Traveling the route for the first time in 15 starts this season, Milt Pappas pitched the Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the Cardinals before a crowd of 41,517, the largest in St. Louis this season. The three-game series attracted a total of 122,641.

Tom Murphy dueled Pappas on equal terms until the eighth inning when pinch-hitter Rick Monday and Paul Popovich rapped successive singles. Orlando Pena relieved and retired Pappas. Rich Folkers look over and uncorked a wild pitch, allowing the runners to advance. Glenn Beckert then batted for Gene Hiser and singled to drive in the Cubs' runs. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1973 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  5  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hiser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .293
  Beckert ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .276      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
  Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      McCarver 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Hickman 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .176      Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .190
Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .295      Dwyer cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Fanzone lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .152
  James pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        J. Cruz ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .242
Hundley c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Tyson ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Monday ph,cf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Murphy p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Popovich 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .194        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pappas p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .069        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     3   6             Totals               29   0   5   0     5   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 41,517
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Santo (15)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (1)
GIDP: Santo (11), Torre (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas W(4-5)           9     5   0   0   5   4   0  35   4.67
Totals                  9     5   0   0   5   4   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(0-3)           7     4   2   2   2   5   0  26   2.70
Pena                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.70
Folkers                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.61
Granger                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.86
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   6   0  34

Wild Pitches: Folkers (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: Hiser grounded out (second to first); Kessinger struck
out; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore flied out to center;
McCarver singled to right; Torre popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman walked; Santo grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hickman out at second]; Fanzone
singled to center; Hundley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to right; Carbo forced Simmons
(pitcher to shortstop); Dwyer singled to right [Carbo to third];
Kelleher was called out on strikes; Murphy forced Dwyer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
0.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich grounded out (second to first); Pappas popped
to shortstop; Hiser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore walked;
Sizemore was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
McCarver popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first); Hickman walked; Santo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre grounded out (second to first); Simmons
grounded out (second to first); Carbo walked; Dwyer grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Fanzone flied out to left; Hundley popped to
shortstop; Popovich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kelleher popped to catcher in foul territory;
Murphy walked; Brock flied out to left; Sizemore singled to left
[Murphy to second]; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: Pappas struck out; Hiser popped to catcher in foul
territory; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre struck out; Simmons struck out; Carbo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Hickman was called out on
strikes; Santo doubled to left; Fanzone flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Dwyer popped to shortstop; J. CRUZ BATTED FOR
KELLEHER; J. Cruz walked; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [J. Cruz to second]; Brock was walked intentionally;
Sizemore forced Brock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 8TH: TYSON REPLACED J. CRUZ (PLAYING SS); MONDAY BATTED FOR
HUNDLEY; Monday singled to right; Popovich singled to right
[Monday to second]; PENA REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); On a bunt
Pappas made an out to second; FOLKERS REPLACED PENA (PITCHING);
BECKERT BATTED FOR HISER; Folkers threw a wild pitch [Monday to
third, Popovich to second]; Beckert singled to center [Monday
scored, Popovich scored, Beckert to second (on throw)];
Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); GRANGER REPLACED
FOLKERS (PITCHING); Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING C ); MONDAY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); McCarver singled to left; Torre
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McCarver
out at second]; Simmons flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 9TH: Hickman flied out to left; Santo struck out; Fanzone
walked; JAMES RAN FOR FANZONE; Monday popped to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carbo grounded
out (second to first); Dwyer flied out to right; Tyson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 0.