The Cubs pounced on Bob Gibson for four singles and three runs in the first inning and made them stand up for a 3-1 victory, only the fourth in the last 17 games for Chicago. The Cards also scored their only run in the first when Lou Brock walked, stole the 600th base of his career, and came home on Tim McCarver's single.

Singles by Rick Monday, Billy Williams and Glenn Beckert, a walk to Jose Cardenal and an infield out produced all the runs for the Cubs, who cut St. Louis' Eastern Division lead to 1½ games. Rick Reuschel and Dave LaRoche combined on a six-hitter for the Cubs, Reuschel claiming the victory, his 11th. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Monday, July      30, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .283      Monday cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .283      Cardenal rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .313
McCarver 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .242      Williams lf           3   1   2   1     1   1   .283
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .297      Hickman 1b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .247
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Beckert 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .260
J. Cruz cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .226        Popovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Reitz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .259
Tyson ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .177      Reuschel p            3   0   2   0     0   0   .135
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               33   1   6   1     3   7             Totals               32   3   9   3     2   7

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 29,404
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Cubs 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0
Doubles: Brock (15), J. Cruz (20), Monday (18)
Stolen Bases: Brock (35)
Caught Stealing: Monday (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(11-10)         8     9   3   3   2   7   0  34   2.84
Totals                  8     9   3   3   2   7   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(11-8)        7.2   6   1   1   3   6   0  32   2.54
LaRoche SV(4)           1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.50
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Lou Brock's
600th career steal; given base; Sizemore walked; McCarver
singled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore to second]; Torre
struck out; Simmons flied out to center; Carbo forced McCarver
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs
0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to left; Cardenal walked [Monday to
second]; Williams singled to right [Monday scored, Cardenal to
third]; Hickman grounded out (first unassisted) [Cardenal
scored, Williams to second]; Santo was called out on strikes;
Beckert singled to center [Williams scored]; Kessinger singled
to left [Beckert to third]; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: J. Cruz struck out; Tyson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gibson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 2ND: Reuschel singled to right; Monday forced Reuschel
(second unassisted); Monday was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock doubled to left; Sizemore flied out to left
[Brock to third]; McCarver walked; Torre struck out; Simmons
forced McCarver (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Williams struck out; Hickman was called out on
strikes; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); J. Cruz
doubled to center; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gibson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Kessinger was
called out on strikes; Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
singled to center; McCarver flied out to left; Torre singled to
center [Sizemore to third]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Reuschel singled to center; Monday doubled to left
[Reuschel to third]; Cardenal popped to second; Williams was
walked intentionally; Hickman forced Reuschel (shortstop to
catcher) [Monday to third, Williams to second]; Santo forced
Williams (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo flied out to left; J. Cruz flied out to
left; Tyson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to center; On a bunt Kessinger popped
to catcher in foul territory; Hundley flied out to center;
Reuschel flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Gibson struck out (catcher to first); Brock
grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal lined
to third; Williams singled to right; Hickman forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs
3.

CARDINALS 8TH: McCarver grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons singled to right;
LAROCHE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Carbo flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Santo struck out; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); REITZ
BATTED FOR J. CRUZ; Reitz struck out (catcher to first); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); MELENDEZ BATTED FOR GIBSON;
Melendez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Cubs 3.