Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 16, 1973 Box Score

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

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Atlanta Braves 10, Chicago Cubs 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 6 1 3 2
Lum 1b,lf 6 1 4 2
Evans 3b 5 1 0 0
Aaron lf 4 2 2 3
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Baker cf 3 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
Perez ss 2 0 1 0
  Tepedino ph,1b 2 1 1 2
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,ss 2 1 1 1
Harrison p 2 0 0 0
  Goggin ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Dietz ph,c 2 2 2 0
Totals 41 10 16 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Rosello ss 5 1 1 0
Cardenal rf 5 0 0 0
Williams 1b,lf 2 1 1 0
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
  Bourque 1b 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0
Rudolph c 3 0 1 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Thornton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 0
Atlanta 000 000 09110163
Chicago 101 000 000241
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Harrison   6.0 3 2 2 6 5
  Niekro  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Frisella  SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   6.0 6 0 0 4 0
  Locker  L (5-5) 1.2 3 5 5 2 0
  Aker   0.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Burris   1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
7
1

  E–Evans (20), Aaron (5), Casanova (8), Rosello (3).  DP–Atlanta 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Atlanta Perez (12,off Pappas); Tepedino (2,off Locker); Garr (28,off Aker), Chicago Rosello (2,off Harrison).  HR–Atlanta Aaron (29,8th inning off Aker 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Williams (4,2nd base off Harrison/Casanova); Rosello (1,Home off Harrison/Casanova); Cardenal (15,2nd base off J Niekro/Casanova).  WP–J Niekro (1).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:52.  A–17,682.
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