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Tuesday August 28, 1973
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Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 6

Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cubs         2  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  2  -   9 16  3
Braves       4  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   6  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   3   1     0   0   .259      Garr rf               4   1   4   1     0   0   .307
Monday cf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .264      Lum 1b                5   2   1   0     0   0   .296
Williams 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .289      Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     2   1   .280
Carty lf              5   1   2   4     0   0   .234      Aaron lf              5   1   1   4     0   0   .265
  Hiser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Baker cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Santo 3b              4   2   2   2     1   1   .281      Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .265
Cardenal rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .309      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Popovich 2b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .244        J. Niekro p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Hundley c             2   1   1   0     1   0   .226        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Pappas p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .048      Casanova c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .231
  Burris p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schueler p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .170
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .209        Jackson ss          1   1   0   0     1   0   .216
  Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .164
  Hickman ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .253
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               36   9  16   9     4   3             Totals               36   6   9   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  7,566
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Braves 9
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 4
Errors: Kessinger, Popovich, Hooton
Doubles: Santo (26), Kessinger (15), Lum (19)
Home Runs: Carty (1), Santo (15), Garr (10), Aaron (33)
Stolen Bases: Hundley (4), Garr (29), Johnson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Hundley (5), Garr (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hickman (4)
GIDP: Hundley (7), Kessinger (13), Carty (5)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (6,by Pappas)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas                  3.1   7   4   4   3   1   2  21   4.61
Burris                  1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.18
Hooton W(11-12)         2     2   2   1   1   1   0   9   3.90
Locker SV(13)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.52
Totals                  9     9   6   5   4   6   2  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler                5     9   4   4   3   2   1  26   4.08
J. Niekro L(1-2)        3     6   4   4   1   1   0  13   5.84
Devine                  1     1   1   1   0   0   1   3   6.98
Totals                  9    16   9   9   4   3   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Pappas (4)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Monday forced Kessinger
(second to shortstop); Williams flied out to center [Monday to
second]; Carty homered [Monday scored]; Santo doubled to left;
Cardenal flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Lum doubled; Evans walked; Aaron
homered [Lum scored, Evans scored]; Baker grounded out (second
to first); Johnson was hit by a pitch; Perez forced Johnson
(first to shortstop); Casanova singled to left [Perez to
second]; Schueler struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Braves 4.

CUBS 2ND: Popovich singled to center; Hundley grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Popovich out at
second]; Pappas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Garr singled to center; Garr stole second; Lum
popped to third; Evans flied out to left; Aaron reached on an
error by Kessinger [Garr out at home (first to catcher), Aaron
to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday
flied out to right; Williams walked; Carty grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker popped to second; Johnson singled to center;
Johnson stole second; Perez flied out to right; Casanova was
walked intentionally; Schueler flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

CUBS 4TH: Santo flied out to right; Cardenal flied out to
center; Popovich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to center; Lum grounded out (second to
first) [Garr to second]; Evans walked; BURRIS REPLACED PAPPAS
(PITCHING); Aaron forced Evans (shortstop to second); Baker
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 4.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley singled to left; Hundley stole second; On a
bunt Burris made an out to catcher [Hundley stayed at
second]; Ray Burris called for interference; Kessinger
doubled to left [Hundley to third]; Monday walked; Williams
popped to second; Carty singled to left [Kessinger scored,
Monday to second, Hundley scored]; Santo struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson struck out; Perez grounded out (second to
first); Casanova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Braves 4.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal singled to left; Popovich singled to left
[Cardenal to second]; Hundley walked [Cardenal to third,
Popovich to second]; BOURQUE BATTED FOR BURRIS; J. NIEKRO
REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); JACKSON REPLACED SCHUELER (PLAYING
SS); Bourque struck out; Kessinger grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hundley out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: HOOTON REPLACED BOURQUE (PITCHING); Jackson walked;
On a bunt Garr singled to third [Jackson to second]; Lum forced
Garr (shortstop to second) [Jackson to third]; Evans singled to
second [Jackson scored, Lum to third (error by Hooton)]; Aaron
grounded out (second to first) [Lum scored (unearned), Evans to
second]; Baker grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 6.

CUBS 7TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
singled to left; Carty lined into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Williams out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Johnson struck out; J. Niekro grounded out (second
to first); Casanova flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Braves 6.

CUBS 8TH: Santo walked; Cardenal singled to left [Santo to
second]; Popovich singled to right [Santo scored, Cardenal to
second]; Hundley out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Cardenal to third, Popovich to second]; HICKMAN BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Hickman hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cardenal scored,
Popovich to third]; Kessinger singled to center [Popovich
scored, Kessinger out at second (center to shortstop)]; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Jackson reached
on an error by Popovich [Jackson to first]; Garr out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Jackson to second]; Lum
grounded out (first unassisted) [Jackson to third]; Evans struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 6.

CUBS 9TH: Monday singled to center; Williams singled to center
[Monday to second]; DEVINE REPLACED J. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Carty
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Monday to third, Williams out at second]; Santo homered [Monday
scored]; Cardenal flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 9, Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: HISER REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Aaron grounded
out (pitcher to first); Baker grounded out (third to first);
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 9, Braves 6.



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