Five of the 10 walks issued by Expos' pitchers helped the Cubs gain a 4-2 victory in 10 innings. After the Expos took a 2-0 lead, Gene Hiser walked for the Cubs in the seventh and Glenn Beckert singled. Billy Williams and Jim Hickman walked to force in one run and Ron Santo singled to drive in the tying tally.

In the 10th, Hickman and Santo drew passes. Jose Cardenal bunted and was safe on an error by Tom Walker. Ken Rudolph singled to drive in Hickman. Don Kessinger followed with a sacrifice fly to score Santo with an extra run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       23, 1973 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    2  -   4  6  2
Expos        0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  8  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             6   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Hunt 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Beckert 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .305      Woods cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Williams lf           3   0   0   0     2   1   .289      Fairly lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .344
Hickman 1b            2   1   1   1     3   0   .200      Singleton rf          3   0   3   1     2   0   .282
Santo 3b              2   1   1   1     3   0   .336      Jorgensen 1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Boccabella c          5   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Rudolph c             5   0   1   1     0   0   .308      Bailey 3b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .225
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   1     1   0   .233      Foli ss               5   0   2   0     0   0   .212
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .227      McAnally p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Hiser ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .371        Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .350
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Bonham p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               34   4   6   4    10   5             Totals               37   2   8   1     6   4

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 11,318
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Expos 12
DP: Cubs 2, Expos 0
Errors: Hickman, Kessinger, McAnally, Walker
Doubles: Monday (9), Woods (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenal (2), Woods (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Kessinger (1)
GIDP: Boccabella (4), McAnally (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  6     5   2   2   4   1   0  27   4.35
Locker                  1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6   1.53
Bonham W(3-0)           3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   3.63
Totals                 10     8   2   2   6   4   0  44

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally                8     5   2   2   8   2   0  36   2.98
Walker L(2-3)           2     1   2   2   2   3   0  10   2.70
Totals                 10     6   4   4  10   5   0  46

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday lined to center; Beckert singled to center;
Williams flied out to center; Hickman singled to left [Beckert
to second]; Santo walked [Beckert to third, Hickman to second];
Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt reached on an error by Kessinger [Hunt to
first]; Woods out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hunt
to second]; Fairly flied out to center; Singleton walked;
Jorgensen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Expos 0.

CUBS 2ND: Rudolph popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Hooton flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey
walked; Foli forced Bailey (shortstop to second); McAnally
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Expos 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (third to first); Beckert grounded
out (third to first); Williams walked; Hickman popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods walked;
Fairly singled to right [Woods to third]; Singleton singled to
left [Woods scored, Fairly to second]; Jorgensen singled to
center [Fairly to third, Singleton to second]; Boccabella
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Jorgensen out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos
1.

CUBS 4TH: Santo walked; Cardenal flied out to center; Rudolph
forced Santo (shortstop to second); Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Bailey walked; Foli singled to right [Bailey to
third]; McAnally grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop) [Bailey scored (no RBI), Foli out at second]; Hunt
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hooton popped to catcher in foul territory; Monday
doubled to center; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Monday to third]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Fairly lined
to second; Singleton singled to right; Jorgensen flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman walked; Santo flied out to right; Cardenal
flied out to center; Rudolph forced Hickman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Boccabella flied out to right; Bailey reached on an
error by Hickman [Bailey to first]; Foli flied out to center;
McAnally grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Expos 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); HISER BATTED
FOR HOOTON; Hiser walked; Monday lined to center; Beckert
singled to left [Hiser to second]; Beckert was picked off first
but was safe on an error by McAnally [Hiser to third, Beckert to
second]; Williams was walked intentionally; Hickman walked
[Hiser scored, Beckert to third, Williams to second]; Santo
singled to right [Beckert scored, Williams out at home (right to
catcher), Hickman to third]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: LOCKER REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Hunt popped to
second; Woods doubled; Fairly was walked intentionally;
Singleton walked [Woods to third, Fairly to second]; Jorgensen
forced Woods (third to catcher) [Fairly to third, Singleton to
second]; Boccabella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Expos 2.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal struck out; Rudolph grounded out (third to
first); Kessinger walked; GARRETT BATTED FOR LOCKER; Garrett
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: BONHAM REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Bailey struck
out; Foli singled to third; DAY BATTED FOR MCANALLY; Day
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Foli to second]; Hunt flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 2.

CUBS 9TH: WALKER REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); Monday struck out;
Beckert struck out; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: Woods flied out to right; Fairly lined to left;
Singleton singled to shortstop; Jorgensen flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Expos 2.

CUBS 10TH: Hickman walked; Santo walked [Hickman to second];
Cardenal reached on an error by Walker on a sacrifice bunt
[Hickman to third, Santo to second, Cardenal to first]; Rudolph
singled to right [Hickman scored, Santo to third, Cardenal to
second]; Kessinger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Santo scored];
Bonham forced Rudolph (catcher to shortstop) [Cardenal to
third]; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 10TH: Boccabella struck out; Bailey grounded out (pitcher
to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Expos 2.