While Milt Pappas and Jack Aker combined on a five-hitter, the Cubs scored twice in the third inning and defeated the Reds, 2-0. Pappas touched off the Cubs' scoring stanza with a single and was forced by Rick Monday. Don Kessinger tripled to drive in Monday and scored himself on a single by Billy Williams. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .291      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Kessinger ss          3   1   2   1     0   0   .243      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Williams lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .291      Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .336      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Hickman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Locklear rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Rudolph c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .191      Menke 3b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .215
Pappas p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .059        Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .421
  Aker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .140
                                                          Grimsley p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .042
                                                            Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hague ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Geronimo ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .172
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   7             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 24,402
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 6
DP: Cubs 2, Reds 1
Errors: Hickman, Borbon
Doubles: Tolan (8)
Triples: Kessinger (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (3)
GIDP: Santo (5), Stahl (1), Locklear (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(2-3)           6     3   0   0   1   2   0  22   5.36
Aker SV(9)              3     2   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.54
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   3   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(4-4)         4.1   7   2   2   2   0   0  21   2.66
Sprague                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.20
Borbon                  3     0   0   0   0   4   0  10   1.38
Hall                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.57
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   7   0  36

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Kessinger singled to right [Monday to
second]; Williams flied out to left; Santo grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out
to left; Tolan doubled to right; Bench flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
flied out to right; Rudolph singled to center; Popovich flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Locklear
grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas singled to left; Monday forced Pappas (second
to shortstop); Kessinger tripled to center [Monday scored];
Williams singled to center [Kessinger scored]; Santo lined to
center; Cardenal forced Williams (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Menke flied out to right; Grimsley was called out on
strikes; Rose singled to center; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman grounded out (third to first); Rudolph popped
to second; Popovich singled to right; Pappas grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan flied out to center; Bench was called out on
strikes; Perez singled to first; Locklear flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 5TH: Monday singled to third; Kessinger out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Monday to second]; Williams walked;
SPRAGUE REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Santo struck out; Cardenal
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion lined to center; Menke walked; HAGUE BATTED
FOR SPRAGUE; Hague forced Menke (shortstop to second); Rose
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Reds 0.

CUBS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED HAGUE (PITCHING); Hickman struck out;
Rudolph flied out to right; Popovich reached on an error by
Borbon [Popovich to first]; Pappas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (second
to first); Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 7TH: Monday struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: AKER REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Perez grounded out
(third to first); Locklear reached on an error by Hickman
[Locklear to first]; Concepcion singled to second [Locklear to
second]; STAHL BATTED FOR MENKE; Stahl grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING 3B); Santo struck out;
Cardenal flied out to center; Hickman popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: GERONIMO BATTED FOR BORBON; Geronimo walked; Rose
forced Geronimo (second to shortstop); Morgan was called out on
strikes; Tolan forced Rose (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 9TH: HALL REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Rudolph struck out;
Popovich grounded out (third to first); Aker struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Bench flied out to center; Perez singled to left;
Locklear grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Reds 0.