Three homers, accounting for seven runs, supported Burt Hooton's pitching as the Cubs defeated the Padres, 9-2. Billy Williams hit for the circuit in the first and Randy Hundley in the fourth, each with a man on base. Rick Monday capped the slugging with a blow good for three runs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       9, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         2  0  0    2  0  3    1  0  1  -   9 10  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   1   3   3     1   0   .326      Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .224
Beckert 2b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .269      Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Williams lf           3   1   2   2     1   0   .270      Lee lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  James pr,lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Colbert 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Gaston rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .327
  Fanzone 1b          0   0   0   1     0   0   .091      Kendall c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .302
Santo 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .343      Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Hiser rf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .364      Hilton 3b             3   1   2   1     0   1   .226
Hundley c             3   2   1   2     1   0   .179      Corkins p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .235        Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hooton p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Kirby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  10   9     5   4             Totals               31   2   6   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  5,276
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Padres 5
DP: Cubs 2, Padres 0
Errors: Corkins
Doubles: Hiser (1), Colbert (7)
Home Runs: Williams (3), Hundley (2), Monday (7), Hilton (3)
Stolen Bases: James 2 (4), Hernandez 2 (6)
Caught Stealing: Monday (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Fanzone (1)
GIDP: Mason (1), Kendall (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(4-2)           9     6   2   2   3   2   1  34   4.75
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   2   1  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corkins L(2-3)          3.2   4   4   4   4   1   2  19   7.43
Ross                    1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.70
Kirby                   2     4   4   4   1   2   1  10   8.20
Troedson                2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   5.19
Totals                  9    10   9   9   5   4   3  41

Wild Pitches: Corkins (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Monday was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Beckert walked; Williams homered [Beckert
scored]; Pepitone flied out to center; Santo reached on an error
by Corkins [Santo to first]; Hiser struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Grubb
made an out to shortstop; Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Hooton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
singled to right; Kendall walked [Gaston to second]; Campbell
struck out; Hilton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Padres 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Beckert
singled to pitcher; Corkins threw a wild pitch [Beckert to
second]; Williams was walked intentionally; Pepitone flied out
to center [Beckert to third]; Santo lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Corkins made an out to first; Hernandez walked;
Hernandez stole second; Grubb grounded out (third to first); Lee
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Padres 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hiser walked; Hundley homered [Hiser scored];
Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Hooton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday singled to right; ROSS REPLACED
CORKINS (PITCHING); Beckert flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert grounded out (second to first); Gaston made
an out to shortstop; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 0.

CUBS 5TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Santo was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Campbell grounded out (second to first); Hilton
homered; MURRELL BATTED FOR ROSS; Murrell flied out to center;
Hernandez walked; Hernandez stole second; Grubb grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 1.

CUBS 6TH: KIRBY REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Hiser grounded out
(second to first); Hundley walked; Kessinger singled to left
[Hundley to second]; On a bunt Hooton struck out; Monday homered
[Hundley scored, Kessinger scored]; Beckert struck out; 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Lee made an out to shortstop; Colbert doubled to
right; Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first) [Colbert to
third]; Kendall singled to third [Colbert scored]; Campbell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
7, Padres 2.

CUBS 7TH: Williams singled to second; JAMES RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
James stole second; James stole third; Pepitone flied out to
center; Santo grounded out (third to first); Hiser doubled to
center [James scored, Hiser out at third (center to second to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hilton singled to
center; MASON BATTED FOR KIRBY; Mason grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Hilton out at second];
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 2.

CUBS 8TH: TROEDSON REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Hundley flied out
to center; Kessinger lined to third; Hooton grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: FANZONE REPLACED PEPITONE (PLAYING 1B); Grubb flied
out to center; Lee lined to left; Colbert lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Padres 2.

CUBS 9TH: Monday singled to right; Beckert forced Monday (second
to shortstop); James singled to right [Beckert to third];
Fanzone hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beckert scored]; Santo
forced James (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
9, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Gaston singled to center; Kendall grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Gaston out at second];
Campbell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9,
Padres 2.