The Cardinals, who won only five of their first 25 games, finally climaxed their uphill battle and reached the .500 mark with a 33-33 record by defeating the Cubs, 3-2, in 11 innings. The Cubs forced the game into overtime with a run in the ninth on a double by Carmen Fanzone and single by Gene Hiser, but with two away in the 11th the Cardinals gained their victory with successive singles by Bernie Carbo, Jim Dwyer and Luis Melendez. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      23, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  -   2  9  1
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  -   3  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .260      Brock lf              3   1   1   0     2   1   .296
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .279
Beckert 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .273      McCarver 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Williams lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .301        Reitz 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Bourque 1b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .225      Torre 3b,1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .327
  James pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .133      Simmons c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Hickman 1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Carbo rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .197
Cardenal rf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .314      Dwyer cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .179
Fanzone 3b            4   1   1   0     1   2   .282      Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Rudolph c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .238        J. Cruz ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  Santo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hundley c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .223        Melendez ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .247
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     2   2   .290      Wise p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .048        Tyson ph,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Hiser ph,cf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .288

Totals               39   2   9   2     4   9             Totals               38   3   8   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 46,151
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 9
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Cardenal (18), Fanzone (4)
Stolen Bases: Torre (1), Sizemore (3)
Caught Stealing: Fanzone (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jenkins (4), Sizemore (4), Kelleher (1), Tyson (3)
GIDP: Beckert (10)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                 8     4   2   1   1   3   0  30   3.24
Aker L(2-5)             2.2   4   1   1   2   0   0  14   3.02
Totals                 10.2   8   3   2   3   3   0  44

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                   10     8   2   2   3   8   0  40   2.78
Segui W(3-2)            1     1   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.50
Totals                 11     9   2   2   4   9   0  44

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday struck out; Beckert grounded out (second to
first); Williams popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; McCarver
popped to first; Torre reached on an error by Kessinger [Brock
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Torre to first]; Torre stole second;
Simmons lined to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque singled to second; Cardenal flied out to
right; Fanzone struck out; Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo popped to shortstop; Dwyer flied out to
center; Kelleher flied out to right; Don Kessinger decked by
Fergie Jenkins pitch; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger walked; Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher unassisted) [Kessinger to second]; On a bunt Monday
singled to pitcher [Kessinger to third]; Beckert grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at
second]; Rick Wise decked on first pitch; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Wise struck out; Brock was called out on strikes;
Sizemore popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Bourque
grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenal singled to center;
Fanzone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: McCarver grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre
flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Rudolph flied out to left; Kessinger struck out;
Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Carbo flied out to right; Dwyer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Monday flied out to left; Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Wise struck out; Brock grounded out (second to
first); Sizemore singled to left; Sizemore stole second;
McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Bourque walked; JAMES RAN FOR BOURQUE; Cardenal
doubled to left [James scored]; Fanzone flied out to left;
Rudolph struck out; Kessinger was walked intentionally; Jenkins
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: HICKMAN REPLACED JAMES (PLAYING 1B); Torre
grounded out (catcher to first); Simmons lined to left; Carbo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 1.

CUBS 8TH: Monday struck out; Beckert singled to left; Williams
singled to first [Beckert to second]; Hickman popped to
shortstop; Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Dwyer singled to first; Kelleher out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dwyer to second]; Wise flied
out to left; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore singled to
center [Dwyer scored, Brock to third]; McCarver flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 9TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Fanzone doubled to right; SANTO BATTED
FOR RUDOLPH; Santo popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fanzone to third]; HISER
BATTED FOR JENKINS; Hiser singled to center [Fanzone scored];
Monday forced Hiser (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); AKER REPLACED
MONDAY (PITCHING); HUNDLEY REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING C ); Torre
grounded out (pitcher to first); Simmons grounded out (second to
first); Carbo singled to right; Dwyer flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 10TH: Beckert popped to shortstop; Williams flied out to
center; Hickman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 10TH: J. CRUZ BATTED FOR KELLEHER; J. Cruz walked;
TYSON BATTED FOR WISE; Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [J. Cruz to second]; Brock was walked intentionally;
Sizemore forced Brock (third to second) [J. Cruz to third];
Reitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 2.

CUBS 11TH: TYSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SEGUI REPLACED J.
CRUZ (PITCHING); Cardenal flied out to right; Fanzone walked;
Fanzone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hundley
singled to left; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 11TH: Torre flied out to right; Simmons flied out to
right; Carbo singled to shortstop; Dwyer singled to right [Carbo
to second]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR SEGUI; Melendez singled to left
[Carbo scored, Dwyer to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 3.