Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1973 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 5 0 2 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 2 0
Santo 3b 1 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0
Rudolph c 2 0 0 0
  Bourque ph 1 0 1 1
  Hundley c 0 0 0 0
  Beckert ph 1 0 0 0
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Hiser ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Robinson B. 3b,lf 5 0 0 0
Unser cf 4 2 3 0
Montanez rf 3 1 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 3 2
  Schmidt 3b 0 0 0 0
Hutton 1b 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 1 1 0
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson C. ss 4 0 1 0
Ruthven p 3 0 1 1
Totals 33 4 11 3
Chicago 000 001 000151
Philadelphia 102 000 01x4110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (4-2) 5.0 8 3 2 3 4
  Aker   3.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
4
3
3
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (5-9) 9.0 5 1 1 7 9
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
7
9

  E–Cardenal (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Boone (11).  2B–Chicago Williams (15,off Ruthven), Philadelphia Ruthven (1,off Aker).  SH–Ruthven (4,off Aker).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:31.  A–16,855.
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