Carmen Fanzone and Jose Cardenal hit two-run homers and Pat Bourque drove in two runs with a double to lead the Cubs to a 9-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Braves came back to win the second game, 8-5. Burt Hooton, starting the lidlifter for the Cubs, gave up three runs on four hits in the first inning, but blanked the Braves on only three more hits the rest of the way. Fanzone hit his homer in the fifth and Cardenal put the Cubs ahead with his drive in the sixth. Bourque rapped his double in the seventh when the Cubs iced game with five runs.

In the nightcap, Davey Johnson hit a pinch-homer with two men on base in the seventh inning to put the Braves ahead, 5-4, but Fanzone tied the score with a solo swat in the eighth for his second homer of the day. The Braves retaliated with three runs in their half. Mike Lum was hit by a pitch to lead off and, after Dusty Baker sacrificed, Ralph Garr was passed intentionally. Marty Perez singled to drive in the tie-breaking run. A walk to Johnny Oates then loaded the bases and pinch-hitter Dick Dietz clinched the outcome with a two-run single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  2  2    5  0  0  -   9 11  1
Braves       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Oates c               5   0   1   0     0   1   .239
  Hickman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Garr rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .260
  Hiser pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .271      Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .277
Beckert 2b            4   2   1   1     1   1   .281      Aaron lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .224
Williams lf           3   0   0   1     1   1   .307      Lum 1b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Bourque 1b            5   1   2   2     0   1   .267      Baker cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Cardenal rf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .308      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .271
Fanzone 3b            4   1   2   2     0   1   .281      Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Rudolph c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .288        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hooton p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               36   9  11   9     3   5             Totals               32   3   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Braves 7
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 2
Errors: Rudolph, Evans, Lum
Doubles: Kessinger 2 (6), Bourque (4)
Triples: Garr (3), Baker (2)
Home Runs: Fanzone (2), Cardenal (8)
Stolen Bases: Garr (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Morton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (4)
GIDP: Garr (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(7-3)           9     7   3   3   4   3   0  37   4.63
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   3   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(6-5)           6.1   8   6   5   0   3   2  27   3.51
House                   0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4   4.19
Panther                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.29
Hoerner                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2  11.25
Totals                  9    11   9   8   3   5   2  40

Wild Pitches: Hooton (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday reached on an error by Lum [Monday to first];
Beckert popped to second; Williams lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Monday out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Oates struck out; Garr singled to right; Garr stole
second [Garr to third (error by Rudolph)]; Evans walked; Hooton
threw a wild pitch [Garr scored, Evans to second]; Aaron
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum singled to shortstop
[Evans to third]; Baker singled to right [Evans scored, Lum to
third]; Johnson singled to left [Lum scored, Baker to second];
Perez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 3.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque singled to center; Cardenal popped to third;
Fanzone singled to left [Bourque to second]; Rudolph lined into
a double play (third to second) [Bourque out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Morton flied out to right; Oates popped to
shortstop; Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Hooton
struck out; Monday flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans struck out (catcher to first); Aaron walked;
Lum grounded out (second to first) [Aaron to second]; Baker
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 3.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert popped to third in foul territory; Williams
struck out; Bourque struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Johnson walked; Perez flied out to right; Morton out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to second];
Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves
3.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal reached on an error by Evans [Cardenal to
first]; Fanzone homered [Cardenal scored (unearned)]; Rudolph
flied out to center; Kessinger doubled to right; Hooton popped
to catcher in foul territory; Monday lined to second; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr tripled to center; Evans popped to third in
foul territory; Aaron was walked intentionally; Lum popped to
third in foul territory; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 3.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to left; Williams grounded out (second
to first) [Beckert to second]; Bourque flied out to left;
Cardenal homered [Beckert scored]; Fanzone grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 3.

CUBS 7TH: Rudolph singled to center; Kessinger doubled to left
[Rudolph to third]; Hooton flied out to right; HOUSE REPLACED
MORTON (PITCHING); HICKMAN BATTED FOR MONDAY; Hickman was walked
intentionally; HISER RAN FOR HICKMAN; Beckert walked [Rudolph
scored, Kessinger to third, Hiser to second]; Williams hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Kessinger scored, Hiser to third];
Bourque doubled to right [Hiser scored, Beckert scored]; PANTHER
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Cardenal singled to left [Bourque
scored, Cardenal out at second (left to third to first)]; 5 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Oates singled to
center; Garr grounded into a double play (first unassisted)
[Oates out at second]; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Braves 3.

CUBS 8TH: Fanzone struck out; Rudolph grounded out (second to
first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Lum lined
to third; Baker tripled to right; Johnson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 9, Braves 3.

CUBS 9TH: Hooton singled to left; Hiser flied out to left;
Beckert struck out; HOERNER REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING);
Williams walked [Hooton to second]; 24 minute rain delay;
Bourque grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 9, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez struck out; JACKSON BATTED FOR HOERNER;
Jackson flied out to left; Oates grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 9, Braves 3.