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Wednesday September 12, 1973
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Pirates      0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2 10  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines rf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .259      Monday cf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .266
Cash 3b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Oliver cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .293      Williams lf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .301
Stargell lf           2   1   0   0     3   1   .304      Marquez 1b            4   1   3   0     1   0   .280
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .284      Santo 3b              5   0   3   1     0   2   .273
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245        James pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .114
Robertson 1b          3   1   2   3     1   0   .246      Popovich 2b           5   0   1   1     0   2   .234
Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .206      LaCock rf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .308
  Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .054
  J. Hernandez ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Kison p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Giusti p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .400        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Cardenal ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .312
                                                            Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rudolph c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
                                                          Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                            Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
                                                          Paul p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Hiser rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .178

Totals               35   4   8   4     5   4             Totals               35   2  10   2     6   8

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance:  9,857
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Cubs 13
DP: Pirates 2, Cubs 2
Errors: Sanguillen, Santo, Popovich
Doubles: Sanguillen (23), Oliver (30), Marquez (1)
Home Runs: Robertson (14)
GIDP: Oliver (15), Hebner (8), Williams (11), Beckert (15)
Hit by Pitch: Hiser (1,by Kison)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(1-0)            7     6   2   1   5   7   0  31   2.14
Giusti SV(18)           2     4   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.02
Totals                  9    10   2   1   6   8   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(0-1)             4.2   5   4   4   3   3   1  21   4.98
Bonham                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.29
Burris                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.83
LaRoche                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.00
Locker                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.46
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Kison (1)
Wild Pitches: Bonham (8)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


PIRATES 1ST: Clines walked; Cash forced Clines (first to
shortstop); Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger
grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell flied out to left; Sanguillen doubled to
center; Stennett popped to second; Robertson was walked
intentionally; Maxvill flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Marquez doubled to left; Santo struck out; Popovich
struck out; LaCock walked; Hundley forced LaCock (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Kison grounded out (second to first); Clines was
called out on strikes; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Paul struck out; Monday singled to center; Kessinger
forced Monday (first to shortstop); Williams was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver lined to right; Stargell walked; Sanguillen
singled to center [Stargell to second]; Stennett popped to first
in foul territory; Robertson homered [Stargell scored,
Sanguillen scored]; Maxvill was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Marquez grounded out (first unassisted); Santo singled
to left; Popovich struck out; LaCock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Kison struck out; Clines singled to pitcher; Cash
lined to right; Oliver doubled to left [Clines scored]; BONHAM
REPLACED LACOCK (PITCHING); HISER REPLACED PAUL (PLAYING RF);
Stargell was walked intentionally; Sanguillen forced Stargell
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley was called out on strikes; Hiser was hit by a
pitch; Monday walked [Hiser to second]; Kessinger singled to
shortstop [Hiser to third, Monday to second]; Williams grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson
singled to left; Bonham threw a wild pitch [Robertson to
second]; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Kison
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Marquez singled to center; Santo was called out on
strikes; Popovich singled to pitcher [Marquez to second];
BECKERT BATTED FOR BONHAM; Beckert grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Popovich out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 7TH: BURRIS REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Clines flied
out to center; Cash grounded out (third to first); Oliver flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley flied out to left; Hiser flied out to center;
Monday walked; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell walked; Sanguillen forced Stargell (third
to second); Stennett singled to left [Sanguillen to second];
Robertson reached on an error by Santo [Sanguillen to third,
Stennett to second, Robertson to first]; HEBNER BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; LAROCHE REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); Hebner grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Sanguillen out
at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING SS); Williams
walked; GIUSTI REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Marquez walked (walk
was charged to Kison) [Williams to second]; Santo singled to
left [Williams scored, Marquez to third (error by Sanguillen),
Santo to second]; Popovich grounded out (second to first)
[Marquez scored (unearned), Santo to third]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR
LAROCHE; Cardenal walked; HICKMAN BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; ALEXANDER
RAN FOR CARDENAL; Hickman popped to first; Hiser struck out; 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 9TH: RUDOLPH REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); LOCKER
REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); Giusti singled to center; Clines
popped to second; Cash forced Giusti (third to second); Oliver
reached on an error by Popovich [Cash to second, Oliver to
first]; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Monday flied out to right; Kessinger flied out to
left; Williams singled to right; Marquez singled to center
[Williams to second]; Santo singled to shortstop [Williams to
third, Marquez to second]; JAMES RAN FOR SANTO; Popovich
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates
4, Cubs 2.



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