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Wednesday August 29, 1973
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Atlanta Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 29, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cubs         0  3  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Braves       0  2  0    2  1  0    2  0  x  -   7 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Garr rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .306
Monday cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Lum 1b                3   0   1   2     2   2   .297
Williams 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .291      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .278
Carty lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .234      Aaron lf              4   0   3   1     0   1   .271
Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .280        Jackson pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Cardenal rf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Popovich 2b           3   0   1   1     0   1   .245      Johnson 2b            2   2   2   1     2   0   .268
  Rosello 2b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .176      Dietz c               3   2   0   0     1   0   .307
Hundley c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .229      Perez ss              3   2   2   1     1   0   .242
Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .057      Morton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .173
  Burris p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        House p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goggin ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .307
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Alexander ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .054

Totals               34   4  10   4     4   5             Totals               31   7  10   7     7   8

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance:  6,238
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Braves 8
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 1
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Monday (20)
Home Runs: Williams (17), Johnson (37)
Stolen Bases: Garr (30)
Caught Stealing: Popovich (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham (3), House (2)
GIDP: Hundley (8), Dietz (5)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  3.1   5   4   2   5   4   0  20   3.35
Burris L(1-1)           3.1   3   2   2   1   1   1  13   2.40
Aker                    0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   3   4.47
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   5.96
Totals                  8    10   7   5   7   8   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  1.2   7   3   3   0   0   0  11   3.65
House W(3-1)            5.1   3   1   1   2   4   1  21   4.42
Neibauer                1     0   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.60
Harrison SV(5)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.75
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: Bonham (5)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams singled to right;
Carty forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Lum walked;
Evans struck out; Aaron singled to third [Lum to second]; Baker
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves
0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to center; Cardenal singled to left
[Santo to third]; Popovich singled to center [Santo scored,
Cardenal to third]; Popovich was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Hundley singled to left [Cardenal scored]; Bonham
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hundley to second];
Kessinger singled to center [Hundley scored]; Monday doubled to
left [Kessinger to third]; HOUSE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING);
Williams grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson walked; Dietz reached on an error by
Williams [Johnson to third, Dietz to first]; Perez walked [Dietz
to second]; House was called out on strikes; Garr forced Johnson
(pitcher to catcher) [Dietz to third, Perez to second]; Lum
singled to right [Dietz scored (unearned), Perez scored
(unearned), Garr to third]; Evans walked [Lum to second]; Aaron
struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 3RD: Carty flied out to center; Santo flied out to left;
Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled
to center; Dietz grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 4TH: Popovich lined to second; On a bunt Hundley singled to
pitcher; On a bunt Bonham struck out; Kessinger flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled to center; House out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Perez to second]; Bonham threw a wild
pitch [Perez to third]; Garr singled to center [Perez scored];
Garr stole second; Lum walked; BURRIS REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); Evans flied out to left; Aaron singled to right
[Garr scored, Lum to third]; Baker forced Aaron (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 4.

CUBS 5TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Williams
homered; Carty singled to center; Santo grounded out (second to
first) [Carty to second]; Cardenal walked; Popovich struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: ROSELLO REPLACED POPOVICH (PLAYING 2B); Johnson
homered; Dietz popped to second; Perez grounded out (second to
first); House grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 5.

CUBS 6TH: Hundley flied out to left; Burris grounded out (first
unassisted); Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr flied out to left; Lum struck out; Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Braves 5.

CUBS 7TH: Monday struck out; Williams grounded out (second to
first); Carty walked; Santo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron singled to third; JACKSON RAN FOR AARON;
Jackson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Johnson walked; AKER REPLACED BURRIS
(PITCHING); Dietz walked [Johnson to second]; Perez singled to
left [Johnson scored, Dietz to second]; GOGGIN BATTED FOR HOUSE;
Goggin singled to center [Dietz scored, Perez to third, Goggin
out at second (center to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 4, Braves 7.

CUBS 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NEIBAUER REPLACED
GOGGIN (PITCHING); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rosello walked; Hundley grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rosello out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED AKER (PITCHING); Garr struck out;
Lum struck out; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 7.

CUBS 9TH: ALEXANDER BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Alexander walked;
HARRISON REPLACED NEIBAUER (PITCHING); Kessinger grounded out
(second to first) [Alexander to second]; Monday flied out to
center [Alexander to third]; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 7.



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