Cito Gaston knocked in two runs with a triple in the first inning and the Padres added two more in the seventh to defeat the Cubs, 4-3. Bill Greif, who started for the Padres, was forced to leave the game with a 2-1 lead after six innings because of elbow trouble. Vicente Romo relieved and hit a key single in the seventh.

After Fred Kendall and Dwain Anderson singled, Romo came through with his hit to score Kendall, but Anderson was out at the plate. However, Romo moved to second on the play and counted what proved to be the winning run on a single by Derrel Thomas. The Cubs rallied for two runs in the ninth and Romo had to have help from Mike Caldwell. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  1
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   3   0     1   0   .272      Thomas 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .202
Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .283      Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
  Fanzone ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .279      Lee lf                3   1   0   0     0   0   .249
Williams lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .290        J. Morales ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .315      Colbert 1b            4   1   4   0     0   0   .273
Bourque 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Gaston rf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .282
Garrett rf            3   1   1   1     0   2   .176      Roberts 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Kendall c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .225      Anderson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .136
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Greif p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .079
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .061        Romo p              1   1   1   1     0   0   .143
  Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .160
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Cardenal ph         1   1   0   1     0   0   .317

Totals               35   3   9   3     3   6             Totals               32   4  12   4     0   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 17,695
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Padres 4
DP: Cubs 2, Padres 0
Errors: Monday
Doubles: Bourque (6)
Triples: Monday (2), Gaston (3)
Caught Stealing: Roberts (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Garrett (1)
GIDP: Gaston (6)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(5-7)           6     6   2   2   0   2   0  23   4.68
Locker                  0.2   5   2   1   0   0   0   5   2.00
LaRoche                 1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.19
Totals                  8    12   4   3   0   4   0  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif W(5-12)           6     5   1   1   2   4   0  25   3.28
Romo                    2.2   3   2   2   1   2   0  12   3.56
Caldwell SV(2)          0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.84
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   6   0  39

Balks: Greif (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
walked; Williams flied out to left; Santo flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas singled to second; Grubb grounded out (second
to first) [Thomas to second]; Lee reached on a fielder's choice
[Thomas out at third (shortstop to third)]; Colbert singled to
center [Lee to second]; Gaston tripled to right [Lee scored,
Colbert scored]; Roberts flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 2.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett
struck out; Popovich lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
flied out to right; Greif singled to second; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 2.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley flied out to right; Pappas was called out on
strikes; Monday tripled to center; Kessinger flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Lee grounded
out (second to first); Colbert singled to center; Gaston
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Padres 2.

CUBS 4TH: Williams singled to center; Santo walked [Williams to
second]; Bourque grounded out (first to pitcher) [Williams to
third, Santo to second]; Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Williams scored]; Popovich grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts struck out; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); Anderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 2.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley was called out on strikes; Pappas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday singled to center; Kessinger
singled to right [Monday to third]; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Greif was called out on strikes; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 2.

CUBS 6TH: Santo grounded out (second to first); Bourque doubled
to center; Greif balked [Bourque to third]; Garrett struck out;
Popovich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Colbert singled
to center; Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Colbert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Padres 2.

CUBS 7TH: ROMO REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Hundley struck out;
HISER BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Hiser grounded out (second to first);
Monday singled to right; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: LOCKER REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Roberts singled to
second; Roberts was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Kendall singled to right; Anderson singled to right [Kendall to
third]; Romo singled to center [Kendall scored, Romo to second
(error by Monday), Anderson out at home (left to second to
catcher)]; Thomas singled to center [Romo scored (unearned),
Thomas to second (on throw)]; LAROCHE REPLACED LOCKER
(PITCHING); Grubb was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Padres 4.

CUBS 8TH: Williams flied out to left; Santo struck out; Bourque
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: J. MORALES BATTED FOR LEE; J. Morales struck out;
Colbert singled to center; Gaston lined into a double play
(third to first) [Colbert out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Padres 4.

CUBS 9TH: J. MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garrett
singled to left; Popovich singled to center [Garrett to second];
HICKMAN BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; Hickman forced Popovich (shortstop
to second) [Garrett to third]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR LAROCHE;
Cardenal forced Hickman (shortstop to second) [Garrett scored];
Monday walked [Cardenal to second]; CALDWELL REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); FANZONE BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Fanzone singled to
center [Cardenal scored, Monday to third]; Williams flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Padres 4.