Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 18, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1973 at Veteran's Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 2 1 1
Beckert 2b 2 2 1 0
  Popovich 2b 2 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 2 1
  Hiser pr,lf 0 0 0 1
Pepitone 1b 3 1 1 2
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
  Fanzone 3b 1 1 1 1
Cardenal rf 5 0 1 0
  James pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Hundley c 3 1 1 1
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Jenkins p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 9 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 2b 4 0 1 0
Unser cf 4 1 1 1
Montanez rf 4 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 1 0
Hutton 1b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 0 0 0 0
  Brandon p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Christenson p 0 0 0 0
  Rogodzinski ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago 121 200 012990
Philadelphia 001 000 010262
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (4-3) 9.0 6 2 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (1-3) 2.2 4 4 2 5 4
  Brandon   2.1 1 2 2 3 4
  Christenson   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Lersch   1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
9
7
11
9

  E–Unser (1), Schmidt (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–Chicago Monday (7,off Christenson).  HR–Chicago Fanzone (1,9th inning off Lersch 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Unser (2,3rd inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out); Rogodzinski (1,8th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hiser (1,off Christenson); Monday (1,off Lersch).  HBP–Schmidt (2,by Jenkins).  SB–Pepitone (3,2nd base off Ruthven/Ryan); Monday (1,2nd base off Brandon/Ryan).  WP–Lersch (3).  HBP–Jenkins (2,Schmidt).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:40.  A–10,067.
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