Wednesday September 12, 1973
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 10 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clines rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .259 Monday cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .266 Cash 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Kessinger ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Oliver cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Williams lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .301 Stargell lf 2 1 0 0 3 1 .304 Marquez 1b 4 1 3 0 1 0 .280 Sanguillen c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .284 Santo 3b 5 0 3 1 0 2 .273 Stennett 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 James pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Robertson 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 .246 Popovich 2b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .234 Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .206 LaCock rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .308 Hebner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Bonham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 J. Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Beckert ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Kison p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Giusti p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Cardenal ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudolph c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Paul p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hiser rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .178 Totals 35 4 8 4 5 4 Totals 35 2 10 2 6 8 Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 9,857 Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cubs 13 DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 2 Errors: Sanguillen, Santo, Popovich Doubles: Sanguillen (23), Oliver (30), Marquez (1) Home Runs: Robertson (14) GIDP: Oliver (15), Hebner (8), Williams (11), Beckert (15) Hit by Pitch: Hiser (1,by Kison) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kison W(1-0) 7 6 2 1 5 7 0 31 2.14 Giusti SV(18) 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.02 Totals 9 10 2 1 6 8 0 42 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paul L(0-1) 4.2 5 4 4 3 3 1 21 4.98 Bonham 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.29 Burris 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.83 LaRoche 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 Locker 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.46 Totals 9 8 4 4 5 4 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Kison (1) Wild Pitches: Bonham (8) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen PIRATES 1ST: Clines walked; Cash forced Clines (first to shortstop); Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to left; Sanguillen doubled to center; Stennett popped to second; Robertson was walked intentionally; Maxvill flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Marquez doubled to left; Santo struck out; Popovich struck out; LaCock walked; Hundley forced LaCock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 3RD: Kison grounded out (second to first); Clines was called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Paul struck out; Monday singled to center; Kessinger forced Monday (first to shortstop); Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0. PIRATES 4TH: Oliver lined to right; Stargell walked; Sanguillen singled to center [Stargell to second]; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Robertson homered [Stargell scored, Sanguillen scored]; Maxvill was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Marquez grounded out (first unassisted); Santo singled to left; Popovich struck out; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 0. PIRATES 5TH: Kison struck out; Clines singled to pitcher; Cash lined to right; Oliver doubled to left [Clines scored]; BONHAM REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); HISER REPLACED PAUL (PLAYING RF); Stargell was walked intentionally; Sanguillen forced Stargell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Hundley was called out on strikes; Hiser was hit by a pitch; Monday walked [Hiser to second]; Kessinger singled to shortstop [Hiser to third, Monday to second]; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0. PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson singled to left; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Robertson to second]; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Marquez singled to center; Santo was called out on strikes; Popovich singled to pitcher [Marquez to second]; BECKERT BATTED FOR BONHAM; Beckert grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Popovich out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0. PIRATES 7TH: BURRIS REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Clines flied out to center; Cash grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Hundley flied out to left; Hiser flied out to center; Monday walked; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0. PIRATES 8TH: Stargell walked; Sanguillen forced Stargell (third to second); Stennett singled to left [Sanguillen to second]; Robertson reached on an error by Santo [Sanguillen to third, Stennett to second, Robertson to first]; HEBNER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; LAROCHE REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Hebner grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Sanguillen out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING SS); Williams walked; GIUSTI REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Marquez walked (walk was charged to Kison) [Williams to second]; Santo singled to left [Williams scored, Marquez to third (error by Sanguillen), Santo to second]; Popovich grounded out (second to first) [Marquez scored (unearned), Santo to third]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Cardenal walked; HICKMAN BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; ALEXANDER RAN FOR CARDENAL; Hickman popped to first; Hiser struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 2. PIRATES 9TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); LOCKER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Giusti singled to center; Clines popped to second; Cash forced Giusti (third to second); Oliver reached on an error by Popovich [Cash to second, Oliver to first]; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Monday flied out to right; Kessinger flied out to left; Williams singled to right; Marquez singled to center [Williams to second]; Santo singled to shortstop [Williams to third, Marquez to second]; JAMES RAN FOR SANTO; Popovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 2.

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