Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 16

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 2 2 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Jutze ph 1 0 0 0
Alou rf 5 3 3 3
Agee cf 5 2 3 1
Watson lf 3 0 2 2
  Gallagher lf 2 0 0 0
May 1b 5 0 1 1
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 14 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 5 2 2 2
Beckert 2b 3 1 0 1
  Popovich 2b 2 0 0 0
Williams lf 2 3 2 1
  James pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 2 3 2
Santo 3b 3 1 1 1
  Bourque 1b 2 0 1 1
Fanzone 1b,3b 5 1 1 3
Hundley c 5 2 2 2
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 5 2 2 1
Jenkins p 3 1 0 0
  Rudolph c 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 16 14 14
Houston 000 002 3038143
Chicago 1001 201 20x16141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (5-3) 0.2 4 6 0 0 0
  Ray   0.0 0 3 3 3 0
  Upshaw   3.1 7 4 3 2 4
  Gladding   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Crawford   2.0 2 2 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
16
7
5
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (6-3) 7.0 10 5 5 0 6
  Locker  SV (5) 2.0 4 3 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
6
0
8

  E–Rader 2 (10), Torres (2), Popovich (1).  2B–Houston Edwards 2 (6,off Jenkins 2); Helms (7,off Locker), Chicago Cardenal (12,off Upshaw).  HR–Houston Alou (1,7th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out); Agee (2,7th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Hundley (5,4th inning off Upshaw 0 on, 0 out); Monday (11,6th inning off Gladding 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cardenal (2,by Roberts).  IBB–Williams (5,by Upshaw).  WP–Upshaw (1).  HBP–Roberts (2,Cardenal).  IBB–Upshaw (3,Williams).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–(none), 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:30.  A–10,696.
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