Rick Monday homered as leadoff man in the first inning and then doubled and scored on a single by Jim Hickman in the third to account for the Cubs' scoring in a 2-0 victory over the Padres. Rick Reuschel, who was lifted in the eighth, was the winner with relief help from Jack Aker. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     28, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Cubs         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Monday cf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .293
Grubb cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Colbert 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .234      Hickman 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .160
Gaston rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .327      Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .333
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .333
Campbell 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .161
Hilton 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Norman p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Reuschel p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .182
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .345        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     0   7             Totals               31   2   9   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 12,294
Left on Base: Padres 4, Cubs 8
DP: Padres 1, Cubs 3
Doubles: Lee (1), Monday (3)
Home Runs: Monday (4)
Stolen Bases: Santo (1), Hickman (1)
Caught Stealing: Grubb (1), Monday (4)
GIDP: Grubb (1), Marshall (3), Kessinger (5)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(0-3)           7     9   2   2   2   5   1  30   3.21
Greif                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.86
Totals                  8     9   2   2   3   5   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(2-1)         7     7   0   0   0   7   0  26   1.55
Aker SV(3)              2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.32
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   7   0  31

Wild Pitches: Reuschel (2)

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


PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
singled to left; Lee struck out while Grubb was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday homered; Popovich lined to third; Williams
flied out to left; Hickman made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Gaston was called out on
strikes; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to center; Santo stole second; Cardenal
struck out; Hundley struck out; Kessinger was walked
intentionally; Reuschel forced Kessinger (shortstop unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 3RD: Campbell grounded out (third to first); Hilton
grounded out (second to first); Norman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday doubled to left; Popovich grounded out (third
to first); Williams grounded out (pitcher to first) [Monday to
third]; Hickman singled to left [Monday scored]; Hickman stole
second; Santo was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Grubb singled
to center; Lee lined to left; Colbert singled to left [Grubb to
second]; Gaston forced Colbert (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal struck out; Hundley singled to left;
Kessinger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Hundley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Cubs 2.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Campbell
struck out; Hilton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Reuschel singled to left; On a bunt Monday forced
Reuschel (pitcher to shortstop); Popovich flied out to left;
Williams singled to left [Monday to second]; Hickman flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 6TH: Norman singled to left; Thomas flied out to center;
Grubb grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Norman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Santo made an out to second; Cardenal singled to
center; Hundley flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 7TH: Lee doubled to left; Colbert singled to left [Lee to
third]; Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Colbert to second]; Gaston
was called out on strikes; Kendall struck out; Campbell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs
2.

CUBS 7TH: Reuschel was called out on strikes; On a bunt Monday
singled to third; Monday was caught stealing second (catcher to
second to first to shortstop); Popovich walked; Williams flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.

PADRES 8TH: Hilton singled to right; MARSHALL BATTED FOR NORMAN;
AKER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Marshall grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hilton out at
second]; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: GREIF REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Hickman grounded
out (third to first); Santo walked; Cardenal grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Santo to second]; Hundley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs
2.

PADRES 9TH: Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee grounded
out (first to pitcher); Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 2.