Exploding for seven runs in the ninth inning, the Reds defeated the Cubs, 8-4. Ron Santo drove in three runs with a single and homer to help the Cubs take a 4-1 lead. Dave LaRoche, pitching in relief of Fergie Jenkins, passed Dan Driessen in the fatal ninth before being removed. Bob Locker retired Dave Concepcion, but Cesar Geronimo and Larry Stahl hit singles to produce the first run of the rally. An infield out by Pete Rose added the second tally.

Larry Gura, taking over at that point, walked Joe Morgan and gave up a run-scoring single by Bobby Tolan to tie the game. Jack Aker then became the Cubs' fourth pitcher of the inning. Johnny Bench greeted the change with a single to knock in the go-ahead run and Tony Perez smashed the next pitch for a three-run homer to clinch the Reds' victory. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  7  -   8 11  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  0  -   4  7  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   0   1     0   0   .301      Monday cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .274
Morgan 2b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .309      Beckert 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Tolan rf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .223      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .313
Bench c               4   1   2   1     1   0   .236      Hickman 1b            2   1   0   1     1   0   .186
Perez 1b              4   1   2   4     1   1   .289      Santo 3b              4   1   3   3     0   1   .319
Driessen 3b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
  Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .034      Hundley c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .232
Concepcion ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Geronimo cf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .176      Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .057
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .029        LaRoche p           1   1   0   0     1   0   .500
  Scheinblum ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .226        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Gullett pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Stahl ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               37   8  11   8     5   7             Totals               32   4   7   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 32,081
Left on Base: Reds 8, Cubs 8
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Driessen, Kessinger 2, Jenkins
Doubles: Driessen (1)
Triples: Geronimo (1)
Home Runs: Perez (11), Santo (7)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (2), Hundley (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (3), Beckert (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hickman (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              6     5   2   2   2   2   1  26   2.94
Hall                    0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   4.37
Borbon W(1-3)           1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.52
Grimsley SV(1)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.56
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   4   1  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 6     5   1   0   2   4   0  25   3.46
LaRoche                 2     0   1   1   2   2   0   8   7.24
Locker                  0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   2.27
Gura L(1-2)             0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   4.67
Aker                    0.1   3   2   2   0   1   1   4   2.67
Totals                  9    11   8   7   5   7   1  43

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


REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Kessinger [Rose to first];
Morgan flied out to right; Tolan forced Rose (second to
shortstop); Bench singled to second [Tolan to second]; Perez
walked [Tolan to third, Bench to second]; Driessen struck
out; Debut game for Dan Driessen; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday flied out to center; Beckert popped to first in
foul territory; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion reached on an error by Kessinger
[Concepcion to first]; Concepcion was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Geronimo tripled to right; Billingham
struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo struck
out; Cardenal singled to third; Hundley reached on an error by
Driessen [Cardenal to second, Hundley to first]; Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan popped to second;
Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Jenkins flied out to center; Monday flied out to
center; Beckert walked; Williams grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Driessen
grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman grounded out (second to first); Santo singled
to center; Cardenal singled to right [Santo to second]; Hundley
singled to shortstop [Santo to third, Cardenal to second];
Kessinger forced Santo (first to catcher) [Cardenal to third,
Hundley to second]; Jenkins grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Billingham
struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied out to left; Beckert popped to first;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to right; Morgan was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Jenkins [Morgan to third]; Tolan
struck out; Bench was walked intentionally; Perez singled to
right [Morgan scored (unearned), Bench to second]; Driessen
lined into a double play (second to first) [Perez out at first];
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman walked; Santo homered [Hickman scored];
Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Hundley flied out to
right; Kessinger flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to left; LAROCHE REPLACED JENKINS
(PITCHING); Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Concepcion to second]; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM;
Scheinblum walked; GULLETT RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM; Rose forced
Gullett (third to second) [Concepcion to third]; Morgan forced
Rose (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs
2.

CUBS 7TH: HALL REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); LaRoche walked;
Monday walked [LaRoche to second]; Beckert out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [LaRoche to third, Monday to second];
BORBON REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Williams was walked
intentionally; Hickman hit a sacrifice fly to center [LaRoche
scored]; Santo singled to left [Monday scored, Williams to
third, Santo to second (on throw)]; Cardenal flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 4.

REDS 8TH: Tolan struck out; Bench popped to first in foul
territory; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Hundley singled to center; Kessinger struck out while
Hundley was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
LaRoche grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cubs 4.

REDS 9TH: Driessen walked; LOCKER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo singled to left
[Driessen to second]; STAHL BATTED FOR BORBON; Stahl singled to
right [Driessen scored, Geronimo to third]; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Geronimo scored, Stahl to second]; GURA
REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); Morgan walked; Tolan singled to
center [Stahl scored, Morgan to third]; AKER REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Tolan to
second]; Perez homered [Tolan scored, Bench scored]; Driessen
doubled to center; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 7 R, 6
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); MENKE REPLACED
STAHL (PLAYING 3B); Monday was called out on strikes; Beckert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Cubs 4.