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Saturday May 12, 1973
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Ken Rudolph hit a double and homer and Don Kessinger drove in two runs with a single as the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 3-1. Jose Cardenal walked in the fourth inning, Rudolph doubled and Kessinger sent them across the plate with his single. Rudolph added an insurance run with his homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 12, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Phillies     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Cubs         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3 10  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .305
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Beckert 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .279
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Unser cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .269      Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Montanez rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .234        Hickman ph,1b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .158
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .212      Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .343
Hutton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cardenal rf           3   1   2   0     1   1   .327
Schmidt 3b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .245      Rudolph c             4   2   2   1     0   0   .389
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   2     1   1   .240
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Reuschel p            4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Twitchell p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Doyle ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               31   1   5   1     3   3             Totals               31   3  10   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 15,095
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Cubs 9
DP: Phillies 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Rudolph
Doubles: Tovar (8), Cardenal (9), Rudolph (4)
Home Runs: Rudolph (1)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (1)
Caught Stealing: Schmidt (1)
GIDP: Williams (3)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (2,by Reuschel)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell L(0-1)        6     9   2   2   3   2   0  27   2.33
Scarce                  0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   1.26
Wilson                  1.1   1   1   1   0   3   1   5   2.04
Totals                  8    10   3   3   5   5   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(3-2)         9     5   1   0   3   3   0  35   1.58
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Boone (4)
Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (2)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol


PHILLIES 1ST: Tovar was hit by a pitch; Tovar stole second
[Tovar to third (error by Rudolph)]; Unser flied out to right;
Montanez grounded out (second to first) [Tovar scored
(unearned)]; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Beckert grounded out (second to first)
[Monday to second]; Williams struck out; Pepitone grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Schmidt
singled to left; Boone flied out to center; Bowa made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
doubled to left; Rudolph flied out to right; Kessinger struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Twitchell made an out to second; Tovar doubled to
left; Unser walked; Montanez forced Unser (pitcher to shortstop)
[Tovar to third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel popped to first in foul territory; Monday
flied out to center; Beckert singled to right; Williams singled
to center [Beckert to third]; Pepitone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Schmidt
singled to shortstop; Boone struck out; Bowa grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Santo grounded out (third to first); Cardenal walked;
Rudolph doubled [Cardenal to third]; Kessinger singled [Cardenal
scored, Rudolph scored, Kessinger out at second (right to first
to shortstop to first)]; Reuschel singled; Monday flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Twitchell made an out to third; Tovar flied out to
center; Unser walked; Montanez singled to center [Unser to
third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert singled to left; Williams grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Beckert out at
second]; Pepitone made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hutton made an out to first; Schmidt walked;
Schmidt was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Santo singled to left; Cardenal singled to center
[Santo to second]; Rudolph hit into a double play to right
[Cardenal out at second (right to shortstop), Santo to third];
Kessinger was walked intentionally; Reuschel grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Bowa singled to right; DOYLE BATTED FOR TWITCHELL;
Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bowa to second]; Tovar
flied out to center; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCARCE REPLACED
TOVAR (PITCHING); Monday made an out to shortstop; Beckert
walked; Williams made an out to shortstop; HICKMAN BATTED FOR
PEPITONE; Hickman walked [Beckert to second]; WILSON REPLACED
SCARCE (PITCHING); Boone allowed a passed ball [Hickman to
second, Beckert to third]; Santo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Luzinski made an out to catcher;
Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal struck out; Rudolph homered; Kessinger flied
out to left; Reuschel struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Cubs 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt lined to left; Boone grounded out (third
to first); Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 1, Cubs 3.



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