Billy Williams, who batted in four runs in the previous day's game when the Cubs ended their 11-game losing steak by defeating the Dodgers, 5-1, smashed a two-run homer to beat the Dodgers again, 2-1. Ron Cey homered for the Dodgers in the third inning. Don Kessinger singled for the Cubs in the sixth and was forced by Jose Cardenal before Williams whacked his game-winning homer off Claude Osteen. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    18, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Kessinger ss          4   0   3   0     0   0   .253
Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Cardenal rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .287      Williams 1b,lf        3   1   1   2     1   1   .286
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Carty lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .233
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .303        Hiser pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .315        Hickman ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  Paciorek pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Cey 3b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .253      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Osteen p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .170
  Rau p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               34   1   7   1     0   5             Totals               30   2   7   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 24,893
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Cubs 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Garvey (14)
Triples: Davis (8)
Home Runs: Cey (11), Williams (16)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(14-6)          7     5   2   2   1   3   1  26   2.82
Rau                     1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.86
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   5   1  31

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(10-11)         9     7   1   1   0   5   1  34   3.87
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   5   1  34

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cardenal flied out to
left; Williams walked; Carty forced Williams (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo was called out on strikes; Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey homered; Russell flied out to left; Osteen was
called out on strikes; Lopes flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Popovich grounded out (first to pitcher); Hooton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Davis
tripled to right; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
lined to right; Carty singled to center; Santo struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey singled to left [Garvey to second (error by
Kessinger)]; Cey flied out to center; Russell flied out to
center; Osteen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley flied out to center; Monday lined to first;
Popovich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied
out to right; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hooton struck out; Kessinger singled to center;
Cardenal forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); Williams
homered [Cardenal scored]; Carty singled to left; HISER RAN FOR
CARTY; Santo popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 7TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ferguson flied
out to center; Crawford struck out; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Monday grounded
out (pitcher to first); Popovich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey flied out to left; Russell singled to left;
MCMULLEN BATTED FOR OSTEEN; McMullen popped to shortstop; Lopes
singled to right [Russell to second]; Bill Russell fell down
rounding 2B; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: RAU REPLACED MCMULLEN (PITCHING); Hooton popped to
shortstop; Kessinger singled to right; Cardenal singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Williams struck out; HICKMAN BATTED FOR
HISER; Hickman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.

DODGERS 9TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Davis struck out; Ferguson flied
out to left; Crawford singled to left; Garvey doubled to right
[Crawford to third]; PACIOREK RAN FOR GARVEY; Cey popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 2.