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Monday May 28, 1973
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Joe Morgan singled off first baseman Pat Bourque's glove to score Darrel Chaney in the ninth inning and give the Reds a 6-5 victory over the Cubs. Cesar Geronimo opened the inning with a double and Chaney was passed intentionally. Attempting to sacrifice, Dave Concepcion forced Geronimo at third before Morgan followed with his game-winning hit

Bourque and Billy Williams homered for the Cubs. Williams' blow was the 362nd of his career, putting him ahead of Joe DiMaggio into 22nd place on the majors' all-time list. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Game Played on Monday, May 28, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs         0  0  3    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  2
Reds         1  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  1  -   6  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hiser cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Beckert 2b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .294      Morgan 2b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .308
Williams lf           4   1   2   3     0   1   .295      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Bench c               2   1   0   1     1   1   .236
Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .303      Perez 1b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .273
Bourque 1b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .333      Tolan cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Hundley c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .222      Menke 3b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .202
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Geronimo rf           4   0   2   2     0   1   .184
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .033
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .183        Locklear ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Nelson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Hooton p              2   1   0   0     0   1   .208        Hall p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Popovich ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .204        Chaney ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .140

Totals               33   5   9   5     4   4             Totals               31   6   9   5     5   8

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,453
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Reds 7
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 1
Errors: Beckert, Williams
Doubles: Williams (6), Hundley (5), Bourque (2), Perez (10), Geronimo 2 (5), Morgan (10)
Home Runs: Bourque (1), Williams (6)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hiser (2), Tolan (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  5     5   5   4   4   3   0  23   4.57
Gura                    2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.04
Locker L(5-2)           1.1   3   1   1   1   2   0   8   1.82
Totals                  8.1   9   6   5   5   8   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              5     7   5   5   1   3   2  22   2.96
Nelson                  1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   2.08
Hall W(5-2)             3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.01
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   4   2  38

Wild Pitches: Billingham (4)

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


CUBS 1ST: Hiser flied out to left; Beckert struck out; Williams
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Rose singled to right [Morgan to third]; Bench hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo walked; Cardenal lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Santo out at first]; Bourque flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: On a bunt Tolan singled to first; Tolan was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Menke grounded out (second
to first); Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Reds 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley singled to left; Kessinger singled to left
[Hundley to second]; On a bunt Hooton forced Hundley (pitcher to
third) [Kessinger to second]; Hiser struck out; Beckert singled
to center [Kessinger scored, Hooton to second]; Billingham threw
a wild pitch [Hooton to third, Beckert to second]; Williams
doubled to right [Hooton scored, Beckert scored]; Santo grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Billingham was called out on strikes; Concepcion flied
out to right; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Reds 1.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Bourque
homered; Hundley doubled to center; Kessinger grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hundley to third]; Hooton struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Bench walked;
Perez doubled to center [Bench scored]; Tolan grounded out
(second to first) [Perez to third]; Menke walked; Geronimo
doubled to left [Perez scored, Menke scored, Geronimo out at
third (left to third to second)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Reds 4.

CUBS 5TH: Hiser grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams homered; Santo grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Locklear singled to
left [Locklear to second (error by Williams)]; Concepcion flied
out to left; Morgan flied out to left; Rose reached on an error
by Beckert [Locklear scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to first];
Bench grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 5.

CUBS 6TH: NELSON REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Cardenal walked;
Cardenal was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bourque
walked; Hundley flied out to left; Kessinger forced Bourque
(second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Perez walked; GURA REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING);
POPOVICH REPLACED HOOTON (PLAYING SS); Tolan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Perez to second]; Menke struck out;
Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Reds 5.

CUBS 7TH: HALL REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Popovich singled to
second; Hiser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Popovich to second]; Beckert flied out to right; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Hall was called out on strikes; Concepcion flied out
to center; 65 minute rain delay; Morgan doubled to left;
Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Reds 5.

CUBS 8TH: Santo popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal made
an out to third; Bourque doubled to right; Hundley was walked
intentionally; HICKMAN BATTED FOR GURA; Hickman flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Bench was called
out on strikes; Perez singled to right; Tolan flied out to
right; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 5.

CUBS 9TH: Popovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Hiser
flied out to center; Beckert popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 5.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo doubled to right; CHANEY BATTED FOR HALL;
Chaney was walked intentionally; On a bunt Concepcion forced
Geronimo (pitcher to shortstop) [Chaney to second]; Morgan
singled to right [Chaney scored, Concepcion to second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 6.



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