A two-run homer by Rick Monday in the seventh inning brought the Cubs a 6-5 victory over the Reds. Pat Bourque also hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, connecting in the first inning. Tony Perez smashed two round-trippers for the Reds, his second blow with a man on base, producing a 5-3 lead in the fifth. The Cubs picked up a run on a single by Glenn Beckert and double by Billy Williams in their half of the fifth and went ahead to win when Jim Hickman hit a pinch-single and Monday homered in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Friday, June      8, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         2  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Cubs         2  0  0    1  1  0    2  0  x  -   6 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Monday cf             3   1   1   2     2   0   .280
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      Beckert 2b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .295
Tolan cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .223      Williams lf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .320
Bench c               4   0   0   1     0   0   .231      Bourque 1b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .302
Perez 1b              4   2   3   3     0   0   .284      Santo 3b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .310
Stahl rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Hundley c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .224
Menke 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Geronimo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .164        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Carroll p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Hickman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .191
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        James pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .148
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .208

Totals               36   5  10   5     1   3             Totals               33   6  10   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 17,678
Left on Base: Reds 5, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 0, Cubs 0
Doubles: Williams 2 (9), Hundley (6)
Triples: Hundley (1)
Home Runs: Perez 2 (10), Bourque (3), Monday (12)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (26)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carroll                 3.1   3   3   3   3   2   1  15   4.31
Borbon                  2.2   4   2   2   0   0   0  12   2.61
Hall L(5-3)             1.2   3   1   1   2   2   1  10   3.89
Sprague                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.06
Totals                  8    10   6   6   5   4   2  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas                  6     9   5   5   1   2   2  28   5.10
LaRoche                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.71
Bonham                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.44
Aker W(2-4)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.16
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   3   2  37

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan singled to right [Rose to third];
Morgan stole second; Tolan grounded out (second to first) [Rose
scored, Morgan to third]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Morgan scored]; Perez singled to center; Stahl grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert singled
to center; Williams popped to shortstop; Bourque homered
[Beckert scored]; Santo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 2.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carroll grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal singled to left [Cardenal out at second (left
to second)]; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 2, Cubs 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Morgan flied
out to right; Tolan singled to right; Bench grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas struck out; Monday walked; Beckert grounded out
(third to first) [Monday to second]; Williams was walked
intentionally; Bourque grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 2.

REDS 4TH: Perez homered; Stahl struck out; Concepcion flied out
to center; Menke singled to right; Carroll singled to center
[Menke to second]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Santo walked; Cardenal grounded out (second to first)
[Santo to second]; BORBON REPLACED CARROLL (PITCHING); Hundley
tripled to center [Santo scored]; Kessinger reached on a
fielder's choice [Hundley out at home (pitcher to catcher)];
Pappas forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 3.

REDS 5TH: Morgan flied out to right; Tolan singled to center;
Bench flied out to center; Perez homered [Tolan scored]; Stahl
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied out to left; Beckert singled to right;
Williams doubled to center [Beckert scored]; Bourque grounded
out (second to first) [Williams to third]; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 4.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Menke popped to first
in foul territory; Borbon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Hundley flied out to
center; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 4.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; LAROCHE REPLACED PAPPAS
(PITCHING); Morgan popped to shortstop; Tolan forced Rose
(second to pitcher); Glenn Beckert dropped Bobby Tolan's pop
fly; BONHAM REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Tolan was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to
pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: HICKMAN BATTED FOR BONHAM; Hickman singled to left;
JAMES RAN FOR HICKMAN; HALL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Monday
homered [James scored]; Beckert popped to third in foul
territory; Williams doubled to right; Bourque popped to second;
Santo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Cubs 6.

REDS 8TH: AKER REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Bench flied out to
center; Perez flied out to right; Stahl grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 6.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal popped to third; Hundley doubled to right;
Kessinger was walked intentionally; On a bunt Aker struck out;
Monday walked [Hundley to third, Kessinger to second]; SPRAGUE
REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Beckert popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 6.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion struck out (catcher to first); SCHEINBLUM
BATTED FOR MENKE; Scheinblum singled to right; GERONIMO RAN FOR
SCHEINBLUM; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Locklear forced
Geronimo (third to second); Rose lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 6.