Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
June 14, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1973 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0
  Popovich 2b 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 1 2 3
Hickman 1b 3 1 1 0
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Cardenal rf 3 0 0 1
Hundley c 4 0 1 1
James cf 3 0 0 0
  Monday ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Jenkins p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 1
  York p 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Watson lf,c 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 1 1
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 2
Jutze c 2 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Torres ss 0 0 0 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
Chicago 000 210 200591
Houston 000 020 110460
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (7-4) 9.0 6 4 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
2
0
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (7-5) 8.0 8 5 5 3 4
  York   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
4

  E–Cardenal (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Chicago Santo (13,off Reuss), Houston May (9,off Jenkins).  3B–Houston Metzger (9,off Jenkins).  HR–Chicago Williams (10,7th inning off Reuss 1 on, 2 out), Houston Helms (1,5th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Beckert (3,off Reuss).  SF–Cardenal (2,off Reuss).  SB–Kessinger (2,2nd base off York/Watson).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:10.  A–17,359.
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