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.

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