Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 31, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 1
Williams 1b 5 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 1 0
Santo 3b 3 0 1 0
Popovich 2b 4 1 1 0
Lundstedt c 3 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 1 0
  Hundley c 0 0 0 0
Jenkins p 2 0 2 1
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf 4 0 1 1
Parker lf 4 1 2 1
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0
Zisk rf 4 0 2 2
Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1
May c 4 0 0 0
Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez J. ss 3 1 1 0
Morlan p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Chicago 000 200 000282
Pittsburgh 101 300 00x590
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (12-13) 7.0 9 5 5 0 7
  Burris   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
0
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Morlan   3.2 4 2 2 5 2
  Johnson  W (3-1) 3.1 3 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
7
6

  E–Monday (7), Santo (15).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Zisk 2 (18,off Jenkins 2); Stennett (16,off Jenkins).  HR–Pittsburgh Hebner (20,4th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Parker (1,2nd base off Jenkins/Lundstedt).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:40.  A–35,884.
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