Friday September 7, 1973
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Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 Cubs 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 x - 8 12 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Kessinger ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .260 Sizemore 2b 2 0 1 1 2 0 .272 Monday cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .265 J. Cruz cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .234 Williams lf 5 1 5 3 0 0 .301 Simmons c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .301 James pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Haney c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Marquez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 McCarver 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Hickman rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 .250 Carbo rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Hiser pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .181 Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Santo 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .273 Tyson ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Popovich 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .240 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudolph c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .187 Hughes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 LaCock ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .333 Wise p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .189 Hundley c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Andrews p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hooton p 3 1 0 0 1 3 .148 McBride ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Kelleher ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Totals 33 2 7 2 3 4 Totals 35 8 12 8 4 6 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 7,704 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Cubs 8 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0 Errors: Simmons, Kessinger Doubles: Williams (21), LaCock (1) Triples: Santo (2) Stolen Bases: Brock (60) Sacrifice Hits: Marquez (1) Sacrifice Flies: McCarver (7) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(13-11) 5.1 8 8 8 3 5 0 27 3.60 Andrews 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.60 Krausse 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 0.00 Totals 8 12 8 8 4 6 0 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton W(12-13) 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 37 3.70 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: Wise (5), Hooton (8) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore walked; J. Cruz struck out; Simmons forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Monday walked [Kessinger to second]; Williams doubled to right [Kessinger scored, Monday scored, Williams to third (on throw)]; 1B umpire Ed Sudol ruled Billy Williams ball fair; huge argument from the Cardinals; Marquez grounded out (second to first); Hickman struck out; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 2ND: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Carbo grounded out (second to first); Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Popovich grounded out (second to first); Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to shortstop [Tyson to second (error by Kessinger)]; Wise grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock flied out to left; Sizemore singled to left [Tyson scored]; J. Cruz walked [Sizemore to second]; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Sizemore to third, J. Cruz to second]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday popped to third; Williams singled to right; Marquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver lined to shortstop; Carbo grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Hickman singled to center; Santo struck out; Popovich grounded out (first unassisted) [Hickman to second]; Hickman was picked off second but was safe on an error by Simmons [Hickman to third]; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wise singled to left; Brock forced Wise (shortstop to second); Brock stole second; Sizemore walked; J. Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Hooton was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Monday flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons singled to center; McCarver popped to third in foul territory; Carbo forced Simmons (second to shortstop); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Williams singled to center; Marquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Williams to second]; Hickman singled to center [Williams scored, Hickman to second (on throw)]; HISER RAN FOR HICKMAN; Santo tripled to center [Hiser scored]; Popovich was walked intentionally; LACOCK BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; LaCock doubled to left [Santo scored, Popovich scored]; Wise threw a wild pitch [LaCock to third]; Hooton walked; ANDREWS REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Kessinger singled to center [LaCock scored, Hooton to second]; Monday popped to second; Williams singled to right [Hooton scored, Kessinger to third]; Marquez flied out to center; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 8. CARDINALS 7TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING C ); HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tyson flied out to center; MCBRIDE BATTED FOR ANDREWS; McBride struck out; Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 8. CUBS 7TH: KELLEHER REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING SS); KRAUSSE REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); Hiser lined to center; Santo lined to center; Popovich singled to center; Hundley walked [Popovich to second]; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 8. CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Cruz singled to right; Simmons singled to center [J. Cruz to third]; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to right [J. Cruz scored]; Carbo singled to left [Simmons to third]; Reitz forced Carbo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 8. CUBS 8TH: HANEY REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Kessinger lined to shortstop; Monday flied out to left; Williams singled to center; JAMES RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Marquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 8. CARDINALS 9TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUGHES BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Hughes popped to third in foul territory; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Heintzelman grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 8.

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