The Cubs literally walked their way to a 4-1 victory through the wildness of Cardinal pitchers, who issued 13 bases on balls. A walk, single by Jim Hickman and an error produced the Cubs' initial run in the second. Ray Busse hit his first major league homer to tie the score in the Cardinals' half, but the Cubs broke away with two runs in the fifth on a pass, single by Jose Cardenal, sacrifice fly by Billy Williams, single by Ron Santo and two walks that forced in a run. Three Annie Oakleys and a passed ball admitted the final tally in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     14, 1973 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  1
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             2   1   0   0     3   1   .105      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Cardenal rf           4   1   2   0     1   1   .250      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Williams lf           2   0   1   1     2   1   .333      Simmons c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .280
  Hiser pr,lf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .440
Santo 3b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .409      J. Cruz cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Hickman 1b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .125      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .154
Beckert 2b            3   0   0   1     2   0   .150      Carbo rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Rudolph c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Busse ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .120
  Pepitone ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Spinks p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hundley c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .105        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reuschel p            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Andrews p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   6   2    13   6             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,305
Left on Base: Cubs 13, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 2, Cardinals 2
Errors: Kessinger, Sizemore
Doubles: Simmons (2)
Home Runs: Busse (1)
Caught Stealing: Monday (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1)
GIDP: Rudolph (1), Busse 2 (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(1-0)         8     8   1   1   1   1   1  33   1.13
Aker SV(1)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   2   1  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks L(0-2)           4.1   5   3   2   5   4   0  22   5.40
Foster                  0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.25
Granger                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
Bibby                   2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   0.00
Andrews                 1     0   1   0   2   0   0   5   0.00
Segui                   1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.08
Totals                  9     6   4   2  13   6   0  44

Passed Balls: Simmons (5)
Wild Pitches: Bibby (1), Andrews (1), Segui (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Cardenal popped to shortstop; Williams
struck out while Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Simmons singled to
right; Torre walked [Simmons to second]; J. Cruz popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo walked; Hickman singled to center [Santo to
second]; Beckert forced Hickman (shortstop to second) [Santo
scored (error by Sizemore) (unearned) (no RBI), Beckert to
second]; Ted Sizemore called for obstruction; Rudolph was
called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (second to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz popped to second; Carbo grounded out (first
to pitcher); Busse homered; Spinks was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel struck out; Monday was called out on strikes;
Cardenal singled to shortstop; Williams singled to right
[Cardenal to third]; Santo forced Williams (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); Simmons singled to center; Torre
singled to right [Simmons to second]; J. Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman walked; Beckert grounded out (third to first)
[Hickman to second]; Rudolph grounded out (second to pitcher)
[Hickman to third]; Kessinger was walked intentionally; Reuschel
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
singled to pitcher; Busse grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Monday walked; Cardenal singled to left [Monday to
third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left [Monday scored];
Santo singled to center [Cardenal to third]; FOSTER REPLACED
SPINKS (PITCHING); Hickman walked [Santo to second]; Beckert
walked [Cardenal scored, Santo to third, Hickman to second];
GRANGER REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Rudolph grounded into a
double play (third to catcher) [Santo out at home, Hickman out
at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: CROSBY BATTED FOR GRANGER; Crosby flied to left
in foul territory; Brock flied out to center; Sizemore flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: BIBBY REPLACED CROSBY (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); Reuschel singled to right; Monday walked
[Reuschel to second]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Reuschel to
third, Monday to second]; Cardenal struck out; Williams was
walked intentionally; Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons lined to shortstop; Torre grounded out
(second to first); J. Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Beckert popped
to shortstop; Rudolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Carbo flied
out to left; Busse reached on an error by Kessinger [Busse to
first]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR BIBBY; McCarver popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Reuschel lined to shortstop;
Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore singled to
shortstop; Simmons doubled to left [Sizemore to third]; Torre
popped to shortstop; J. Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 9TH: Cardenal walked; Andrews threw a wild pitch [Cardenal
to second]; Williams walked; SEGUI REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING);
HISER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Segui threw a wild pitch [Cardenal to
third, Hiser to second]; Santo was walked intentionally; Hickman
forced Cardenal (second to catcher) [Hiser to third, Santo to
second]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Hiser scored (unearned),
Santo to third, Hickman to second]; Beckert was walked
intentionally; PEPITONE BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Pepitone popped to
shortstop; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUNDLEY
REPLACED PEPITONE (PLAYING C ); Reitz singled to left; AKER
REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Carbo struck out; Busse grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 1.