Triples by Tony Perez and Bobby Tolan helped the Reds score four runs in the fourth inning to account for a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. After the Cubs had picked up a run in the top half of the fourth, the Reds came back with the tying tally on an infield hit by Pete Rose, safe bunt by Joe Morgan and single by Dan Driessen. Perez followed with his triple to drive in Morgan and Driessen. Tolan then tripled to score Perez with what proved to be the winning run. Ron Santo homered with a man on base for the Cubs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    8, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  0
Reds         0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .275      Rose lf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .342
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Williams lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Driessen 3b,1b        4   1   2   1     0   0   .345
Hickman 1b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Perez 1b              3   1   2   2     0   0   .299
Cardenal rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .321        Menke 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .168
Santo 3b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .287      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Popovich 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .224      Tolan rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .206
Rudolph c             3   0   2   1     0   0   .197      Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .175
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Crosby ss             2   0   1   0     1   0   .167
  Hundley c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .069
Jenkins p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .081        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Beckert ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .256        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .045
  Gura pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               35   3   9   3     4   6             Totals               29   4   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 33,173
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Reds 5
DP: Cubs 1, Reds 1
Triples: Perez (3), Tolan (2)
Home Runs: Santo (12)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (13)
Caught Stealing: Crosby (1), Geronimo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (6)
GIDP: Tolan (8)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(10-11)        6     8   4   4   0   4   0  24   3.79
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   3   0   0   5   4.95
Locker                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.04
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   6   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(10-9)          7.1   8   3   3   4   5   1  33   3.38
Borbon                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.53
Hall SV(6)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.69
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Kessinger flied out to right; Williams
flied out to center; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
first; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal walked; Santo struck out while Cardenal was
picked off first (catcher to first); Popovich singled to left;
Rudolph singled to center [Popovich to second]; Jenkins was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Bench popped to second;
Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Crosby
singled to center; On a bunt Norman struck out; Crosby was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Hickman popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal
singled to center; Santo flied out to center [Cardenal to
second]; Cardenal stole third; Popovich walked; Rudolph singled
to right [Cardenal scored, Popovich to third]; Jenkins struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled to shortstop; On a bunt Morgan singled to
third [Rose to second]; Driessen singled to left [Rose scored,
Morgan to second]; Perez tripled to right [Morgan scored,
Driessen scored]; Bench flied out to left; Tolan tripled to
right [Perez scored]; Geronimo struck out; Crosby flied out to
center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 4.

CUBS 5TH: Monday singled to center; Kessinger grounded out
(first unassisted) [Monday to second]; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Monday to third]; Hickman walked;
Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds
4.

REDS 5TH: Norman struck out; Rose singled to right; Morgan
struck out; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 4.

CUBS 6TH: Santo popped to shortstop; Popovich flied out to
center; Rudolph popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Perez singled to center; Bench popped to second; Tolan
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 4.

CUBS 7TH: MENKE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BECKERT BATTED FOR JENKINS; Beckert
singled to center; GURA RAN FOR BECKERT; Monday struck out;
Kessinger flied out to center; Williams grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Geronimo walked;
Geronimo was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Crosby walked; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Crosby to second]; Rose was walked intentionally;
Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 4.

CUBS 8TH: Hickman singled to left; Cardenal flied out to left;
Santo homered [Hickman scored]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); Popovich singled to left; BOURQUE BATTED FOR
RUDOLPH; Bourque flied out to left; HISER BATTED FOR LAROCHE;
Hiser flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: HUNDLEY REPLACED BOURQUE (PLAYING C ); LOCKER REPLACED
HISER (PITCHING); Driessen singled to shortstop; Cubs Manager
Whitey Lockman ejected by 1B umpire Bruce Froemming; Menke
forced Driessen (pitcher to shortstop); Bench struck out; Tolan
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 4.

CUBS 9TH: HALL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Monday flied out to
left; Kessinger was called out on strikes; Williams flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 4.