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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 12, 1973 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Twitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,095 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: John McSherry 3B: Ed Sudol |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | Right Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Tom Hutton | First Baseman |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Wayne Twitchell | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Whitey Lockman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1973
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Reuschel
Tovar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Reuschel
There goes Tovar. The throw from Rudolph and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Reuschel
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Twitchell
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Twitchell
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Twitchell
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pepitone vs. Twitchell
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Reuschel
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Reuschel
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Twitchell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Twitchell
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudolph vs. Twitchell
Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Twitchell
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twitchell vs. Reuschel
Twitchell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Reuschel
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Reuschel
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to second for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Twitchell
Reuschel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Twitchell
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Twitchell
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Twitchell
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Twitchell
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Reuschel
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Reuschel
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Twitchell
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Twitchell
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Twitchell
Rudolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Rudolph reaches second base with a double. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Twitchell
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Montanez throws the ball in to Bowa who tags Kessinger trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cardenal scores. Rudolph scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Twitchell
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Twitchell
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Montanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Twitchell vs. Reuschel
Twitchell hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Reuschel
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Reuschel
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Twitchell
Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Twitchell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Twitchell
Pepitone hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Reuschel
Hutton hits a popup towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Reuschel
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Rudolph and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Reuschel
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Twitchell
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Twitchell
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudolph vs. Twitchell
Rudolph hits a fly ball towards right. Montanez catches it and throws to second to double up Cardenal. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Twitchell
Kessinger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reuschel vs. Twitchell
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hutton scoops it up and throws to first, with Twitchell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Reuschel
Denny Doyle pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell.
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Reuschel
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Reuschel
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Scarce
Denny Doyle now playing second base. Mac Scarce now pitching.
Monday hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Scarce
Beckert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Scarce
Williams hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Scarce
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Joe Pepitone.
Hickman takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santo vs. Wilson
Bill Wilson now pitching.
The ball gets by Boone for a passed ball. Beckert moves to third. Hickman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Wilson
Santo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Reuschel
Jim Hickman now playing first base.
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Reuschel
Luzinski hits a popup in front of the plate. Rudolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Reuschel
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Reuschel covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Wilson
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Wilson
Rudolph hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wilson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Wilson
Reuschel strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuschel
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Reuschel
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Reuschel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1973 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Tovar C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Monday R, cf 3 0 0 0
Scarce M, p 0 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 3 0 2 0
Wilson B, p 0 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 1 0
Unser D, cf 2 0 0 0 Pepitone J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Montanez W, rf 4 0 1 1 Hickman J, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hutton T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cardenal J, rf 3 1 2 0
Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 2 0 Rudolph K, c 4 2 2 1
Boone B, c 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 0 1 2
Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0 Reuschel R, p 4 0 1 0
Twitchell W, p 2 0 0 0
Doyle D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
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31 1 5 1 31 3 10 3
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago 000 200 01x -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Twitchell W (L) 6.0 9 2 2 3 2
Scarce M 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Wilson B 1.1 1 1 1 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (W) 9.0 5 1 0 3 3
E -- Rudolph K
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Chicago 9
2B -- Cardenal J, Tovar C, Rudolph K
HR -- Rudolph K
SB -- Tovar C
CS -- Schmidt M
HBP -- by Reuschel R (Tovar C)
PB -- Boone B
T -- 2:24
A -- 15095
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