The Braves knocked out Fergie Jenkins in the fifth inning and handed the Cubs their ninth straight defeat, 6-2. The Braves were leading, 2-1, when Jenkins walked Darrell Evans and Hank Aaron with one out in the fifth. Evans scored on a single by Dusty Baker. After Davey Johnson walked, Mike Lum singled to drive in Aaron and Baker.

In a rare display of temperament, Jenkins hurled four bats onto the field from the dugout after being removed and had to be escorted into the clubhouse. The Braves' only hit in the last 4 2/3 innings was a homer by Evans off Dave LaRoche in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    14, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       1  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   6  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .290      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Jackson ss,lf         4   1   1   0     1   0   .222      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Evans 3b              4   2   2   1     1   1   .281      Williams lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .283
Aaron lf              2   1   0   1     1   0   .250      Santo 3b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .286
  Perez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Bourque 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .207
Baker cf              3   1   1   1     1   2   .296      Hundley c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .228
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Popovich 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Lum 1b                4   1   3   2     0   0   .299        Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Dietz c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .305        Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Morton p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .186        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Carty ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                          Jenkins p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .079
                                                            Rosello 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               33   6   8   6     5   7             Totals               34   2   6   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 24,553
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cubs 6
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Lum (18), Garr (27), Santo (23)
Home Runs: Evans (33)
Stolen Bases: Evans (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Dietz (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Aaron (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(10-9)          9     6   2   1   1   3   0  35   3.68
Totals                  9     6   2   1   1   3   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(10-12)        4.1   7   5   5   5   4   0  25   3.93
Hooton                  2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   4.06
LaRoche                 2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   4.93
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   7   1  40

Passed Balls: Dietz (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Garr popped to shortstop; Jackson singled to center;
Evans singled to right [Jackson to third]; Aaron hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Jackson scored, Evans to second]; Baker walked;
Johnson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right;
Dietz allowed a passed ball [Williams to second]; Santo flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum doubled to right; Dietz grounded out (pitcher to
first); Morton grounded out (second to first) [Lum to third];
Garr doubled to left [Lum scored]; Jackson walked; Evans
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque singled to center; Hundley popped to second in
foul territory; Popovich forced Bourque (shortstop to second);
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Aaron flied out to center; Baker struck out; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Jenkins grounded out (second to first); Monday popped
to shortstop; Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled to pitcher; Dietz out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Lum to second]; Morton struck out;
Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams struck out; Santo singled to shortstop;
Bourque singled to left [Santo to third]; Hundley forced Bourque
(second to shortstop) [Santo scored]; Popovich flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson popped to second in foul territory; Evans
walked; Evans stole second; Aaron walked; Baker singled to left
[Evans scored, Aaron to second]; Johnson walked [Aaron to third,
Baker to second]; Lum singled to center [Aaron scored, Baker
scored, Johnson to third]; ROSELLO REPLACED JENKINS (PLAYING
2B); HOOTON REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Dietz reached on a
fielder's choice [Johnson out at home (third to catcher), Lum to
second]; after removal, Fergie Jenkins threw four bats from
dugout onto field; he was escorted to clubhouse; Morton
forced Dietz (second to shortstop); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello
grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday walked; Cardenal
singled to right [Monday to third]; Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Jackson flied
out to left; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Santo struck out; Bourque flied out to right; Hundley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron popped to first; Baker struck out; Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: PEREZ REPLACED AARON (PLAYING SS); JACKSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HISER BATTED FOR HOOTON; Hiser grounded
out (second to first); Kessinger flied out to left; Rosello
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Lum popped to
shortstop; Dietz flied out to center; Morton flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Monday reached on an error by Johnson [Monday to
first]; Cardenal forced Monday (second to shortstop); Williams
forced Cardenal (second to shortstop); Santo doubled to left
[Williams scored (unearned)]; Bourque was called out on strikes;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr struck out; Jackson flied out to left; Evans
homered; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Hundley flied out to left; CARTY BATTED FOR LAROCHE;
Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 2.