Willie Stargell and Bob Robertson drove in nine runs between them on the strength of two homers apiece to power the Pirates to a 10-4 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Cubs came swinging back to win the nightcap, 11-3. Stargell homered with a man on base in the first inning and with two aboard in the ninth. Robertson connected for a three-run homer in the fifth and added a solo swat in the eighth. The Cubs' attack in the second game included homers by Ron Santo and Rick Monday, each with a man on base. Ken Rudolph also accounted for two RBIs with a single and sacrifice fly. The Pirates were blanked until the eighth when they scored their three runs on circuit clouts by Rennie Stennett and Al Oliver. [The Sporting News] |
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April 22, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 - 10 15 1 Cubs 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 11 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cash 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Monday cf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .231 Sanguillen rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .375 Beckert 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Oliver cf 5 3 4 1 0 0 .409 Williams lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .300 Stargell lf 4 3 3 5 1 0 .385 Pepitone 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Santo 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .326 Robertson 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 .308 Cardenal rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .321 May c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .317 Hundley c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .171 Alley ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 Ellis p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Pappas p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rooker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hiser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .071 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 10 15 10 1 5 Totals 37 4 11 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:21 Left on Base: Pirates 5, Cubs 9 DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 3 Errors: Oliver Doubles: Oliver 2 (5) Home Runs: Stargell 2 (5), Robertson 2 (3), Cardenal (1) Sacrifice Flies: Williams (2) GIDP: Alley 2 (2) Hit by Pitch: Hebner (1,by Pappas), Sanguillen (1,by Pappas) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(3-0) 6 8 4 4 2 2 1 29 3.63 Rooker SV(2) 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 3 1 40 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pappas L(0-2) 5 9 6 6 1 1 2 25 6.52 Burris 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0.00 Aker 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 8 1.04 LaRoche 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 6 18.00 Totals 9 15 10 10 1 5 4 42 Hit by Pitch: Pappas 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Terry Tata PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Sanguillen flied out to center; Oliver doubled; Stargell homered [Oliver scored]; Hebner was hit by a pitch; Richie Hebner started toward the mound but 1B coach Don Leppart restrained him; Milt Pappas warned by HP umpire Ed Vargo; Robertson forced Hebner (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Beckert flied out to center; Williams lined to right; Pepitone lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. PIRATES 2ND: May singled to right; Alley grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Cardenal reached on an error by Oliver [Cardenal to second]; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. PIRATES 3RD: Cash lined to left; Sanguillen was hit by a pitch; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Pappas was called out on strikes; Monday singled to right; Beckert popped to shortstop; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. PIRATES 4TH: Robertson singled to shortstop; May singled to left [Robertson to second]; Alley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robertson to third, May out at second]; Ellis lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Pepitone grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal homered; Hundley singled to left; Kessinger forced Hundley (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 1. PIRATES 5TH: Cash singled to center; Sanguillen flied out to center; Oliver doubled to left [Cash scored]; Stargell was walked intentionally; Hebner flied out to right [Oliver to third]; Robertson homered [Oliver scored, Stargell scored]; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: HISER BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Hiser grounded out (second to first); Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 1. PIRATES 6TH: BURRIS REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Alley was called out on strikes; Ellis struck out; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Williams singled to center; Pepitone singled to right [Williams to second]; Santo singled to center [Williams scored, Pepitone to second]; Cardenal forced Santo (shortstop to second) [Pepitone to third]; Hundley reached on a fielder's choice [Pepitone out at home (third to catcher to third), Cardenal to third]; Kessinger singled to center [Cardenal scored, Hundley to third]; GARRETT BATTED FOR BURRIS; Garrett struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 3. PIRATES 7TH: AKER REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Sanguillen singled to center; Oliver singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Stargell forced Oliver (second to shortstop) [Sanguillen stayed at third]; Hebner hit into a double play (first to catcher) [Sanguillen out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: Monday walked; Beckert singled to center [Monday to third]; ROOKER REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Williams hit a sacrifice fly to right [Monday scored]; Pepitone struck out; Santo flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 4. PIRATES 8TH: Robertson homered; May grounded out (second to first); Alley flied out to right; Rooker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: Cardenal singled to right [Cardenal out at second (right to shortstop)]; Hundley singled to right; Kessinger flied out to right; HICKMAN BATTED FOR AKER; Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Cubs 4. PIRATES 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Cash struck out (catcher to first); Sanguillen singled to third; Oliver singled to right [Sanguillen to third]; Stargell homered [Sanguillen scored, Oliver scored]; Hebner flied out to right; Robertson popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 4. CUBS 9TH: On a bunt Monday singled to second; Beckert forced Monday (shortstop to second); Williams popped to first in foul territory; Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Cubs 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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