Back-to-back homers by Richie Hebner and Bob Robertson carried the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Cubs behind the three-hit pitching of Dock Ellis, who turned in his first complete game since April 29 and only his second of the season. The Cubs counted their run in the third inning on a single by Don Kessinger and double by Rick Monday. Gene Clines singled and Dave Cash doubled for the tying tally in the Pirates' half before the homers pinned the defeat on Fergie Jenkins in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Game Played on Monday, June 18, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Pirates 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 12 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259 Clines rf 4 1 4 0 0 0 .307 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Cash 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .307 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Oliver cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .293 Bourque 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Stargell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Cardenal rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Hebner 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Robertson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .283 Kessinger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Alley ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 .237 Jenkins p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .050 Ellis p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .050 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Totals 29 1 3 1 0 8 Totals 34 3 12 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 11,470 Left on Base: Cubs 2, Pirates 9 DP: Cubs 2, Pirates 0 Doubles: Monday (11), Cash (12), Sanguillen (11), Hebner (13) Home Runs: Hebner (7), Robertson (8) Stolen Bases: Alley (1) Sacrifice Hits: Jenkins (3) GIDP: Cash 2 (3) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(7-5) 7 11 3 3 1 2 2 31 3.38 Locker 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.05 Totals 8 12 3 3 2 3 2 36 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(6-7) 9 3 1 1 0 8 0 30 3.44 Totals 9 3 1 1 0 8 0 30 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Dick Stello CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to left; Cash forced Clines (second to shortstop); Oliver forced Cash (second to shortstop); Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (first to pitcher); Santo struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen lined to shortstop; Hebner grounded out (second to first); Robertson singled to left; Alley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0. CUBS 3RD: Hundley popped to shortstop; Kessinger singled to shortstop; Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kessinger to second]; Monday doubled to center [Kessinger scored]; Beckert flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Clines singled to center; Cash doubled to left [Clines scored]; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Cash to third]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to left; Bourque flied out to left; Santo popped to shortstop; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen doubled to right; Hebner popped to shortstop; Robertson grounded out (third to first) [Sanguillen to third]; Alley was walked intentionally; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 5TH: Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Clines singled to right; Cash grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clines out at second]; Oliver singled to right; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. CUBS 6TH: Monday flied out to center; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner homered; Robertson homered; Alley flied out to right; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3. CUBS 7TH: Bourque grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Santo popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 7TH: Clines singled to left; Cash grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clines out at second]; Oliver singled to left; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3. CUBS 8TH: Hundley struck out; Kessinger flied out to left; GARRETT BATTED FOR JENKINS; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Hebner doubled to right; Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hebner to third]; Alley was walked intentionally; Alley stole second; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3. CUBS 9TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

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