Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 23, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 2 0 0 0
Driessen 3b,1b 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 4 0 1 0
  Gullett pr 0 0 0 0
  Menke 3b 0 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Kosco rf 4 1 1 1
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
  King ph 1 0 1 0
  Chaney pr,ss 1 2 1 0
Grimsley p 2 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 1 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 1 1
Monday cf 2 0 0 0
Williams 1b 3 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 1 2 1
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
Cardenal rf 2 1 1 0
Popovich 2b 3 0 1 1
Hundley c 3 1 2 1
Bonham p 2 0 0 0
  Locker p 1 0 0 0
  Bourque ph 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Cincinnati 010 000 010 1361
Chicago 010 010 000 2481
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   7.0 3 2 2 3 4
  Borbon   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Carroll  L (5-7) 0.1 2 2 0 0 0
  Hall   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.2
8
4
2
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   7.1 4 2 2 3 9
  Locker  W (6-5) 2.2 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
6
3
2
3
10

  E–Carroll (1), Williams (5).  DP–Cincinnati 4.  2B–Cincinnati Chaney (4,off Locker), Chicago Cardenal (30,off Grimsley); Santo (24,off Grimsley).  HR–Cincinnati Kosco (4,2nd inning off Bonham 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Santo (14,2nd inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Popovich (4,off Grimsley); Hundley (4,off Grimsley); Cardenal (3,off Carroll).  IBB–Cardenal (6,by Grimsley).  SB–Gullett (1,2nd base off Locker/Hundley).  CS–Morgan (14,2nd base by Bonham/Hundley).  WP–Locker (6).  IBB–Grimsley (10,Cardenal).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:48.  A–17,090.
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