Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 23, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1973 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 1 1
Monday cf 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 0
Santo 3b 5 1 2 2
Cardenal rf 4 2 2 0
Fanzone 1b 3 1 1 2
  Marquez ph 1 0 1 1
Rosello 2b 4 0 2 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 0 0 0 0
  Rudolph c 4 1 1 0
Reuschel p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 2 0 1 0
  Beckert ph 1 0 1 1
  James pr 0 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 16 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz 2b,3b 5 1 2 1
Unser cf 5 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 2 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 1 4 1
Robinson B. rf 3 1 1 1
Boone c 2 1 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 0 1 0 1
  Bowa ss 0 0 0 0
Robinson C. ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Brett p 4 1 2 2
  Diorio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 7
Chicago 100 300 0127163
Philadelphia 400 000 05x9121
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel   0.0 4 4 3 0 0
  Burris   7.0 4 0 0 1 7
  Locker   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Hooton  L (14-15) 0.2 3 4 3 2 1
  Paul   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
7
3
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  W (13-8) 8.1 15 7 6 3 3
  Diorio  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
7
6
3
4

  E–Monday 2 (9), Hundley (5), C Robinson (10).  DP–Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–Chicago Williams (22,off Brett); Kessinger (22,off Brett); Santo (29,off Brett), Philadelphia B Robinson (29,off Burris); Brett (5,off Burris); Luzinski (25,off Burris).  HR–Chicago Fanzone (6,4th inning off Brett 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Burris (1,off Brett); B Robinson (2,off Hooton).  IBB–Boone 2 (8,by Burris,by Hooton).  SB–Monday (5,3rd base off Brett/Boone); Grabarkewitz (2,2nd base off Paul/Rudolph).  CS–Rosello (1,2nd base by Brett/Boone); Monday (12,2nd base by Brett/Boone).  IBB–Burris (7,Boone); Hooton (6,Boone).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:34.  A–9,991.
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