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August 28, 1973

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Bottom 7 R H E
Cubs 4 10 2
Braves 6 9 0
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Cubs 4 10 2
Braves 6 9 0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 1.000
OBP .000 1.000
At Bats 0 1
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Burt Hooton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 12 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 28, 1973
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Out
Burt Hooton
Randy Hundley
Billy Williams
Paul Popovich
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Rico Carty
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Joe Niekro
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Johnson strikes out.
Top 7 Carty hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro catches it and throws to first to double up Williams.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Aaron 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 scores. Evans moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second. Popovich throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Hooton fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hooton. Jackson scores. Lum moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Garr bunts towards third. Santo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Burt Hooton now pitching. Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Pat Bourque pinch hits for Ray Burris. Joe Niekro now pitching. Sonny Jackson now playing shortstop. Bourque strikes out.
Top 6 Hundley takes first base on ball four. Cardenal moves to third. Popovich moves to second.
Top 6 Popovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Casanova strikes out.
Bottom 5 Perez 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 5 Johnson strikes out.
Top 5 Santo strikes out.
Top 5 Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Kessinger scores. Monday moves to second.
Top 5 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. Hundley moves to third.
Top 5 Burris hits a popup in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Hundley. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Hundley steals second.
Top 5 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ray Burris now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schueler hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Casanova is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Johnson. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carty 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 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schueler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lum hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Garr. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Bottom 2 Garr hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pappas is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Popovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Schueler strikes out.
Bottom 1 Casanova hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Baker 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 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday moves to second.
Top 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.