barr on the right elbow with his next pitch, setting off a general melee. The only casualty was coach Pete Reiser of the Cubs, who had to be carried off the field. The umpires ejected Barr, Pappas, manager Whitey Lockman of the Cubs and coach Hank Aguirre. Billy Williams and Randy Hundley also homered for the Cubs, while Gary Matthews and Dave Kingman connected for the Giants. Kingman drove in five runs with his homer and a single. In the 12th, Don Carrithers, batting with two out, singled and Bobby Bonds followed with the game-winning homer.

Chris Speier batted in two runs to lead the Giants to their victory in the nightcap. After the Giants took a 2-1 lead, Speier made it 3-1 with his triple in the fifth and then scored what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Kingman. Adrain Garrett hit a homer for the Cubs. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 11, Chicago Cubs 9 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 9 16 1 Giants 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 11 14 1 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 4 2 2 0 1 2 .313 Bonds rf 6 3 3 2 1 2 .299 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Fuentes 2b 6 2 2 2 0 1 .318 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Speier ss 5 0 1 0 1 2 .262 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCovey 1b 4 1 0 0 2 2 .241 Beckert 2b 6 2 1 1 0 0 .278 Kingman 3b 6 1 2 5 0 1 .179 Williams lf 6 2 4 3 0 1 .280 Howarth cf 6 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Pepitone 1b 6 2 4 3 0 0 .310 Matthews lf 5 1 3 1 1 0 .344 Santo 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .363 Rader c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .210 Fanzone 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Maddox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .392 Cardenal rf 6 0 1 1 0 1 .323 Sadek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hundley c 5 1 3 1 1 1 .181 Barr p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Kessinger ss 6 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Bryant pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .100 Pappas p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McDowell p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 James ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goodson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Hiser ph,cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .350 Blanco pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carrithers p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 50 9 16 9 3 10 Totals 48 11 14 10 6 12 Time of Game: 4:06 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Giants 9 DP: Cubs 1, Giants 3 Errors: Hundley, Speier Doubles: Monday (5), Beckert (7), Hundley (2), Fuentes (4) Home Runs: Williams (2), Hundley (1), Pepitone (3), Kingman (3), Matthews (1), Bonds (6) Stolen Bases: Bonds (5), Speier (2) GIDP: Cardenal 2 (4), Pappas (1), Rader (4) Hit by Pitch: Santo (3,by Barr), Barr (1,by Pappas) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pappas 3.1 5 7 7 2 3 2 18 6.23 Burris 2.2 5 2 2 1 4 0 13 1.29 Bonham 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 3.38 LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.50 Aker L(1-1) 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 1 13 2.66 Totals 11.2 14 11 11 6 12 3 55 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr 4 8 6 6 0 1 3 18 2.53 McDowell 3.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 15 7.53 Sosa 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 6 2.31 Moffitt 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 1.52 Carrithers W(1-0) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.50 Totals 12 16 9 8 3 10 3 54 Hit by Pitch: Pappas (3), Barr (2) Wild Pitches: Pappas (2) Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Beckert flied out to center; Williams homered; Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Fuentes singled to left [Bonds scored, Fuentes to second (on throw)]; Speier flied out to center [Fuentes to third]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Kingman homered [Fuentes scored, McCovey scored]; Howarth was called out on strikes; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Giants 4. CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to left; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Santo out at second]; Hundley homered; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 2ND: Rader lined to center; Barr was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Giants 4. CUBS 3RD: Pappas flied out to right; Monday doubled to right; Beckert doubled to right [Monday scored]; Williams singled to right [Beckert scored]; Pepitone homered [Williams scored]; Santo was hit by a pitch; Cardenal grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Santo out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 4. GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (catcher to first); Speier walked; Speier stole second; McCovey struck out; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 4. CUBS 4TH: Hundley singled to left; Kessinger flied out to left; Pappas grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hundley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 4. GIANTS 4TH: Howarth popped to second; Matthews homered; Rader singled to center; Pappas threw a wild pitch [Rader scored (error by Hundley)]; Milt Pappas threw pitch over Jim Barr's head; both benches cleared; Dave Rader scored from 1B in the confusion; the Cubs protested the game because the umpires allowed Rader to score; Barr was hit by a pitch; the next pitch hit Jim Barr on the right elbow; Barr threw his bat towards Pappas; both benches cleared; Bobby Bonds and Giants coach Joe Amalfitano restrained catcher Randy Hundley; Cubs coach Pete Reiser was carried off field after being injured in the brawl; Pappas, Barr, Cubs Coach Hank Aguirre and Cubs Manager Whitey Lockman ejected by HP umpire Augie Donatelli; BRYANT RAN FOR BARR; BURRIS REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); On a bunt Bonds singled to pitcher [Bryant to second]; Fuentes doubled to left [Bryant scored, Bonds to third]; Speier grounded out (second to first); McCovey was walked intentionally; Kingman singled to center [Bonds scored, Fuentes scored, McCovey to second]; Howarth grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 9. CUBS 5TH: MCDOWELL REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Monday was called out on strikes; Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 9. GIANTS 5TH: Matthews singled to first; Rader grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; McDowell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 9. CUBS 6TH: Pepitone singled to first; Santo struck out; Cardenal flied out to right; Hundley flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 9. GIANTS 6TH: FANZONE REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING 3B); Bonds struck out; Fuentes was called out on strikes; Speier singled to right; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 9. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); JAMES BATTED FOR BURRIS; James struck out; Monday walked; Beckert forced Monday (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 9. GIANTS 7TH: BONHAM REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to left; Howarth grounded out (second to first); Matthews walked; Rader walked [Matthews to second]; McDowell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Giants 9. CUBS 8TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Pepitone singled to right; Fanzone walked [Pepitone to second]; Cardenal singled to center [Pepitone scored, Fanzone to second]; SOSA REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Hundley struck out; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Giants 9. GIANTS 8TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Giants 9. CUBS 9TH: HISER BATTED FOR BONHAM; Hiser grounded out (first to pitcher); Monday singled to center; Beckert reached on an error by Speier [Monday to second, Beckert to first]; Williams singled to right [Monday scored, Beckert to third]; MOFFITT REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Pepitone singled to right [Beckert scored (unearned), Williams to second]; Fanzone was called out on strikes; Cardenal struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 9. GIANTS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); McCovey popped to shortstop; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; Howarth popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 9. CUBS 10TH: Hundley doubled to right; Kessinger struck out; Hiser flied out to left; POPOVICH BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Popovich popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 9. GIANTS 10TH: AKER REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Matthews singled to center; Rader forced Matthews (pitcher to shortstop); MADDOX RAN FOR RADER; GOODSON BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Goodson singled to left [Maddox to third]; BLANCO RAN FOR GOODSON; Bonds was walked intentionally [Blanco to second]; Fuentes forced Maddox (third to catcher) [Blanco to third, Bonds to second]; Speier struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 9. CUBS 11TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); SADEK REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING C ); Beckert grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams singled to right; Pepitone flied out to center; Fanzone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 9. GIANTS 11TH: McCovey popped to first in foul territory; Kingman struck out; Howarth flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 9. CUBS 12TH: Cardenal popped to second in foul territory; Hundley walked; Kessinger struck out; Hiser forced Hundley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 9. GIANTS 12TH: Matthews lined to shortstop; Sadek flied out to center; Carrithers singled to shortstop; Bonds homered [Carrithers scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Giants 11.

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