Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1973 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 1 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Mota lf 4 1 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0
Davis cf 4 2 4 3
Ferguson c 3 0 0 1
Crawford rf 3 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 1 0
Sutton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Chicago 000 100 000160
Los Angeles 010 001 02x491
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  L (1-3) 6.0 7 2 2 0 0
  Aker   2.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (3-2) 9.0 6 1 0 1 9
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
9

  E–Lopes (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (8,off Sutton), Los Angeles Davis (4,off Pappas).  HR–Los Angeles Davis 2 (6,2nd inning off Pappas 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Aker 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Ferguson (1,off Pappas).  SB–Hundley (1,2nd base off Sutton/Ferguson); Pepitone (1,2nd base off Sutton/Ferguson).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:01.  A–13,120.
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