On the verge of being knocked out in the first inning, Roric Harrison recovered and pitched the Braves to an 8-3 victory over the Cubs. Before retiring a batter, Harrison gave up three runs on a walk and three hits, but the righthander yielded only three more hits the rest of the way. The Braves' comeback was sparked by Darrell Evans and Hank Aaron, who hit homers. Aaron's drive in the fourth inning was the 690th of his career. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Braves       1  0  0    3  0  4    0  0  x  -   8 13  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .263      Oates c               5   0   1   2     0   0   .245
Kessinger ss          3   1   2   0     1   1   .284      Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Williams lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .314      Evans 3b              5   1   2   1     0   2   .284
Bourque 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Aaron lf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .225
Santo 3b              3   0   1   2     1   1   .316      Lum 1b                3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
Garrett rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .053      Baker cf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Jackson pr,cf       3   2   2   0     0   1   .225
Popovich 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .190      Johnson 2b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .272
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Perez ss              4   1   1   2     0   1   .253
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Harrison p            4   1   1   1     0   2   .125
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .277

Totals               30   3   6   3     6   7             Totals               36   8  13   8     2   8

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 10,590
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Braves 8
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 2
Errors: Aaron, Harrison
Doubles: Jackson (1), Harrison (1), Johnson (10)
Home Runs: Evans (15), Aaron (17)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (3), Perez (3)
GIDP: Williams (4), Santo (8)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (2,by Bonham), Garr (1,by Gura)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(4-1)           5     6   4   4   2   4   2  23   4.11
LaRoche                 0     5   4   4   0   0   0   5   9.88
Gura                    3     2   0   0   0   4   0  12   4.20
Totals                  8    13   8   8   2   8   2  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(2-2)         9     6   3   2   6   7   0  36   2.95
Totals                  9     6   3   2   6   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (2), Gura (1)
Wild Pitches: Harrison (3)
Balks: Harrison (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; On a bunt Kessinger singled to pitcher
[Monday to second]; Harrison balked [Monday to third, Kessinger
to second]; Williams singled to right [Kessinger to third,
Monday scored]; Bourque reached on an error by Harrison
[Williams to second, Bourque to first, Kessinger stayed at
third]; Santo singled to left [Kessinger scored, Williams scored
(unearned), Bourque to third (error by Aaron), Santo to second];
Bourque was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher);
Garrett was walked intentionally; Harrison threw a wild pitch
[Santo to third, Garrett to second]; Hundley struck out;
Popovich was walked intentionally; Bonham struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Oates flied out to center; Garr grounded out (second
to first); Evans homered; Aaron grounded out (first to pitcher);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 1.

CUBS 2ND: Monday flied out to right; Kessinger walked; Kessinger
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Williams was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum walked; Baker was hit by a pitch [Lum to
second]; JACKSON RAN FOR BAKER; Johnson flied out to left; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; Harrison was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 1.

CUBS 3RD: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bourque struck
out; Santo walked; Garrett popped to third in foul territory;
Hundley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Garr struck
out; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 1.

CUBS 4TH: Popovich popped to second; Bonham lined to shortstop;
Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron homered; Lum singled to left; Jackson doubled
to left [Lum to third]; Johnson singled to left [Lum scored,
Jackson to third]; Perez forced Johnson (shortstop unassisted)
[Jackson scored]; Perez was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Harrison struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 4.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger struck out; Williams singled to center;
Bourque flied out to center; Santo was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates popped to second; Garr singled to third; Evans
struck out; Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Lum flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 4.

CUBS 6TH: Garrett lined to left; Hundley grounded out (third to
first); Popovich singled to center; HICKMAN BATTED FOR BONHAM;
Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Jackson singled
to center; Johnson singled to left [Jackson to third]; On a bunt
Perez singled [Jackson scored, Johnson to second]; Harrison
doubled [Johnson scored, Perez to third]; Oates singled to
center [Perez scored, Harrison scored]; GURA REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); Garr flied out to center; Evans struck out; Aaron
forced Oates (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
3, Braves 8.

CUBS 7TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
singled to center; Williams grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum flied out to center; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Johnson doubled to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 8.

CUBS 8TH: Bourque walked; Santo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bourque out at second]; Garrett
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Harrison flied out to left; Oates grounded out
(first to pitcher); Garr was hit by a pitch; Evans singled to
right [Garr to second]; Aaron struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 8.

CUBS 9TH: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich
flied out to center; HISER BATTED FOR GURA; Hiser flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 8.