The Cubs erupted for four runs in the sixth inning and won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-3, but the Pirates came back to gain a 4-3 victory in the second game on a homer by Milt May in the ninth inning. In the lidlifter, successive singles by Rick Monday, Glenn Beckert and Billy Williams produced the first run in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Another run counted on an error, Jose Cardenal doubled to add a third tally and Larry Gura singled for his first major league hit to drive in the fourth run. Monday had a homer for the Cubs and Richie Hebner hit one for the Pirates.

Monday homered again in the second game. A circuit clout by Willie Stargell put the Pirates ahead in the sixth, 3-2, but Randy Hundley homered for the Cubs in the ninth to tie the score before May came through with his winning blow in the Pirates' half. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, June      19, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  1  -   6 10  2
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  8  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .263      Clines rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .300
Beckert 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .311
Williams lf           4   1   1   1     1   2   .305      Oliver cf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .288
  Hiser pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Stargell lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
Bourque 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Robertson 1b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Cardenal rf           3   0   2   1     1   0   .309      Hebner 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .291
Rudolph c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Alley ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .233
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     1   0   .292        Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Gura p                4   0   1   1     0   2   .182      Johnson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .282

Totals               36   6  10   4     3   6             Totals               35   3   8   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Pirates 7
DP: Cubs 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Santo, Kessinger, Cash, Alley
Doubles: Santo (14), Cardenal (16), Clines (3), Robertson (10), Stargell (10)
Home Runs: Monday (15), Hebner (8)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (2), Rudolph (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (1)
GIDP: Sanguillen (10)
Hit by Pitch: Monday (1,by Johnson)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(2-2)             8     8   3   2   1   6   1  34   3.79
Aker SV(11)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.19
Totals                  9     8   3   2   1   6   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(1-1)          5.1   7   5   3   1   4   1  24   4.93
Dettore                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   8.53
Rooker                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.35
Giusti                  2     2   1   0   1   1   0   9   1.04
Totals                  9    10   6   3   3   6   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (5)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


CUBS 1ST: Monday homered; Beckert grounded out (second to
first); Williams struck out; Bourque grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines doubled to left; Cash singled to right
[Clines to third]; Oliver reached on an error by Kessinger
[Clines scored (RBI), Cash to third, Oliver to first]; Stargell
struck out; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Santo doubled to left; Cardenal singled to right
[Santo out at home (right to catcher)]; Rudolph struck out;
Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Hebner
flied out to left; Alley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Gura struck
out; Monday was hit by a pitch; Beckert lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Johnson was called out on strikes; Clines struck
out; Cash singled to center; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams struck out; Bourque popped to second; Santo
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell flied out to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first); Robertson doubled to left; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal walked; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cardenal to second]; Kessinger flied out to right
[Cardenal to third]; Gura grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Alley walked; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Alley to second]; Clines lined to left; Cash
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Pirates 1.

CUBS 6TH: Monday singled to right; Beckert singled to left
[Monday to third]; Williams singled to right [Monday scored,
Beckert to second]; Bourque popped to first in foul territory;
Santo reached on an error by Alley [Beckert scored (no RBI),
Williams to second, Santo to first]; Cardenal doubled to left
[Williams scored (unearned), Santo to third]; DETTORE REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rudolph grounded out (second to first);
Kessinger was walked intentionally; Gura singled to shortstop
[Santo scored (unearned), Cardenal to third, Kessinger to
second]; ROOKER REPLACED DETTORE (PITCHING); Monday was called
out on strikes; 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
singled to center; Sanguillen flied out to left; Robertson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bourque flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner homered; Alley was called out on strikes;
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ROOKER; Gonzalez struck out; Clines grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

CUBS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Santo flied out
to center; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); Rudolph
singled to center; Rudolph was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Cash flied out to center; Oliver struck out;
Stargell doubled to center; Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger singled to left; Gura was called out on
strikes; Monday reached on an error by Cash [Kessinger scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Monday to second]; Beckert grounded out
(second to first) [Monday to third]; Williams was walked
intentionally; HISER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Bourque popped to second;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Robertson
reached on an error by Santo [Robertson to third]; Hebner
singled to second [Robertson scored (unearned)]; STENNETT BATTED
FOR ALLEY; AKER REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Stennett forced Hebner
(shortstop to second); MAY BATTED FOR GIUSTI; May flied out to
right; Clines forced Stennett (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Pirates 3.