Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 29, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1973 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 1, Chicago Cubs 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher cf 4 1 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Wynn rf 4 0 1 1
Watson lf 4 0 2 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 1 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Agee ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 3 2 1 1
Beckert 2b 5 1 2 1
Williams lf 4 0 3 0
  James pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 1 0 0
Cardenal rf 2 1 1 2
  Hiser ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Hickman 1b 3 1 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 2 2
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 1
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 12 7
Houston 100 000 000151
Chicago 400 101 01x7123
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (6-2) 0.1 3 4 4 3 0
  Ray   3.2 3 1 1 0 2
  Upshaw   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  York   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Gladding   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (5-3) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
5

  E–Edwards (4), Santo (5), Hickman (4), Kessinger (10).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Williams (7,off Ray).  HR–Chicago Monday (10,4th inning off Ray 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Metzger (5,off Reuschel); Hundley (2,off Upshaw); Reuschel 2 (4,off Upshaw,off Gladding).  IBB–Monday (5,by Gladding).  SB–James (5,2nd base off York/Edwards).  CS–Hundley (3,2nd base by Ray/Edwards).  IBB–Gladding (1,Monday).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:26.  A–7,759.
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