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Sunday September 23, 1973
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Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 7

Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1973 (Day game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs         1  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  2  -   7 16  3
Phillies     4  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  x  -   9 12  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   1   1     0   0   .263      Grabarkewitz 2b,3b    5   1   2   1     0   2   .207
Monday cf             4   1   2   0     1   1   .270      Unser cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Williams lf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .294      Montanez 1b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .267
Santo 3b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .275      Luzinski lf           4   1   4   1     0   0   .287
Cardenal rf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .307      B. Robinson rf        3   1   1   1     0   1   .287
Fanzone 1b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .280      Boone c               2   1   0   0     2   0   .264
  Marquez ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .236      Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Rosello 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .231        Hutton ph           0   1   0   1     1   0   .267
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Bowa ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Hundley c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      C. Robinson ss,2b     4   0   0   0     0   2   .225
  Rudolph c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .191      Brett p               4   1   2   2     0   1   .253
Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .127        Diorio p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burris p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .143
  Beckert ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .255
  James pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .134
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  16   7     3   4             Totals               34   9  12   7     3   8

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  9,991
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Phillies 5
DP: Cubs 1, Phillies 2
Errors: Monday 2, Hundley, C. Robinson
Doubles: Williams (22), Kessinger (22), Santo (29), B. Robinson (29), Brett (5), Luzinski (25)
Home Runs: Fanzone (6)
Stolen Bases: Monday (5), Grabarkewitz (2)
Caught Stealing: Rosello (1), Monday (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Burris (1), B. Robinson (2)
GIDP: Rosello (3), Santo (26)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                0     4   4   3   0   0   0   4   3.09
Burris                  7     4   0   0   1   7   0  25   2.60
Locker                  0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   2.58
Hooton L(14-15)         0.2   3   4   3   2   1   0   7   3.59
Paul                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.81
Totals                  8    12   9   7   3   8   0  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(13-8)           8.1  15   7   6   3   3   1  40   3.48
Diorio SV(1)            0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.69
Totals                  9    16   7   6   3   4   1  43

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Monday struck out;
Williams doubled to left; Santo singled to left [Williams
scored]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Grabarkewitz singled to right; Unser singled to
center [Grabarkewitz to second]; Montanez singled to center
[Grabarkewitz scored, Unser to third]; Luzinski singled to left
[Unser scored, Montanez to second]; BURRIS REPLACED REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); B. Robinson doubled to center [Montanez scored,
Luzinski to third]; Boone was walked intentionally; Schmidt
struck out; C. Robinson forced Luzinski (catcher unassisted) [B.
Robinson scored (error by Hundley) (unearned), Boone to second,
C. Robinson to first]; RUDOLPH REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C );
Brett was called out on strikes; Randy Hundley injured on
play at HP; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone walked; Rosello grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Fanzone out at second]; Rudolph
singled to center; Burris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Unser
flied out to center; Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger popped to first in foul territory; Monday
singled to second; Williams singled to right [Monday to second];
Monday stole third; Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski singled to center; B. Robinson hit into a
double play (right to first) [Luzinski out at second]; Boone
lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 4.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal walked; Fanzone homered [Cardenal scored];
Rosello singled to center; Rosello was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rudolph reached on an error by C. Robinson;
Burris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rudolph to
second]; Kessinger doubled [Rudolph scored (unearned)]; Monday
popped to third in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Robinson flied out to left; Brett doubled to left; Grabarkewitz
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
4, Phillies 4.

CUBS 5TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo popped
to first in foul territory; Cardenal singled to center; Fanzone
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Montanez
flied out to left; Luzinski doubled to center [Luzinski to third
(error by Monday)]; B. Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

CUBS 6TH: Rosello was called out on strikes; Rudolph grounded
out (third to first); Burris singled to left; Kessinger flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone lined to second; Schmidt struck out; C.
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

CUBS 7TH: Monday singled to right; Monday was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first);
Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; Santo flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: Brett popped to catcher in foul territory;
Grabarkewitz struck out; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal singled to center; Fanzone flied to right in
foul territory; Rosello singled to left [Cardenal to second];
Rudolph flied out to center [Cardenal to third]; BECKERT BATTED
FOR BURRIS; Beckert singled to shortstop [Cardenal scored,
Rosello to second]; JAMES RAN FOR BECKERT; Kessinger flied out
to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Montanez singled
to pitcher; HOOTON REPLACED LOCKER (PITCHING); Luzinski singled
to center [Montanez to second]; B. Robinson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Montanez to third, Luzinski to
second]; Boone was walked intentionally; HUTTON BATTED FOR
SCHMIDT; Hutton walked [Montanez scored, Luzinski to third,
Boone to second]; C. Robinson struck out; Brett singled to
center [Luzinski scored, Boone scored, Hutton scored (error by
Monday), Brett to third]; Grabarkewitz singled to right [Brett
scored (unearned)]; PAUL REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING);
Grabarkewitz stole second; Unser grounded out (pitcher to
first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 9.

CUBS 9TH: BOWA REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING SS); C. ROBINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GRABARKEWITZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Monday walked; Williams struck out; Santo doubled to center
[Monday scored]; DIORIO REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Cardenal
lined to right; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR FANZONE; Marquez singled to
center [Santo scored]; LACOCK BATTED FOR ROSELLO; LaCock struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Phillies 9.



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