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August 14, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 8 1
Cubs 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 8 1
Cubs 2 6 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .246
OBP .000 .328
At Bats 3 402
Hits 0 99
• Singles 0 83
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 31

Carl Morton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 14, 1973
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Out
Carl Morton
Dick Dietz
Mike Lum
Davey Johnson
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Sonny Jackson
Dusty Baker
Ralph Garr
Don Kessinger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 6 8 1 7
Chicago Cubs 2 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Carl Morton
Losing Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance 24,553
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Morton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rico Carty pinch hits for Dave LaRoche. Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bourque scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out.
Top 9 Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Garr strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bourque is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Santo reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Top 8 Morton hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dietz hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave LaRoche now pitching. Lum hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rosello hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Marty Perez now playing shortstop. Sonny Jackson now playing left field. Gene Hiser pinch hits for Burt Hooton. Hiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Baker strikes out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a popup towards first. Bourque settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bourque hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Top 6 Evans is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Monday moves to third.
Bottom 5 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rosello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rosello fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Dave Rosello now playing second base. Burt Hooton now pitching. Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to home to get Johnson. Lum moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Baker scores. Johnson moves to third.
Top 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to third. Baker moves to second.
Top 5 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Aaron moves to second.
Top 5 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Evans. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Evans steals second.
Top 5 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Santo scores.
Bottom 4 Bourque hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Top 4 Garr strikes out.
Top 4 Morton strikes out.
Top 4 Dietz bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to second.
Top 4 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Baker strikes out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bourque hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Garr reaches second base with a double. Lum scores.
Top 2 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lum moves to third.
Top 2 Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Lum reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Dietz for a passed ball. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson tags and scores. Evans tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Garr hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.