Fergie Jenkins pitched a two-hitter and Rick Monday smashed a homer off Tom Seaver in the fourth inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 victory over the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     17, 1973 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .179      Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Milner 1b             3   0   1   0     1   2   .320
Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .400      Jones lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .172      Fregosi 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Chiles cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .059
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .160      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Jenkins p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grote c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .143

Totals               32   1   5   1     2   5             Totals               28   0   2   0     1   5

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 14,549
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Mets 3
DP: Cubs 0, Mets 0
Home Runs: Monday (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(1-1)          9     2   0   0   1   5   0  30   2.63
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   5   0  30

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(2-1)           9     5   1   1   2   5   1  34   0.74
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   1  34

Passed Balls: Hundley (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied to right; Cardenal flied to left;
Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to left; Millan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Milner walked;
Staub flied to left; Jones forced Milner (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pepitone flied to right; Santo popped to third in foul
territory; Beckert popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi popped to catcher in foul territory; Chiles
flied to right; Dyer flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Mets 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley flied to left; Kessinger popped to third in
foul territory; Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Millan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Mets 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday homered; Cardenal struck out; Williams popped
to second; Pepitone walked; Santo walked [Pepitone to second];
Beckert grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to right; Staub grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Milner to second]; Hundley allowed a passed ball
[Milner to third]; Jones popped to first; Fregosi flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley flied to center; Kessinger flied to center;
Jenkins flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Chiles flied to center; Dyer grounded out (third to
first); Seaver lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Mets 0.

CUBS 6TH: Monday popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cardenal
singled to center; Williams grounded out (second to first)
[Cardenal to second]; Pepitone grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 7TH: Santo singled to left; Beckert was called out on
strikes; Hundley popped to shortstop; Kessinger singled to
second [Santo to second]; Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones flied
to center; Fregosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 8TH: Monday flied to center; Cardenal popped to first;
Williams flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Chiles grounded out (second to first); KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR DYER; Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher);
Seaver flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

CUBS 9TH: GROTE REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING C ); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Santo flied to left; Beckert
singled to center; Hundley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Mets 0.