Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 26, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1973 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 2 0 0 0
Marquez 1b 2 0 0 0
Rosello 2b 2 0 1 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
  James pr 0 0 0 0
  Popovich 2b 0 0 0 0
Rudolph c 2 0 1 0
  Beckert ph 1 0 1 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Lundstedt c 0 0 0 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 3 0
Sizemore 2b 2 0 1 0
McBride cf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 3 0 2 1
McCarver 1b 3 0 1 0
Cruz rf 2 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Tyson ss 3 0 0 0
Wise p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 7 1
Chicago 000 000 000050
St. Louis 100 000 00x170
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (7-5) 7.0 6 1 1 2 3
  Locker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
1
1
2
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wise  W (15-12) 9.0 5 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis McCarver (16,off Bonham).  SH–Bonham (6,off Wise); Marquez (2,off Wise); Sizemore (23,off Locker).  HBP–Cardenal (5,by Wise).  CS–Rosello (2,2nd base by Wise/Simmons).  SB–Brock (69,2nd base off Bonham/Rudolph).  HBP–Wise (3,Cardenal).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:08.  A–14,379.
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