Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 26, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1973 at Astrodome. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, Houston Astros 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Williams 1b,lf 3 0 1 0
Carty lf 3 0 0 0
  Alexander pr 0 1 0 0
  Hiser rf 0 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 3 2 1 0
  Bonham p 0 0 0 0
Fanzone 3b 4 1 3 2
Popovich 2b 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Jenkins p 3 0 1 1
  Bourque ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher lf 5 2 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 2 2
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Wynn rf 3 0 2 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Jutze c 4 0 1 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Chicago 020 000 002473
Houston 001 010 0002100
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  W (12-12) 8.0 10 2 2 1 4
  Bonham  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (9-15) 9.0 7 4 4 4 5
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
5

  E–Kessinger (25), Hundley (4), Jenkins (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Houston 1.  PB–Jutze (6).  2B–Chicago Fanzone (7,off Wilson); Jenkins (4,off Wilson), Houston Watson (22,off Jenkins).  3B–Houston Gallagher (1,off Jenkins).  IBB–Cardenal (8,by Wilson); Hundley (6,by Wilson).  SB–Alexander (1,2nd base off Wilson/Jutze); Cardenal 2 (18,3rd base off Wilson/Jutze,Home off Wilson/Jutze); Fanzone (1,2nd base off Wilson/Jutze); Cedeno 2 (43,2nd base off Jenkins/Hundley 2).  CS–Fanzone (2,3rd base by Wilson/Jutze).  IBB–Wilson 2 (6,Cardenal,Hundley).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:17.  A–15,238.
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