Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1973 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo lf 4 2 2 1
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Parker ph 1 0 1 0
  Lamb p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
Sanguillen rf 5 0 1 1
Oliver cf 5 1 3 4
Hebner 3b 5 0 1 0
Robertson 1b 4 1 2 0
May c 5 0 1 0
Cash 2b 4 1 3 0
  Maxvill ss 1 0 0 0
Alley ss 3 2 2 1
  Stargell ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 1 0 0
  Zisk ph 1 0 0 0
  McKee p 0 0 0 0
  Rooker p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph,lf,2b 3 1 2 2
Totals 45 9 18 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 2 2 1
Beckert 2b 5 2 2 0
Williams lf 5 2 2 1
Pepitone 1b 4 2 2 2
  Hickman 1b 1 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 1
Cardenal rf 5 1 2 4
Hundley c 5 0 2 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 2 1
Jenkins p 3 0 0 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
  Locker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 15 10
Pittsburgh 220 040 0019181
Chicago 600 400 00x10151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (0-2) 0.0 5 5 5 0 0
  Johnson   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  McKee   1.1 4 4 4 3 0
  Rooker   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Walker   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Lamb   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins   4.1 11 7 7 1 1
  Bonham   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Locker  W (2-0) 4.1 5 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
9
9
1
3

  E–Alley (1), Jenkins (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (3,off Jenkins); Oliver (3,off Jenkins); Sanguillen (3,off Bonham); Cash (1,off Locker), Chicago Santo (3,off Briles); Cardenal (4,off Johnson).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (1,1st inning off Jenkins 1 on, 1 out); Stennett (1,9th inning off Locker 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Monday (2,1st inning off Briles 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Santo (1,by Johnson).  WP–Bonham (1).  HBP–Johnson (1,Santo).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:56.  A–16,637.
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