Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1973 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 4 2 3 2
Driessen 3b 3 1 2 1
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 2 1
Tolan rf 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
Gullett p 2 0 0 0
  Crosby ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 2 3 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 0
Williams 1b 3 1 1 2
Carty lf 4 1 3 2
  Hiser pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 3 1 1 1
Popovich 2b 3 0 2 0
Rudolph c 4 0 0 0
Jenkins p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 6 12 6
Cincinnati 200 000 2004101
Chicago 012 010 11x6121
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett   6.0 9 4 3 0 2
  Tomlin  L (0-1) 0.2 0 1 1 2 1
  Borbon   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
5
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (11-12) 9.0 10 4 4 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
5

  E–Chaney (7), Kessinger (24).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (11,off Jenkins), Chicago Williams (17,off Gullett); Kessinger (14,off Gullett).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (19,7th inning off Jenkins 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Popovich (3,off Borbon).  SB–Morgan (53,2nd base off Jenkins/Rudolph).  CS–Morgan (12,2nd base by Jenkins/Rudolph).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:25.  A–25,454.
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