Astros @ Cubs
August 10, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 11 0
Cubs 4 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 11 0
Cubs 4 7 1

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .254
OBP .500 .337
At Bats 3 390
Hits 1 99
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 0 31

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 10, 1973
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Strikeout
Ken Forsch
Johnny Edwards
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Don Kessinger
Carmen Fanzone
Jim Hickman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 11 0 7
Chicago Cubs 4 7 1 11
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher Burt Hooton
Save Ken Forsch
Game Winning RBI Bob Watson
Attendance 18,785
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fanzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday scores. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Monday moves to second.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 9 Jack Aker now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Popovich strikes out.
Bottom 8 Garrett strikes out.
Bottom 8 Andre Thornton pinch hits for Bob Locker. Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Thornton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wynn strikes out.
Top 8 Forsch hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Helms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to second.
Top 8 Edwards is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 May hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fanzone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Popovich scores. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cardenal takes first base on ball four. Popovich moves to second.
Bottom 7 Monday is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson strikes out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Bob Locker now pitching. Paul Popovich now playing second base. Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Garrett strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pat Bourque pinch hits for Dave Rosello. Bourque hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Hickman scores. Fanzone moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jim Ray now pitching. Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fanzone takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader scores. May moves to third. Helms moves to second.
Top 6 Helms is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Edwards bunts towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third. May moves to second.
Top 6 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 6 Ray Burris now pitching. Rader hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gene Hiser pinch hits for Burt Hooton. Hiser is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fanzone strikes out.
Top 4 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Richard moves to second.
Top 4 Richard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. There goes Watson trying to get to second. Williams throws the ball in to Rosello who tags Watson for the out. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Fanzone. Wynn moves to second.
Top 3 Metzger hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adrian Garrett now catching. Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 2 Adrian Garrett pinch runs for Ken Rudolph. Hooton takes first base on ball four. Garrett moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rudolph is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fanzone moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fanzone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fanzone takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hooton fires to first and picks off Richard.
Top 2 Richard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to second.
Top 2 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 May hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second.
Bottom 1 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Rudolph and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.