The Giants bunched six singles and a sacrifice fly for four runs in the third inning and defeated the Cubs, 7-3. Ron Bryant, who hurled the route for the Giants, led off the big inning with his first hit. Singles by Bobby Bonds and Tito Fuentes loaded the bases. Chris Speier singled to score Bryant. Willie McCovey's sacrifice fly admitted Bonds. Dave Kingman and Gary Thomasson each singled, driving in Fuentes and Speier. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     26, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Giants       0  0  4    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     1   2   .272      James cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .231
Fuentes 2b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .337      Beckert 2b            3   0   1   1     2   0   .259
Speier ss             4   2   2   2     1   1   .299      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   1     1   1   .281      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Kingman 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .139      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Thomasson cf          5   1   3   2     0   1   .271      Hickman 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .143
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Rudolph c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Rader c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Popovich ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Bryant p              4   1   2   1     0   0   .118      Hooton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Bonham p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fanzone ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hundley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kessinger ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .236

Totals               35   7  10   7     5   6             Totals               35   3   9   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  7,482
Left on Base: Giants 10, Cubs 8
DP: Giants 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Bonds, James
Doubles: Speier (4), Fanzone (1), Beckert (4)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Matthews (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McCovey (1)
GIDP: Santo (2)
Hit by Pitch: Matthews (1,by Hooton), Kingman (1,by Bonham)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant W(3-1)           9     9   3   3   3   1   0  38   1.54
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   1   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(1-2)           2.1   6   4   4   0   3   0  15   5.82
Bonham                  2.2   2   2   2   3   2   0  13   4.50
Burris                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Aker                    3     2   1   1   1   1   0  12   1.54
Totals                  9    10   7   7   5   6   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Hooton (1), Bonham (1)
Wild Pitches: Bryant (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Fuentes flied out
to left; Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: James walked; Beckert walked [James to second];
Williams flied out to center; Santo grounded into a double play
(third to first) [James out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey reached on an error by James [McCovey to
second]; On a bunt Kingman made an out to pitcher; Thomasson
struck out; Matthews was hit by a pitch; Rader forced Matthews
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (third to shortstop to first);
Hickman singled to left; Rudolph flied out to right; Popovich
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bryant singled to left; Bonds singled to left
[Bryant to second]; On a bunt Fuentes singled to third [Bryant
to third, Bonds to second]; Speier singled to second [Bryant
scored, Bonds to third, Fuentes to second]; McCovey hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Bonds scored]; Kingman singled to left
[Fuentes scored, Speier to second]; Thomasson singled to center
[Speier scored, Kingman to third, Thomasson to second (on
throw)]; BONHAM REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Matthews grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rader was walked intentionally; Bryant
grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Bonham grounded out (second to first); James grounded
out (third to first); Beckert walked; Williams singled to right
[Beckert to second]; Santo forced Williams (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds walked; Bonds was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Fuentes walked; Speier doubled to center
[Fuentes scored]; McCovey struck out; Kingman was hit by a
pitch; Thomasson singled to center [Speier scored, Kingman to
second]; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudolph flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Bryant
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich grounded out (pitcher to first); FANZONE
BATTED FOR BONHAM; Fanzone doubled to left; James was called out
on strikes; Beckert doubled to left [Fanzone scored]; Williams
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6,
Cubs 1.

GIANTS 6TH: BURRIS REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Fuentes popped
to shortstop; Speier walked; McCovey popped to third; Kingman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
6, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Santo singled to left; Cardenal flied out to center;
Hickman singled to right [Santo scored (error by Bonds) (no
RBI), Hickman to third]; Bryant threw a wild pitch [Hickman
scored]; Rudolph singled to left; Popovich singled to left
[Rudolph to second]; HUNDLEY BATTED FOR BURRIS; Hundley popped
to first in foul territory; James singled to third [Rudolph to
third, Popovich to second]; Beckert grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 6, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 7TH: AKER REPLACED HUNDLEY (PITCHING); Thomasson singled
to first; Matthews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Thomasson to second]; Rader flied out to right [Thomasson to
third]; Bryant singled to left [Thomasson scored]; Bonds flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Santo
lined to left; Cardenal lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes popped to second; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCovey walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Rudolph lined
to shortstop; Popovich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Matthews
popped to third in foul territory; Rader grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: KESSINGER BATTED FOR AKER; Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher to first); James grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beckert flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Cubs
3.