A homer by Dave Rader in the eighth inning enabled the Giants to struggle to a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. Bobby Bonds hit two doubles and scored twice to pace the Giants to a 4-1 lead before Rader rapped his round-tripper. The Cubs came back with a two-run homer by Billy Willams in their half of the eighth. Then, with one out in the ninth, Pat Bourque hit for the circuit to kayo Juan Marichal.

Elias Sosa, in relief, gave up singles by Rick Monday and Don Kessinger before striking out Williams. Then, after a pass to Jim Hickman loaded the bases, Sosa fanned Jose Cardenal to save the game. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Giants       3  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  2
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   4  9  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .306      Monday cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .283      Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Maddox cf             5   1   2   2     0   2   .325      Williams lf           5   1   1   2     0   1   .284
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     2   0   .243      Hickman 1b            2   0   1   0     3   0   .215
Goodson 3b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .318      Cardenal rf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .320
Matthews lf           4   0   0   1     0   1   .319      Fanzone 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .218
  Blanco ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Rader c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .240      Reuschel p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .106
Marichal p            4   0   2   0     0   0   .233        Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Bourque ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .216

Totals               38   5  10   4     3   5             Totals               38   4   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 21,946
Left on Base: Giants 9, Cubs 10
DP: Giants 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Goodson, Speier, Fanzone
Doubles: Bonds 2 (22), Fuentes (16)
Home Runs: Rader (7), Williams (12), Bourque (7)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (14), Kessinger (3)
GIDP: Speier (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal W(8-5)         8.1   7   4   4   2   4   2  36   3.72
Sosa SV(9)              0.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   5   3.97
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   6   2  41

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(10-7)        5     5   4   3   1   0   0  22   2.55
Burris                  2     2   0   0   2   4   0  10   1.37
Aker                    1.1   3   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.96
LaRoche                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.28
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   5   1  41

Wild Pitches: Burris (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds doubled to right; Fuentes reached on a
fielder's choice [Bonds to third]; Maddox singled to left [Bonds
scored, Fuentes to second]; McCovey walked [Fuentes to third,
Maddox to second]; Goodson reached on an error by Fanzone
[Fuentes scored (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox to third, McCovey to
second, Goodson to first]; Matthews forced Goodson (shortstop to
second) [Maddox scored, McCovey to third]; Speier grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at
second]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
singled to left; Williams flied out to center; Kessinger stole
second; Hickman walked; Cardenal singled to left [Kessinger
scored, Hickman to second]; Fanzone grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Rader flied out to left; Marichal grounded out
(third to first); Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Popovich flied out to right; Hundley flied out to
center; Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cubs 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
flied out to center; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Goodson singled to right; Matthews flied out to
center; Speier forced Goodson (shortstop to second); Rader
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman flied out to left; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); Fanzone lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Marichal grounded out (third to first); Bonds
doubled to left; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bonds to third]; Maddox singled to left [Bonds scored]; Maddox
stole second; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich singled to right; Hundley struck out; HISER
BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Hiser forced Popovich (first to shortstop);
Monday forced Hiser (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 6TH: BURRIS REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Goodson singled to
left; Matthews struck out; Speier struck out; Rader forced
Goodson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Williams grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hickman singled to left; Cardenal grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Marichal singled to right; Bonds walked [Marichal to
second]; Burris threw a wild pitch [Marichal to third, Bonds to
second]; Fuentes struck out; Maddox struck out; McCovey was
walked intentionally; Goodson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Fanzone reached on an error by Speier [Fanzone to
second]; Popovich flied out to center; Hundley flied out to
left; BECKERT BATTED FOR BURRIS; Beckert popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cubs 1.

GIANTS 8TH: AKER REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Matthews flied out
to center; Speier flied out to right; Rader homered; Marichal
singled to left; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: BLANCO REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Monday singled to
right; Kessinger flied out to center; Williams homered [Monday
scored]; Hickman walked; Cardenal reached on an error by Goodson
[Hickman to second, Cardenal to first]; Fanzone was called out
on strikes; Popovich grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Fuentes doubled to right; Maddox struck out; LAROCHE
REPLACED AKER (PITCHING); McCovey flied out to left; Goodson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Hundley struck out; BOURQUE BATTED FOR LAROCHE;
Bourque homered; SOSA REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Monday
singled to second; Kessinger singled to left [Monday to second];
Williams was called out on strikes; Hickman walked [Monday to
third, Kessinger to second]; Cardenal struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Giants 5, Cubs 4.