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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 8, 1973 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 8, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Carroll |
Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 17,678 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Larry Stahl | Right Fielder |
Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
Clay Carroll | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
Pat Bourque | First Baseman |
Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
Randy Hundley | Catcher |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
Whitey Lockman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 8, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Pappas
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pappas
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Pappas
There goes Morgan. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tolan vs. Pappas
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Pappas
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pappas
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. Pappas
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bourque scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahl for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Carroll
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Carroll
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Carroll
Williams hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bourque vs. Carroll
Bourque hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Carroll
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Pappas
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Pappas
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Pappas
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Carroll
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Cardenal, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Carroll
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Carroll
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Pappas
Rose hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Pappas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pappas
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Pappas
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Pappas
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Carroll
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Carroll
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Carroll
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Carroll
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bourque vs. Carroll
Bourque hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pappas
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Pappas
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Pappas
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Pappas
Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Pappas
Carroll hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Pappas
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bourque scoops it up and throws to first, with Pappas covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Carroll
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Carroll
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Hundley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Hundley reaches third base with a triple. Santo scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Borbon
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to home to get Hundley. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pappas vs. Borbon
Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pappas
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Pappas
Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Pappas
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Pappas
Perez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Pappas
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bourque scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahl for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Borbon
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Borbon
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Borbon
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bourque vs. Borbon
Bourque hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Borbon
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Pappas
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Pappas
Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bourque settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Pappas
Borbon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Borbon
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Borbon
Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Borbon
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Pappas
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. LaRoche
Tolan hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Bonham
Bill Bonham now pitching.
Bonham fires to first and has Tolan trapped. There's the throw to Beckert who tags Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Borbon
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Hall
Cleo James pinch runs for Jim Hickman. Tom Hall now pitching.
Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Hall
Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hall
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stahl. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bourque vs. Hall
Bourque hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Hall
Santo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Aker
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Aker
Stahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Hall
Cardenal hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Hall
Hundley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stahl. Hundley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Hall
Kessinger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aker vs. Hall
Aker bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Hall
Monday takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beckert vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Beckert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Aker
Concepcion strikes out. Hundley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Concepcion out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Aker
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Denis Menke.
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locklear vs. Aker
Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum. Gene Locklear pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Locklear hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Aker
Rose hits a line drive into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1973 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rose P, lf 4 1 1 0 Monday R, cf 3 1 1 2 Morgan J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 2 2 0 Tolan B, cf 4 1 2 1 Williams B, lf 3 0 2 1 Bench J, c 4 0 0 1 Bourque P, 1b 4 1 1 2 Perez T, 1b 4 2 3 3 Santo R, 3b 3 1 0 0 Stahl L, rf 4 0 0 0 Cardenal J, rf 4 0 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0 Hundley R, c 4 0 2 1 Menke D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 0 0 0 Scheinblum R, ph 1 0 1 0 Pappas M, p 2 0 0 0 Geronimo C, pr 0 0 0 0 LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 2 0 1 0 Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 1 0 0 0 Hickman J, ph 1 0 1 0 Hall T, p 0 0 0 0 James C, pr 0 1 0 0 Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Aker J, p 1 0 0 0 Locklear G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 10 5 33 6 10 6 Cincinnati 200 120 000 -- 5 Chicago 200 110 20x -- 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Carroll C 3.1 3 3 3 3 2 Borbon P* 2.2 4 2 2 0 0 Hall T (L) 1.2 3 1 1 2 2 Sprague E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pappas M+ 6.0 9 5 5 1 2 LaRoche D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Bonham B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Aker J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 1 batter in 7th LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Chicago 8 2B -- Williams B 2, Hundley R 3B -- Hundley R HR -- Bourque P, Perez T 2, Monday R SB -- Morgan J CS -- Tolan B T -- 2:31 A -- 17678
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