Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 3 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 131
Played on Saturday, August 25, 1973 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 Monday cf 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 Williams 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 Carty lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Hiser lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Santo 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 Cardenal rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Popovich 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 5 Hundley c 4 0 2 2 1 0 7 0 Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bourque ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 4 12 4 4 5 30 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Kessinger-Popovich-Williams. E: Popovich (2). BATTING - 2B: Cardenal (31,off Roberts); Santo (25,off Roberts); Williams (18,off Roberts). HR: Monday (22,5th inning off Roberts 1 on 1 out). SH: Reuschel (8,off Roberts); Locker (1,off Ray). GDP: Carty (3,off Roberts). IBB: Hundley (5,by Roberts). Team LOB: 12.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gallagher rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 8 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 7 0 Watson lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Rader 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 Helms 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 Jutze c 4 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 Roberts p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 3 9 2 2 7 30 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: Rader (21,off Reuschel); Helms (24,off Reuschel). SH: Metzger (11,off Locker). HBP: Rader (3,by Reuschel). GDP: Wynn (10,off Locker). IBB: Cedeno (7,by Locker); Rader (6,by Locker). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuschel 7 5 3 2 0 5 0 27 Locker W(7-5) 3 4 0 0 2 2 0 14 Totals 10 9 3 2 2 7 0 41 WP: Reuschel 2 (8). HBP: Reuschel (5,Rader). IBB: Locker 2 (8,Cedeno,Rader).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts 7 7 3 3 4 2 1 32 Forsch 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 Ray L(6-2) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 Totals 10 12 4 4 4 5 1 46 IBB: Roberts (7,Hundley). Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 17103 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Gallagher rf 2. Monday cf Metzger ss 3. Williams 1b Cedeno cf 4. Carty lf Watson lf 5. Santo 3b Rader 3b 6. Cardenal rf May 1b 7. Popovich 2b Helms 2b 8. Hundley c Jutze c 9. Reuschel p Roberts p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Monday singled to left; Williams forced Monday (second to shortstop); Carty forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo flied out to center; Cardenal doubled to left; Popovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley was walked intentionally; Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied out to left; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday walked; Williams singled to second [Monday to second]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (third to first); Jutze grounded out (third to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Popovich walked; Hundley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger singled to shortstop; Monday homered [Kessinger scored]; Williams lined to center; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader was hit by a pitch; Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; May popped to shortstop; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: Santo doubled to left; Cardenal walked; Popovich flied out to left [Santo to third]; Hundley reached on a fielder's choice [Santo scored, Cardenal to second]; Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cardenal to third, Hundley to second]; Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Jutze singled to center; Roberts forced Jutze (second to shortstop); Gallagher forced Roberts (third to second); Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 7TH: Monday flied out to center; Williams doubled to center; Carty flied out to center; Santo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to right; Watson grounded out (first unassisted) [Cedeno to second]; Rader doubled to left [Cedeno scored]; May struck out; Helms doubled to left [Rader scored]; Jutze singled to second [Helms scored (error by Popovich) (unearned) (no RBI)]; STEWART BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Jutze to second]; Stewart grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. CUBS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Cardenal popped to second; Popovich singled to center; Hundley singled to left [Popovich to second]; BOURQUE BATTED FOR REUSCHEL; Bourque popped to second; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: LOCKER REPLACED BOURQUE (PITCHING); Gallagher singled to center; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gallagher to second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Gallagher to third, Cedeno to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. CUBS 9TH: Monday struck out; Williams lined to left; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze singled to left; WYNN BATTED FOR FORSCH; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jutze out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. CUBS 10TH: RAY REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); Santo struck out; Cardenal singled to shortstop; Popovich singled to right [Cardenal to third]; Hundley singled to center [Cardenal scored, Popovich to second]; Locker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Popovich to third, Hundley to second]; Kessinger flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: HISER REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled to center; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson singled to right [Metzger to third]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 4 12 1 12 Astros 3 9 0 8
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