With batting support from Willie Davis, who hit two homers, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 4-1 victory for his first decision over the Cubs since June 1, 1970. Davis drove in three runs with his homers and also hit a double and single for a perfect night at bat. Sutton's victory was only his third over the Cubs against 14 defeats for his eight-year major league career. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       2, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   4  9  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Mota lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .371
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Pepitone 1b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .242      Davis cf              4   2   4   3     0   0   .270
Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .372      Ferguson c            3   0   0   1     0   0   .310
Cardenal rf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .350      Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .156      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   9             Totals               31   4   9   4     0   2

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 13,120
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 4
DP: Cubs 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Lopes
Doubles: Cardenal (8), Davis (4)
Home Runs: Davis 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: Hundley (1), Pepitone (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (1)
GIDP: Hundley (2), Buckner (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(1-3)           6     7   2   2   0   0   1  24   4.88
Aker                    2     2   2   2   0   2   1   8   2.30
Totals                  8     9   4   4   0   2   2  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(3-2)           9     6   1   0   1   9   0  34   1.59
Totals                  9     6   1   0   1   9   0  34

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to right; Beckert flied out to right;
Williams singled to left; Pepitone grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to shortstop; Mota forced Lopes
(right to shortstop); Buckner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mota out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo popped to catcher in foul territory; Cardenal
lined to left; Hundley singled to left; Hundley stole second;
Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Davis homered; Ferguson lined to third; Crawford
grounded out (first unassisted); Cey flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas struck out; Monday grounded out (catcher to
first); Beckert grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell popped to pitcher; Sutton grounded out
(third to first); Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
reached on an error by Lopes [Pepitone to first]; Pepitone stole
second; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pepitone to
third]; Cardenal doubled to left [Pepitone scored (unearned)];
Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner flied
out to left; Davis doubled to left; Ferguson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Pappas
struck out; Monday singled to right; Beckert was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford flied out to left; Cey singled to left;
Russell singled to center [Cey to second]; Sutton flied out to
right; Lopes forced Russell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

CUBS 6TH: Williams struck out; Pepitone grounded out (second to
first); Santo walked; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Mota singled to right; Buckner flied out to right;
Davis singled to center [Mota to third]; Ferguson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Mota scored]; Crawford flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley struck out; Kessinger struck out; HICKMAN
BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: AKER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Cey struck out;
Russell grounded out (third to first); Sutton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 8TH: Monday flied out to center; Beckert singled to center;
Williams popped to third; Pepitone grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes struck out; Mota flied out to left; Buckner
singled to second; Davis homered [Buckner scored]; Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Dodgers 4.

CUBS 9TH: Santo singled to left; Cardenal struck out; Hundley
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Santo
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 4.