Led by Billy Williams, who drove in four runs, the Cubs ended their 11-game losing streak by defeating the Dodgers, 5-1. Williams sent in the first two runs with a single in the third inning after the Cubs loaded the bases on singles by Paul Popovich and Don Kessinger and a pass to Jose Cardenal. A single by Rick Monday, his theft of second and a double by Popovich added a run in the fourth. Williams then batted in two more runs with a homer after a single by Cardenal in the fifth.

The Dodgers scored in the sixth when Davey Lopes was hit by a pitch, Bill Buckner singled for the first hit off Bill Bonham and Willie Davis lofted a sacrifice fly. Bonham was lifted with one out in the ninth after the Dodgers loaded the bases on a walk and singles by Joe Ferguson and Willie Crawford, but Bob Locker relieved and ended the game with one pitch, inducing Steve Garvey to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, August    17, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Cubs         0  0  2    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   0   0     0   2   .274      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .248
Buckner lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .283      Cardenal rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .311
Davis cf              3   0   0   1     0   2   .287      Williams 1b           4   1   3   4     0   0   .285
Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .262      Carty lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .303        Hiser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Popovich 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .224
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Bonham p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .109        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Yeager ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               27   1   3   1     4   9             Totals               33   5   9   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 13,987
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Cubs 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Davis
Doubles: Popovich (4)
Home Runs: Williams (15)
Stolen Bases: Monday (4), Kessinger (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (6)
GIDP: Garvey (7)
Hit by Pitch: Lopes (4,by Bonham)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(11-8)     5     8   5   5   2   3   1  25   2.92
Downing                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.95
Hough                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.26
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   4   1  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(5-4)           8.1   3   1   1   4   9   0  32   3.38
Locker SV(11)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Totals                  9     3   1   1   4   9   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (4)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner flied out to left; Davis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
flied out to left; Williams singled to right; Carty forced
Williams (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson walked; Crawford walked [Ferguson to
second]; Garvey lined into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Ferguson out at second]; Cey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday struck
out; Hundley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to right; Messersmith grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich singled to center; Bonham out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Popovich to second]; Kessinger singled
to right [Popovich to third, Kessinger to second (on throw)];
Cardenal walked; Williams singled to left [Popovich scored,
Kessinger scored, Cardenal to third]; Carty lined to second;
Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
struck out; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: On a bunt Monday singled to second; Monday stole
second; Hundley popped to catcher in foul territory; Popovich
doubled to center [Monday scored]; On a bunt Bonham made an out
to catcher [Popovich stayed at second]; Bill Bonham called
for interference for running into his own batted ball;
Kessinger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford made an out to third; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); Cey walked; Russell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 5TH: Cardenal singled to shortstop; Williams homered
[Cardenal scored]; Carty struck out; Santo walked; Monday flied
out to center; Hundley grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 6TH: JOSHUA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Joshua was called
out on strikes; Lopes was hit by a pitch; Buckner singled to
right [Lopes to third]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Lopes scored]; Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: DOWNING REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Popovich lined to
center; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
singled to center; Kessinger stole second; Cardenal grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford struck out; Garvey struck out; Cey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Carty was
called out on strikes; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 8TH: HISER REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Russell grounded
out (third to first); YEAGER BATTED FOR DOWNING; Yeager grounded
out (first unassisted); Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED YEAGER (PITCHING); Monday flied out to
left; Hundley grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich
reached on an error by Davis [Popovich to second]; Bonham flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner walked; Davis flied out to left; Ferguson
singled to center [Buckner to second]; Crawford singled to
pitcher [Buckner to third, Ferguson to second]; LOCKER REPLACED
BONHAM (PITCHING); Garvey grounded into a double play (pitcher
to catcher to first) [Buckner out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 5.