New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, September 30, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Mets 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 - 9 10 2 Cubs 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garrett 3b 3 3 2 0 2 0 .254 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Millan 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Staub rf 5 2 3 3 0 0 .274 Rosello ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Milner 1b 3 2 1 1 2 0 .241 Hiser cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Jones lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .259 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Grote c 5 0 0 1 0 0 .253 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Hahn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Fanzone 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Koosman p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .103 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Thornton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Popovich 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .237 Rudolph c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .193 Jenkins p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .119 Paul p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hickman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Totals 37 9 10 7 4 6 Totals 32 2 6 0 2 7 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 21,432 Left on Base: Mets 6, Cubs 6 DP: Mets 1, Cubs 0 Errors: Garrett, Jones, Santo, Rudolph Doubles: Staub (36) Home Runs: Jones (10) Stolen Bases: Hahn (2) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (18), Jenkins (7) GIDP: Santo (27) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(14-15) 9 6 2 0 2 7 0 35 2.84 Totals 9 6 2 0 2 7 0 35 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(14-16) 6.1 6 6 3 4 5 1 30 3.89 Paul 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.77 Burris 2.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 11 2.92 Totals 9 10 9 6 4 6 1 42 Wild Pitches: Koosman (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garrett to second]; Staub singled to center [Garrett to third, Staub to second (on throw)]; Milner was walked intentionally; Jones reached on an error by Santo [Milner to third, Jones to second, Staub scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garrett scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Grote grounded out (third to first) [Milner scored (unearned)]; Hahn popped to first; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: On a bunt Kessinger singled to pitcher; Monday flied to right; Williams popped to shortstop; Santo walked [Kessinger to second]; Cardenal was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. METS 2ND: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Koosman was called out on strikes; Garrett popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Fanzone singled to center; Popovich singled to center [Fanzone to second]; Rudolph reached on an error by Garrett [Fanzone scored (unearned) (no RBI), Popovich scored (error by Jones) (unearned)]; Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rudolph to second]; Kessinger popped to first in foul territory; Monday flied to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub flied to center; Milner flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Williams flied to left; Santo flied to right; Cardenal flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. METS 4TH: Jones struck out; Grote flied to center; Hahn lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Fanzone grounded out (third to first); Popovich flied to right; Rudolph walked; Jenkins flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. METS 5TH: Harrelson struck out; Koosman struck out; Garrett singled to right; Millan forced Garrett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Monday was called out on strikes; Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cubs 2. METS 6TH: Staub lined to second; Milner walked; Jones homered [Milner scored]; Grote flied to right; Hahn singled to left; Hahn stole second [Hahn to third (error by Rudolph)]; Harrelson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Santo grounded out (third to first); Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Fanzone flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cubs 2. METS 7TH: Koosman flied to center; Garrett walked; Millan singled to right [Garrett to third]; Staub singled to center [Millan to second, Garrett scored]; PAUL REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Milner flied to left; BURRIS REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); HICKMAN REPLACED PAUL (PLAYING 1B); Jones flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: Popovich struck out; Rudolph popped to second; Hickman singled to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 2. METS 8TH: Grote flied to center; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: ROSELLO BATTED FOR MONDAY; Rosello struck out; Williams singled to center; Santo grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cubs 2. METS 9TH: HISER REPLACED ROSELLO (PLAYING CF); Koosman struck out; Garrett singled to right; Millan singled to left [Garrett to second]; Staub doubled to left [Millan scored, Garrett scored]; Milner singled to center [Staub scored]; Jones forced Milner (pitcher to shortstop); Grote forced Jones (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Cardenal singled to second; THORNTON BATTED FOR BURRIS; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Cardenal to second]; Thornton struck out; Popovich flied to right; Rudolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Cubs 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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