Two walks with the bases loaded in the ninth inning enabled the Cubs to gain a 3-2 victory over the Expos before 40,273, the largest opening-day crowd at Wrigley Field since April 8, 1969. Mike Torrez, pitching for the Expos, went into the ninth with a 2-1 lead and might have gained the victory except for an error. Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 2Game Played on Friday, April 6, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldExpos 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 2 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hunt 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Monday cf 3 0 0 1 2 0 .000 Foli ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Cardenal rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Fairly lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Pepitone 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 Singleton rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 James pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Frias rf,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Santo 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .667 Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 LaRussa pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beckert 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Roque cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Hundley c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Boccabella c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Torrez p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Jenkins p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Laboy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiser ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Mangual rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 6 Totals 30 3 5 3 7 4 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 40,273 Left on Base: Expos 4, Cubs 8 DP: Expos 1, Cubs 3 Errors: Hunt, Singleton, Santo, Kessinger Caught Stealing: Monday (1) Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (1) GIDP: Boccabella (1), Foli (1), Singleton (1), Williams (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(0-1) 8 5 3 1 5 3 0 33 1.13 Marshall 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 8.2 5 3 1 7 4 0 37 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins 8 5 2 2 1 6 0 29 2.25 Locker W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 6 0 33 Wild Pitches: Jenkins (1) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale EXPOS 1ST: Hunt singled to third; Foli singled to left [Hunt to second]; Jorgensen popped to catcher in foul territory; Fairly singled to right [Hunt scored, Foli to third]; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Foli scored]; Bailey struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Cardenal forced Monday (third to second); Williams struck out; Pepitone singled to left [Cardenal to third]; Santo singled to right [Cardenal scored, Pepitone to third]; Beckert grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 2ND: Roque reached on an error by Kessinger [Roque to first]; Boccabella grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roque out at second]; Torrez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Hundley popped to third; Kessinger struck out; Jenkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Foli struck out; Jorgensen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal walked; Williams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 4TH: Fairly flied out to left; Singleton flied out to left; Bailey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: Pepitone flied out to left; Santo walked; Beckert grounded out (second to first) [Santo to second]; Hundley popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 5TH: Roque was called out on strikes; Boccabella singled to shortstop; Torrez singled to center [Boccabella to second]; Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Boccabella to third, Torrez to second]; Hunt reached on an error by Santo [Boccabella stayed at third, Torrez stayed at second, Hunt to first]; Foli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hunt out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Jenkins walked; Monday forced Jenkins (second to shortstop); Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 6TH: Jorgensen struck out; Fairly walked; Singleton grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Fairly out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Pepitone reached on an error by Singleton [Pepitone to second]; Santo singled to left [Pepitone out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 7TH: Bailey flied out to right; Roque was called out on strikes; Boccabella lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 8TH: Torrez was called out on strikes; Hunt grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: HISER BATTED FOR JENKINS; Hiser singled to second; On a bunt Monday forced Hiser (pitcher to shortstop); Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. EXPOS 9TH: LOCKER REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Fairly flied out to left; Singleton singled to right; Bailey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Pepitone singled to center; five-man infield for Montreal; JAMES RAN FOR PEPITONE; Santo reached on an error by Hunt [James to second, Santo to first]; LARUSSA RAN FOR SANTO; Beckert walked [James to third, LaRussa to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); LABOY REPLACED TORREZ (PLAYING 3B); Hundley walked [James scored (unearned), LaRussa to third, Beckert to second]; FRIAS REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING RF); Kessinger flied to left in foul territory; Debut game for Pepe Frias; HICKMAN BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hickman was called out on strikes; MANGUAL REPLACED LABOY (PLAYING RF); FRIAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Monday walked [LaRussa scored (unearned), Beckert to third, Hundley to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 3. |
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