The Braves piled up 19 hits, including homers by Darrell Evans and Davey Johnson, to annihilate the Cubs, 15-1. Every Braves' starter had at least one hit, all but Phil Niekro scored at least once and everyone except Marty Perez batted in at least one run. The Cubs, who went down to their 10th straight defeat, picked up their lone run when Rico Carty singled in the fourth inning for his first hit in a Chicago uniform and crossed the plate on Ron Santo's first triple of the season. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 15, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       2  3  3    0  1  3    3  0  0  -  15 19  0
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               6   2   4   3     0   0   .295      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Lum 1b                5   2   1   1     0   1   .298      Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .314
  Tepedino 1b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .327        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Evans 3b              4   3   2   3     2   2   .283        Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Aaron lf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .253        Bourque ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .213
  Jackson pr,lf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .220        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker cf              5   1   2   1     0   2   .298      Williams 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Johnson 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .265      Carty lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .232
  Goggin 2b           2   0   1   1     0   0   .303      Santo 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Perez ss              4   2   3   0     1   0   .250      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .273
Casanova c            5   2   2   1     0   1   .226      Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
P. Niekro p           4   0   1   1     0   1   .125      Popovich 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Burris p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Hiser ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .196

Totals               45  15  19  15     4   8             Totals               34   1   7   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 21,652
Left on Base: Braves 9, Cubs 7
DP: Braves 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Kessinger 2, LaRoche, Carty
Doubles: Perez (11), Aaron (6)
Triples: Lum (4), Santo (1), Monday (4)
Home Runs: Evans (34), Johnson (32)
Sacrifice Hits: P. Niekro (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (6)
Hit by Pitch: Popovich (1,by P. Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(13-5)       9     7   1   1   0   6   0  35   3.33
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   6   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(12-11)       2.1   9   8   7   0   1   1  17   2.68
Burris                  2.2   4   1   1   0   3   0  12   2.01
LaRoche                 1.1   4   6   6   3   0   1  11   6.02
Hooton                  1.2   2   0   0   1   4   0   8   4.02
Aker                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.72
Totals                  9    19  15  14   4   8   2  51

Hit by Pitch: P. Niekro (5)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lum reached on
an error by Kessinger [Lum to first]; Evans homered [Lum scored
(unearned)]; Aaron grounded out (second to first); Baker singled
to center; Johnson lined to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez grounded out (second to first); Casanova
singled to shortstop [Casanova to second (error by Kessinger)];
P. Niekro struck out; Garr singled to left [Casanova scored];
Lum tripled to center [Garr scored]; Evans singled to center
[Lum scored]; Aaron forced Evans (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Carty flied out to left; Santo flied out to center;
Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker singled to left; Johnson flied out to right;
Perez singled to right [Baker to second]; Casanova singled to
left [Baker scored, Perez to second]; BURRIS REPLACED REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); P. Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Perez to third, Casanova to second]; Garr singled to center
[Perez scored, Casanova scored]; Lum struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hundley singled to left; Popovich singled to first
[Hundley to second]; Burris struck out; Kessinger flied out to
right; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8,
Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Aaron singled to center; Baker was
called out on strikes; Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to center; Carty singled to left;
Santo tripled to center [Carty scored]; Monday struck out;
Hundley popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 8, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez singled to right; Casanova grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Perez to second]; P. Niekro singled to
center [Perez scored]; Garr forced P. Niekro (first to
shortstop); Lum grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich flied out to center; HISER BATTED FOR BURRIS;
Hiser grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger singled to
center; Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 6TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAROCHE REPLACED
CARDENAL (PITCHING); Evans walked; Evans was picked off first
but was safe on an error by LaRoche [Evans to third]; Aaron
walked; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored];
Johnson homered [Aaron scored]; Perez doubled to left; Casanova
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perez to third]; P. Niekro
flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 12, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: GOGGIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Williams flied
out to center; Carty struck out; Santo flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 12, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr singled to shortstop; Lum flied out to left;
Evans walked [Garr to second]; Aaron doubled to left [Garr
scored, Evans scored]; JACKSON RAN FOR AARON; HOOTON REPLACED
LAROCHE (PITCHING); Baker struck out; Goggin singled to left
[Jackson scored, Goggin to second (error by Carty)]; Perez
walked; Casanova struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 15,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TEPEDINO REPLACED
LUM (PLAYING 1B); Monday grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hundley grounded out (third to first); Popovich was hit by a
pitch; Hiser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 15, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 8TH: P. Niekro flied out to center; Garr singled to
center; Tepedino struck out; Evans was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 15, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); BOURQUE
BATTED FOR HOOTON; Bourque singled to right; Williams forced
Bourque (shortstop to second); Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 15, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 9TH: AKER REPLACED BOURQUE (PITCHING); Jackson lined to
right; Baker lined to left; Goggin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 15, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Santo struck out; Monday tripled to left; Hundley
flied out to right; Popovich grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 15, Cubs 1.