The Cubs posted a 10-9 victory in the completion of the suspended game of April 21, but then lost the regularly-scheduled contest to the Pirates, 3-2. The April game, which was the second half of a twin bill, was halted by darkness after six innings with the Cubs leading, 10-8. When play resumed. the only run the Pirates were able to add came on a homer by Rennie Stennett with two out in the ninth.

The Pirates won the regularly-scheduled contest when Richie Hebner broke a 2-2 tie with a homer in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      26, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Cubs         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .253      Monday cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Oliver cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .292      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .292      Hickman 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .248
Hebner 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .290      Santo 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .301
Robertson 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .317
Parker rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Hundley c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Maxvill ss            3   1   1   0     0   2   .212        Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .118        Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   1     0   1   .264
                                                          Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .102
                                                            Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garrett ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .186

Totals               33   3   7   3     1  10             Totals               35   2   8   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 35,770
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Cubs 8
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Stennett 2, Hickman
Doubles: Oliver (17), Robertson (14), Stennett (9)
Home Runs: Hebner (15)
Caught Stealing: Robertson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rudolph (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(9-9)            8.1   8   2   1   0   5   0  34   2.97
Giusti SV(11)           0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.38
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   6   0  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(10-8)        7     6   3   3   0  10   1  26   2.60
Burris                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.27
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1  10   1  34

Wild Pitches: Reuschel (6)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (second to first); Oliver doubled to right;
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

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

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Robertson
doubled to center; Parker grounded out (first unassisted)
[Robertson to third]; Robertson was caught stealing home
(catcher to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman singled to right; Santo singled to right
[Hickman to second]; Cardenal reached on an error by Stennett
[Hickman to third, Santo to second, Cardenal to first]; Hundley
struck out; Kessinger forced Cardenal (shortstop to second)
[Hickman scored (unearned), Santo to third]; Reuschel struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Maxvill singled to second; Ellis struck out;
Stennett doubled to center [Maxvill scored]; Sanguillen grounded
out (first unassisted) [Stennett to third]; Oliver singled to
center [Stennett scored]; Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Oliver to
second]; Stargell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Monday reached on an error by Stennett [Monday to
first]; Beckert singled to second [Monday out at third (second
to shortstop to third)]; Rick Monday rounded 2B too far;
Williams flied out to right; Hickman singled to center [Beckert
to second]; Santo singled to center [Beckert scored, Hickman to
second]; Cardenal flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner homered; Robertson popped to second; Parker
struck out; Maxvill was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Hundley grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Reuschel grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis struck out; Stennett flied out to center;
Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied out to left; Beckert flied out to right;
Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Cubs 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stargell struck out;
Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman flied out to center; Santo struck out;
Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson struck out; Parker lined to shortstop;
Maxvill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: HISER BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; Hiser flied out to left;
Kessinger singled to right; BOURQUE BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Bourque
forced Kessinger (first to shortstop); Monday singled to second
[Bourque to second]; Beckert struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 8TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED HISER (PLAYING C ); BURRIS
REPLACED BOURQUE (PITCHING); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stennett walked; Sanguillen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Stennett to third (error by Hickman)]; Oliver
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell flied out to center; Hebner singled to
left; Robertson popped to second; Parker lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Cardenal singled to left; Rudolph out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Cardenal to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED
ELLIS (PITCHING); Kessinger struck out; GARRETT BATTED FOR
BURRIS; Garrett walked; Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 2.