Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
August 28, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1973 at Atlanta Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 3 1
Monday cf 4 2 1 0
Williams 1b 4 0 2 0
Carty lf 5 1 2 4
  Hiser lf 0 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 2 2 2
Cardenal rf 5 1 2 0
Popovich 2b 4 1 3 1
Hundley c 2 1 1 0
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 1 0 0 0
  Bourque ph 1 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 0 0 0 1
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 16 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 1 4 1
Lum 1b 5 2 1 0
Evans 3b 3 1 1 1
Aaron lf 5 1 1 4
Baker cf 5 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
Casanova c 3 0 1 0
Schueler p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson ss 1 1 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Chicago 200 020 0329163
Atlanta 400 002 000690
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   3.1 7 4 4 3 1
  Burris   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Hooton  W (11-12) 2.0 2 2 1 1 1
  Locker  SV (13) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
4
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Schueler   5.0 9 4 4 3 2
  Niekro  L (1-2) 3.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Devine   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
4
3

  E–Kessinger (26), Popovich (3), Hooton (4).  DP–Atlanta 4.  2B–Chicago Santo (26,off Schueler); Kessinger (15,off Schueler), Atlanta Lum (19,off Pappas).  HR–Chicago Carty (1,1st inning off Schueler 1 on, 2 out); Santo (15,9th inning off Devine 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Garr (10,1st inning off Pappas 0 on, 0 out); Aaron (33,1st inning off Pappas 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Hundley (5,off J Niekro); Garr (3,off Locker).  SF–Hickman (4,off J Niekro).  HBP–Johnson (6,by Pappas).  IBB–Casanova (2,by Pappas).  SB–Hundley (4,2nd base off Schueler/Casanova); Garr (29,2nd base off Pappas/Hundley); Johnson (4,2nd base off Pappas/Hundley).  HBP–Pappas (4,Johnson).  IBB–Pappas (8,Casanova).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:44.  A–7,566.
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