Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
June 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1973 at Atlanta Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 4 0 0 1
  Kessinger ss 0 0 0 0
Williams lf 2 1 0 0
Hickman 1b 3 1 1 2
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 1 1
Rudolph c 4 0 0 0
Popovich ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Reuschel p 4 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Oates c 5 0 0 0
Garr rf 4 0 3 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Aaron lf 3 1 1 1
Lum 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker cf 3 2 2 0
Johnson 2b 2 0 0 1
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Panther p 0 0 0 0
  Tepedino ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 3 9 3
Chicago 110 000 200452
Atlanta 000 002 001391
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  W (8-4) 8.0 8 3 2 3 5
  Locker  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (6-3) 7.0 5 4 2 5 5
  Panther   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
2
5
5

  E–Rudolph 2 (5), Lum (5).  DP–Chicago 2, Atlanta 1.  PB–Oates 2 (6).  2B–Chicago Monday (10,off P Niekro), Atlanta Lum (10,off Reuschel); Garr (6,off Reuschel).  HR–Chicago Cardenal (7,2nd inning off P Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Hickman (1,7th inning off P Niekro 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Aaron (18,6th inning off Reuschel 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Beckert (4,off P Niekro).  IBB–Popovich (3,by P Niekro).  SF–Johnson (1,off Reuschel).  SB–Popovich (1,2nd base off P Niekro/Oates); Garr (16,2nd base off Reuschel/Rudolph); Baker (5,2nd base off Reuschel/Rudolph).  WP–P Niekro 2 (4).  IBB–P Niekro (2,Popovich).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:27.  A–21,613.
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