Burt Hooton yielded only one hit in the first seven innings, but the Cubs then had to call on three relief pitchers before defeating the Giants, 7-4. The Cubs scored four runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-0 lead, but the Giants erupted for four in their half.

After four singles produced two runs to chase Hooton, Chris Speier greeted Bob Locker with a two-run double. Gene Hiser singled and Ron Santo homered for the Cubs in the ninth, but more trouble brewed in the Giants' half when Dave LaRoche walked Jim Howarth and Dave Rader. Jack Aker, however, saved the game, retiring Gary Matthews on a popup and inducing Bobby Bonds to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 5, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  4  2  -   7 11  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   4  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
James cf,lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Bonds rf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .289
Beckert 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Fuentes 2b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .317
  Popovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Speier ss             4   0   1   2     0   0   .265
Cardenal rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .333      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Hickman lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .176      Kingman 3b            3   0   0   0     1   3   .160
  Hiser pr,cf         1   2   1   0     0   0   .412      Thomasson lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Santo 3b              3   1   1   3     1   0   .360        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pepitone 1b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .282        Goodson ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Hundley c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .149        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .269        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hooton p              4   0   2   1     0   1   .333      Howarth cf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .111
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .208
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Bryant p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Matthews lf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .321

Totals               35   7  11   6     4   2             Totals               32   4   6   4     5   9

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  9,725
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Giants 6
DP: Cubs 1, Giants 0
Errors: McCovey
Doubles: Hickman (1), Speier (5)
Home Runs: Santo (5)
Stolen Bases: Hiser (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenal (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hundley (1), Santo (1)
GIDP: Bonds (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(3-2)           7.1   5   4   4   2   9   0  29   5.51
Locker                  0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.20
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   9.00
Aker SV(5)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.04
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   9   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(3-2)           7.1   8   5   2   3   1   0  33   1.82
Sosa                    0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.69
Moffitt                 1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   1.61
Totals                  9    11   7   4   4   2   1  42

Wild Pitches: Sosa (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: James popped to shortstop; Beckert lined to third;
Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman singled to left; Santo flied out to right;
Pepitone singled to right [Hickman to third]; Hundley hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Hickman scored]; Kessinger forced
Pepitone (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
struck out; Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton singled to center; James popped to third in
foul territory; Beckert flied out to center; Cardenal flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Howarth grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
grounded out (third to first); Bryant was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman popped to first; Santo walked; Pepitone
singled to center [Santo to second]; Hundley popped to
shortstop; Kessinger walked [Santo to third, Pepitone to
second]; Hooton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds flied to right in foul territory; Fuentes
walked; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fuentes to
second]; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 0.

CUBS 5TH: James grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
singled to left; Cardenal out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Beckert to second]; Hickman reached on a fielder's
choice [Beckert out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Kingman struck out; Thomasson was called out on
strikes; Howarth walked; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 6TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Hundley flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bryant grounded out (second to first); Bonds struck
out; Fuentes singled to left; Speier grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Hooton struck out; James
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey grounded out (third to first); Kingman
struck out; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Giants 0.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert singled to center; Cardenal singled to left
[Beckert to second]; McCovey dropped a foul fly hit by Hickman
for an error; Hickman doubled to left [Beckert scored, Cardenal
to third]; HISER RAN FOR HICKMAN; Santo hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cardenal scored (unearned), Hiser to third]; Pepitone
walked; SOSA REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); MATTHEWS REPLACED
BRYANT (PLAYING LF); Sosa threw a wild pitch [Hiser scored
(unearned), Pepitone to second]; Hundley flied out to center
[Pepitone to third]; Kessinger was walked intentionally; Hooton
singled to right [Pepitone scored (unearned), Kessinger to
third]; James flied out to center; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JAMES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Howarth flied out to center; Rader
singled to center; Matthews singled to center [Rader to second];
Bonds singled to second [Rader to third, Matthews to second];
Fuentes singled to center [Rader scored, Matthews scored, Bonds
to second]; LOCKER REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Speier doubled to
center [Bonds scored, Fuentes scored]; McCovey flied out to
center [Speier to third]; Kingman walked; GOODSON BATTED FOR
SOSA; LAROCHE REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); ARNOLD BATTED FOR
GOODSON; Arnold flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
5, Giants 4.

CUBS 9TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Beckert struck
out; Cardenal flied out to right; Hiser singled to center; Hiser
stole second; Santo homered [Hiser scored]; Pepitone popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Howarth
walked; Rader walked [Howarth to second]; AKER REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); Matthews popped to shortstop; Bonds grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Howarth out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Giants 4.

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