The Cardinals retained their 2½-game lead over the Cubs in the Eastern Division by winning the opener of a doubleheader, 5-3, before losing the nightcap, 5-4. The Cardinals won the first game by jumping on Milt Pappas for four runs in the first two innings. Singles by Lou Brock and Ted Sizemore, an error by Pat Bourque and single by Ted Simmons accounted for a pair in the first. Two more runs followed in the second on three singles that loaded the bases, a walk to Brock and single by Tim McCarver.

Billy Williams hit a two-run homer for the Cubs in the first inning of the nightcap, but the Cardinals pulled out to a 4-2 lead before the Cubs rallied for three runs in the seventh. Walks to Ken Rudolph and Rick Monday around a single by Carmen Fanzone loaded the bases. Jose Cardenal batted in the tying pair with a single and Williams followed with another single to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    2  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  3
Cubs         0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .284      Monday cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .289
Sizemore 2b           2   2   1   0     3   0   .281      Cardenal rf           5   0   1   1     0   0   .313
McCarver 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Williams lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .275
  Reitz 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Bourque 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Torre 3b,1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .294        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Simmons c             5   0   2   2     0   0   .292        Beckert ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Carbo rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .291        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
J. Cruz cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .223      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Tyson ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Murphy p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .222      Hundley c             3   2   2   1     1   0   .220
  Pena p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Popovich 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .231
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pappas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .054
                                                            Hooton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
                                                            Garrett ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .196
                                                            Fanzone 1b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .240

Totals               35   5   9   4     5   3             Totals               33   3   8   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:53
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 8
DP: Cardinals 2, Cubs 1
Errors: Sizemore, Torre 2, Bourque, Fanzone
Home Runs: Hundley (8)
Stolen Bases: Brock (34), J. Cruz (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Reitz (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garrett (2)
GIDP: Santo (16), Popovich (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bourque (2,by Murphy)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy                  4.1   6   3   3   1   1   1  20   2.95
Pena W(2-1)             2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.41
Segui SV(14)            2     1   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.45
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   5   1  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(5-9)           1.2   7   4   3   1   1   0  12   4.51
Hooton                  3.1   1   0   0   2   1   0  13   4.33
Locker                  3     1   1   1   1   1   0  12   2.25
Burris                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.74
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5   3   0  41

Passed Balls: Simmons (16)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (2)
Wild Pitches: Locker (3)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Sizemore singled to right
[Brock to third]; McCarver reached on an error by Bourque [Brock
scored (no RBI), Sizemore to third, McCarver to second]; Torre
struck out; Simmons singled to left [Sizemore scored (unearned),
McCarver out at home (left to catcher), Simmons out at second
(catcher to second)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday popped to left; Cardenal lined to left;
Williams singled to shortstop; Simmons allowed a passed ball
[Williams to second]; Bourque grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo singled to center; J. Cruz singled to right
[Carbo to second]; Tyson flied out to center; Murphy singled to
left [Carbo to third, J. Cruz to second]; Brock walked [Carbo
scored, J. Cruz to third, Murphy to second]; Sizemore flied out
to left; McCarver singled to center [J. Cruz scored, Murphy to
third, Brock to second]; HOOTON REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING);
Torre popped to shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo struck out; Kessinger flied out to center;
Hundley homered; Popovich flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Simmons popped to third; Carbo struck out; J.
Cruz walked; Tyson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton flied out to center; Monday singled to third
[Monday to second (error by Torre)]; Cardenal popped to first in
foul territory [Monday to third]; Williams grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Murphy singled to right; Brock forced Murphy
(second to shortstop); Brock stole second; Sizemore walked;
McCarver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brock to third,
Sizemore to second]; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Bourque was hit by a pitch; Santo grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bourque out at
second]; Kessinger popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); Carbo
grounded out (second to first); J. Cruz flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley walked; Popovich singled to center [Hundley to
third]; GARRETT BATTED FOR HOOTON; Garrett hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Hundley scored]; Monday singled to right [Popovich to
third]; Cardenal singled to third [Popovich scored, Monday to
third (error by Torre), Cardenal to second]; PENA REPLACED
MURPHY (PITCHING); Williams was walked intentionally; Bourque
struck out; Santo lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: LOCKER REPLACED BOURQUE (PITCHING); FANZONE
REPLACED GARRETT (PLAYING 1B); Tyson flied to left in foul
territory; Pena flied out to center; Brock grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Hundley
singled to center; Popovich grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Hundley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore walked; McCarver flied out to left;
Torre grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sizemore to second];
Simmons singled to right [Sizemore scored]; Carbo struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: REITZ REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Fanzone flied out to center; Monday
grounded out (third to first); Cardenal popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: J. Cruz reached on an error by Fanzone [J. Cruz
to first]; J. Cruz stole second; Locker threw a wild pitch [J.
Cruz to third]; Tyson grounded out (third to first); MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR PENA; Melendez popped to third; Brock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Williams struck
out; BECKERT BATTED FOR LOCKER; Beckert singled to left; Santo
reached on an error by Sizemore [Beckert to second, Santo to
first]; Kessinger struck out; Hundley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: BURRIS REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Sizemore
walked; Reitz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sizemore to second]; Randy Hundley ejected by HP umpire John
Kibler arguing a checked swing by Joe Torre; RUDOLPH
REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); Torre grounded out (second to
first); Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Popovich struck out; Fanzone walked; Monday forced
Fanzone (second unassisted); Cardenal popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Cubs 3.