Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants
May 5, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1973 at Candlestick Park. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco Giants 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
James cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 5 1 2 0
  Popovich 2b 0 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 1 0
Hickman lf 4 1 2 1
  Hiser pr,cf 1 2 1 0
Santo 3b 3 1 1 3
Pepitone 1b 4 1 2 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 1
Kessinger ss 2 0 0 0
Hooton p 4 0 2 1
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 5 1 1 0
Fuentes 2b 3 1 2 2
Speier ss 4 0 1 2
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomasson lf 3 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Howarth cf 2 0 0 0
Rader c 3 1 1 0
Bryant p 2 0 0 0
  Matthews lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Chicago 010 000 0427110
San Francisco 000 000 040461
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (3-2) 7.1 5 4 4 2 9
  Locker   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  LaRoche   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Aker  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
9
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant  L (3-2) 7.1 8 5 2 3 1
  Sosa   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Moffitt   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
4
4
2

  E–McCovey (5).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Hickman (1,off Bryant), San Francisco Speier (5,off Locker).  HR–Chicago Santo (5,9th inning off Moffitt 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Cardenal (1,off Bryant).  SF–Hundley (1,off Bryant); Santo (1,off Bryant).  IBB–Kessinger (6,by Sosa).  SB–Hiser (2,2nd base off Moffitt/Rader).  WP–Sosa (1).  IBB–Sosa (2,Kessinger).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:58.  A–9,725.
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