Milt Pappas homered in the sixth inning for the Cubs' first run and combined with Bob Locker on a five-hitter to shut out the Braves, 3-0. The Cubs' two other tallies came in the seventh on a single by Ron Santo and homer by Pat Bourque. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      3, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   3  6  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .257        Popovich 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Aaron lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Williams lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Garr rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Baker cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Santo 3b              2   1   2   0     1   0   .326
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Bourque 1b            3   1   1   2     0   0   .323
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Hiser cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .283
  Jackson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Pappas p              2   1   1   1     0   1   .100
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .111

Totals               30   0   6   0     1   3             Totals               28   3   6   3     1   7

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 26,913
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cubs 2
DP: Braves 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Bourque
Triples: Evans (3)
Home Runs: Pappas (1), Bourque (2)
Stolen Bases: Garr (8)
Caught Stealing: Oates (3)
GIDP: Perez (5), Oates (4), Beckert 2 (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(2-7)             7     5   3   3   1   6   2  26   3.99
House                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.35
Totals                  8     6   3   3   1   7   2  29

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(3-4)           7     5   0   0   1   2   0  25   4.87
Locker SV(6)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.86
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   3   0  31

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


BRAVES 1ST: Oates grounded out (second to first); Lum grounded
out (first unassisted); Evans tripled to right; Aaron grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (second to first); Williams was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Garr popped to shortstop; Baker popped to second;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Santo singled
to right; Bourque popped to catcher in foul territory; Hundley
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to right; Reed grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hiser was called out on strikes; Pappas was called out
on strikes; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to center; Evans struck out; Aaron
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert popped to shortstop; Williams lined to right;
Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to right; Garr stole second; Baker
walked; Johnson flied out to center; Perez grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Garr out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo walked; Bourque popped to shortstop; Hundley
grounded out (second to first) [Santo to second]; Hiser popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Reed flied out to center; On a bunt Oates singled to
second; Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Lum singled to center; Evans singled to center [Lum to third];
Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 6TH: Pappas homered; Kessinger singled to left; Beckert
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kessinger out at second]; Williams grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr reached on an error by Bourque [Garr out at
second (second to shortstop)]; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Santo singled
to right; Bourque homered [Santo scored]; Hundley flied out to
center; Hiser was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (third to first); JACKSON BATTED FOR REED; Jackson singled
to right; Oates grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Locker struck out;
Kessinger singled to left; Beckert grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 9TH: POPOVICH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING 2B); Lum struck
out; Evans flied out to right; Aaron grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 3.