Joe Pepitone knocked in five runs with a single, double and homer and Glenn Beckert hit a three-run double to account for all of the Cubs' scoring in an 8-6 victory over the Cardinals. Pepitone hit a run-producing single in the third inning and followed with the Cubs' first homer of the year with two aboard in the fifth.

However, the Cardinals held a 5-4 lead going into the seventh when the Cubs broke away with four runs. A single by Jose Cardenal, pass to Billy Williams and double by Pepitone accounted for the first tally. Then, after Paul Popovich was passed intentionally to load the bases, Beckert cleared the sacks with his double. Ted Sizemore batted in four runs for the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1973 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  1    0  3  0    4  0  0  -   8 13  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    2  0  2    0  0  1  -   6 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .167      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Cardenal rf           5   3   3   0     0   0   .310      Sizemore 2b           4   0   3   4     1   0   .393
Williams lf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .360      Simmons c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .267
  James lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torre 1b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .433
Pepitone 1b           5   2   3   5     0   0   .333      J. Cruz cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Fanzone 3b            1   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
  Popovich ph,3b      2   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Carbo rf              2   0   1   1     1   1   .217
Beckert 2b            5   0   1   3     0   0   .160        Melendez pr,rf      1   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Busse ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .107
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     1   1   .136      Cleveland p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .667
  Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Andrews p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bonham p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crosby ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .167

Totals               38   8  13   8     4   3             Totals               36   6  10   5     3   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 14,087
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Pepitone, Granger
Doubles: Hundley (1), Pepitone (1), Beckert (1), Carbo (1), Crosby (1)
Home Runs: Pepitone (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Busse (1)
GIDP: Beckert (4), Cardenal (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  4     6   3   2   0   2   0  19  11.12
Bonham W(1-0)           4.1   3   3   3   3   6   0  18   3.68
Locker SV(1)            0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   5   3   8   0  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               6     9   4   4   1   3   1  27   6.75
Andrews L(0-1)          0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3   5.40
Granger                 2.2   3   2   2   2   0   0  12   6.23
Totals                  9    13   8   8   4   3   1  42

Wild Pitches: Andrews (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
singled to left; Williams grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cardenal to second]; Pepitone popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to center; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone walked; Beckert grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fanzone out at second]; Hundley
doubled to right; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to right; J. Cruz flied out to
left; Reitz flied out to center; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton popped to third; Monday singled to shortstop;
Cardenal forced Monday (shortstop to second); Williams singled
to center [Cardenal to third]; Pepitone singled to center
[Cardenal scored, Williams to second]; Fanzone was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Busse flied out to center; Cleveland grounded out
(first to pitcher); Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore singled to center [Brock scored, Sizemore to second (on
throw)]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert flied out to center; Hundley flied out to
center; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to center; J. Cruz was called out
on strikes; Reitz singled to left [Torre to second]; Carbo
doubled to left [Torre scored, Reitz to third]; Busse popped to
first in foul territory; Cleveland reached on an error by
Pepitone [Reitz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carbo to third,
Cleveland to first]; Brock forced Cleveland (second to
shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 5TH: HISER BATTED FOR HOOTON; Hiser flied out to right;
Monday flied out to left; Cardenal singled to left; Williams
singled to right [Cardenal to second]; Pepitone homered
[Cardenal scored, Williams scored]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR FANZONE;
Popovich grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BONHAM
REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Sizemore walked; Simmons singled to
left [Sizemore to third]; Torre popped to shortstop; J. Cruz
struck out; Reitz forced Simmons (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert popped to second; Hundley popped to third in
foul territory; Kessinger singled to right; Bonham struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo walked; MELENDEZ RAN FOR CARBO; Busse out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Melendez to second];
MCCARVER BATTED FOR CLEVELAND; McCarver walked; Brock grounded
out (second to first) [Melendez to third, McCarver to second];
Sizemore singled to left [Melendez scored, McCarver scored,
Sizemore out at second (left to pitcher to second)]; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 7TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDREWS REPLACED
MCCARVER (PITCHING); Monday grounded out (second to first);
Cardenal singled to center; Andrews threw a wild pitch [Cardenal
to second]; Williams walked; GRANGER REPLACED ANDREWS
(PITCHING); Pepitone doubled to right [Cardenal scored, Williams
to third]; Popovich was walked intentionally; Beckert doubled to
left [Williams scored, Pepitone scored, Popovich scored];
Hundley reached on a fielder's choice [Beckert out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Hundley was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Granger [Hundley to second]; Kessinger was walked
intentionally; Bonham popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons struck out; Torre struck out; J. Cruz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals
5.

CUBS 8TH: Monday singled to right; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at
second]; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
8, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Reitz
grounded out (second to first); Melendez struck out; Busse
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 9TH: Pepitone grounded out (third to first); Popovich flied
out to center; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: CROSBY BATTED FOR GRANGER; Crosby doubled to
right; Brock flied out to left [Crosby to third]; LOCKER
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Sizemore singled to center [Crosby
scored]; Simmons flied out to left; Torre flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 6.