Burt Hooton, who was staked to a 6-1 lead by the Cubs, was knocked out in the ninth inning, but Jack Aker came in to save the 6-4 victory over the Dodgers. Willie Davis led off the Dodgers' rally with a homer. Ron Cey singled, Von Joshua walked and Lee Lacy singled for another run with two out before Aker relieved. Steve Garvey then singled to add the final tally before Bill Russell was retired.

Jose Cardenal led the Cubs at bat with a two-run homer in the fifth inning and sacrifice fly in the sixth when the Cubs had singles by Glenn Beckert, Billy Williams, Pat Bourque, Ron Santo and Don Kessinger while scoring four times. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      6, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4 10  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  4    0  0  x  -   6  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .280
Buckner 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Davis cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .291      Williams lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .318
Ferguson c            3   0   2   0     1   1   .294        Hiser pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Crawford rf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .324      Bourque 1b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .343
Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .318      Santo 3b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .322
Joshua lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .326      Cardenal rf           3   1   1   3     0   0   .303
Lacy 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .207      Rudolph c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .097      Kessinger ss          2   0   1   1     1   0   .278
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rau p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvey ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .226
  Lopes pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .324

Totals               34   4  10   4     2   3             Totals               31   6   9   6     1   8

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,050
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cubs 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 1
Doubles: Crawford (13)
Home Runs: Davis (7), Cardenal (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (5), Hooton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenal (1)
GIDP: Crawford (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(7-4)           5     7   6   6   1   5   1  23   2.51
Culver                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.63
Rau                     1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.27
Totals                  8     9   6   6   1   8   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(6-3)           8.2   9   4   4   2   3   1  35   4.57
Aker SV(10)             0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.30
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   3   1  37

Passed Balls: Ferguson (12)
Balks: Hooton (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


DODGERS 1ST: Russell grounded out (second to first); Buckner
singled to center; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ferguson singled to left [Buckner to third]; Crawford doubled to
left [Buckner scored, Ferguson out at home (left to shortstop to
third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday popped to catcher in foul territory; Beckert
lined to shortstop; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); Joshua singled
to center; Lacy flied out to center; Sutton popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque singled to right; Ferguson allowed a passed
ball [Bourque to second]; Santo struck out; Cardenal popped to
second; Rudolph was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Buckner
flied out to left; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton
popped to first; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson singled to center; Crawford grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at
second]; Cey popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert lined to second; Williams flied out to left;
Bourque struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Joshua lined to right; Lacy singled to second;
Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Lacy to
second]; Russell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Santo singled to left; Cardenal homered [Santo
scored]; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
walked; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Kessinger to second]; Monday struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis flied
out to center; Ferguson walked; Crawford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to left; Williams singled to center
[Beckert to third]; Bourque singled to left [Beckert scored,
Williams to second]; Santo singled to left [Williams scored,
Bourque to third, Santo to second (on throw)]; CULVER REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Cardenal hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bourque scored]; Rudolph grounded out (first to pitcher) [Santo
to third]; Kessinger singled to right [Santo scored]; Hooton
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Joshua flied out
to left; Lacy lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cubs 6.

CUBS 7TH: Monday struck out; Beckert grounded out (third to
first); Williams singled to shortstop; HISER RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Bourque popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs
6.

DODGERS 8TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PACIOREK BATTED
FOR CULVER; Paciorek flied out to left; Russell flied out to
center; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: RAU REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Santo grounded out
(third to first); Cardenal grounded out (third to first);
Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis homered; Ferguson was called out on strikes;
Crawford struck out; Cey singled to left; Hooton balked [Cey to
second]; Joshua walked; Lacy singled to right [Cey scored,
Joshua to third]; GARVEY BATTED FOR RAU; AKER REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); Garvey singled to left [Joshua scored, Lacy to
second]; LOPES RAN FOR GARVEY; Russell lined to third; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 6.