Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 5 2 2 0
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 1
Williams lf 4 2 3 3
Hickman rf 4 0 0 0
  Hiser rf 0 0 0 0
Marquez 1b 4 0 3 1
Santo 3b 4 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Paul p 2 0 0 0
  Locker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 3 0
Parker cf 3 0 0 0
  Clines ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 5 0 3 1
Stargell lf 4 1 0 0
Zisk rf 5 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 0 0
  Alley pr 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1
Hernandez J. ss 3 0 2 1
  Stennett ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Moose p 2 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 1 1 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 12 3
Chicago 200 010 200590
Pittsburgh 002 001 0003121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham   2.2 7 2 2 2 1
  Paul   2.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Locker  W (8-5) 3.2 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Moose   6.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Hernandez  L (4-4) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2
  Giusti   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
6

  E–Hebner (20).  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Chicago Monday (21,off Moose); Williams (19,off Moose).  3B–Chicago Monday (5,off Moose).  HR–Chicago Williams (18,7th inning off R Hernandez 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Hundley (7,by Moose).  SB–Popovich (2,2nd base off Moose/Sanguillen).  WP–Bonham (6), Locker (7).  IBB–Moose (10,Hundley).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:57.  A–19,130.
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