Helping himself with a two-run single, Ken Brett pitched the Phillies to a 6-5 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after the Cubs had won the first game, 4-3. The Cubs opened the scoring in the lidlifter with three runs in the third inning on a triple by Paul Popovich, doubles by Randy Hundley and Don Kessinger and a single by Billy Williams. The deciding run followed in the fifth when Rick Monday singled, took third on a single by Kessinger and scored on a sacrifice fly by Williams. The Phillies knocked out Fergie Jenkins in the seventh, but Bob Locker saved the game. In the nightcap, Tommy Hutton singled for the Phillies in the sixth inning, Craig Robinson doubled and Brett batted them home with his single to put the Phillies ahead, 6-3, with the hit that decided his victory. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July 31, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cubs 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 2 Phillies 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Monday cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .290 B. Robinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Kessinger ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .262 Brandon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Williams lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .284 Doyle 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .253 Bourque 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Montanez 1b,rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .276 Cardenal rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .315 Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Santo 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291 Unser cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .314 Popovich 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .231 Boone c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .262 Hundley c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .219 Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .211 Jenkins p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .069 C. Robinson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Locker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Hutton ph,1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .292 Lonborg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Rogodzinski ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 Harmon ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Totals 34 4 10 4 2 2 Totals 32 3 7 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:09 Left on Base: Cubs 6, Phillies 5 DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 2 Errors: Kessinger 2 Doubles: Hundley (9), Kessinger (13), Cardenal (26), Unser (15) Triples: Popovich (1) Stolen Bases: Hundley (3) Caught Stealing: Boone (3) Sacrifice Flies: Williams (5), Rogodzinski (1) GIDP: Popovich (5), Kessinger (11) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(10-9) 6.1 6 3 3 2 5 0 26 3.80 Locker SV(10) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.10 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 0 35 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(9-8) 7 9 4 4 2 0 0 30 4.98 Brandon 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 4.97 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 2 0 37 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Williams popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Doyle flied out to left; Montanez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 2ND: Bourque popped to third; Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser doubled to right [Unser to third (error by Kessinger)]; Boone reached on a fielder's choice [Unser out at home (third to catcher)]; Boone was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Phillies 0. CUBS 3RD: Popovich tripled to center; Hundley doubled to left [Popovich scored]; Jenkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (first unassisted) [Hundley to third]; Kessinger doubled to center [Hundley scored]; Williams singled to right [Kessinger scored]; Bourque flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt struck out; C. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Lonborg lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0. CUBS 4TH: Cardenal doubled to left; Santo walked; Popovich grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cardenal to third, Santo out at second]; Hundley was walked intentionally; Hundley stole second; Jenkins popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 4TH: B. Robinson singled to center; Doyle forced B. Robinson (first to shortstop) [Doyle to second (error by Kessinger)]; Montanez walked; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Doyle to third, Montanez to second]; Unser singled to third [Doyle scored, Montanez to third]; Boone singled to left [Montanez scored, Unser to second]; Schmidt struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Phillies 2. CUBS 5TH: Monday singled to first; Kessinger singled to left [Monday to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center [Monday scored, Kessinger to second]; Bourque flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 5TH: On a bunt C. Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lonborg struck out; B. Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2. CUBS 6TH: Santo singled to center; Popovich popped to first; Hundley forced Santo (second to shortstop); Jenkins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez flied out to center; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2. CUBS 7TH: Monday singled to center; Kessinger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at second]; Williams popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 7TH: On a bunt Unser singled to first; On a bunt Boone singled to catcher [Unser to second]; Schmidt struck out; HUTTON BATTED FOR C. ROBINSON; Hutton walked [Unser to third, Boone to second]; ROGODZINSKI BATTED FOR LONBORG; LOCKER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Rogodzinski hit a sacrifice fly to left [Unser scored]; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3. CUBS 8TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HARMON REPLACED ROGODZINSKI (PLAYING SS); MONTANEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BRANDON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Bourque popped to third; Cardenal singled to left; Santo grounded out (third to first) [Cardenal to second]; Popovich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 8TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Montanez was called out on strikes; Luzinski singled to right; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3. CUBS 9TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Locker struck out; Monday grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3. PHILLIES 9TH: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Phillies 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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