Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 13, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1973 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 2 2 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 1 1
Santo 3b 4 1 2 1
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
  Melendez lf 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 2 3 1
Simmons c 4 0 2 0
Torre 1b 4 1 2 2
Cruz cf 4 1 2 2
Reitz 3b 4 1 1 0
Carbo rf 3 0 1 0
Busse ss 4 0 1 1
Wise p 4 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 6
Chicago 000 010 101382
St. Louis 001 100 40x6131
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (0-1) 7.0 13 6 6 1 5
  Locker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
1
6
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (1-0) 8.1 8 3 3 0 3
  Segui  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
4

  E–Hundley (1), Pappas (1), Reitz (2).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (1,off Wise); Cardenal (2,off Wise), St. Louis J Cruz (3,off Pappas); Brock (1,off Pappas); Sizemore (2,off Pappas).  HR–St. Louis J Cruz (2,7th inning off Pappas 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Carbo (1,by Pappas).  CS–Hundley (1,2nd base by Wise/Simmons); Santo (1,2nd base by Wise/Simmons).  WP–Pappas (1).  IBB–Pappas (1,Carbo).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:11.  A–10,083.
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