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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 9, 1973 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Nagy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,029 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: John McSherry 3B: Ed Sudol |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
| Mike Nagy | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Gonzalo Marquez | First Baseman |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Paul Popovich | Second Baseman |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Fergie Jenkins | Pitcher |
| Whitey Lockman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1973
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Jenkins
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Jenkins
There goes Brock. The throw from Rudolph and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Jenkins
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Jenkins
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Nagy
Kessinger hits a popup towards the mound. Nagy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Nagy
Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nagy
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Nagy
Marquez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Nagy
Hickman hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Jenkins
Carbo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Jenkins
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Jenkins
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Jenkins
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Jenkins
Tyson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Monday throws the ball in to Jenkins who tags Tyson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Reitz goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Nagy
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Nagy
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Nagy
Rudolph hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagy vs. Jenkins
Nagy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Jenkins
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Jenkins
Sizemore hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Jenkins
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marquez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Nagy
Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Nagy
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Nagy
Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Nagy
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marquez vs. Nagy
Marquez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Jenkins
Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Jenkins
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jenkins
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Nagy
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Nagy
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Nagy
Popovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Nagy
Rudolph is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Jenkins
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Jenkins
Tyson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Tyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagy vs. Jenkins
Nagy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Jenkins
Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Jenkins
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Nagy
Jenkins hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Nagy
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Nagy
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Folkers
Rich Folkers now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo who is chasing the ball. Williams reaches third base with a triple. Monday goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaCock vs. Pena
Rico Carty pinch hits for Gonzalo Marquez. Orlando Pena now pitching. Pete LaCock pinch hits for Rico Carty.
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hickman vs. Pena
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Jenkins
Pete LaCock now playing right field. Jim Hickman now playing first base.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Jenkins
Carbo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Jenkins
McCarver hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of LaCock. McCarver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Jenkins
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock throws the ball in to Kessinger who tags Cruz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McCarver scores. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Pena
Larry Haney now catching.
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Pena
Popovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Pena
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Jenkins
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Bonham
Bill Bonham now pitching.
Tyson bunts towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Popovich covering, for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Bonham
Bake McBride pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
McBride hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Bonham
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Bonham
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Bonham strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Hrabosky
Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hrabosky
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Bonham
Haney strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Bonham
Carbo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Locker
Luis Melendez pinch hits for Jose Cruz. Bob Locker now pitching.
Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reitz vs. Locker
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hrabosky
Luis Melendez now playing center field.
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Hrabosky
LaCock hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Hrabosky
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Hrabosky
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Locker
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Locker
Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Al Hrabosky.
Heintzelman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Locker
Brock strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1973 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 2 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 1 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Monday R, cf 4 3 3 3
Simmons T, c 3 0 0 0 Williams B, lf 2 1 2 2
Haney L, c 1 0 0 0 Marquez G, 1b 2 0 0 0
Carbo B, rf 4 1 2 0 Carty R, ph 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, 1b 4 1 3 0 LaCock P, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Cruz J, cf 3 0 1 1 Hickman J, rf-1b 4 0 0 0
Melendez L, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 2 1 Popovich P, 2b 3 0 1 0
Tyson M, ss 3 1 2 1 Rudolph K, c 3 0 0 0
Nagy M, p 2 0 1 1 Jenkins F, p 2 0 0 0
Folkers R, p 0 0 0 0 Bonham B, p 1 0 0 0
Pena O, p 0 0 0 0 Paul M, p 0 0 0 0
McBride B, ph 1 0 0 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0
Hrabosky A, p 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman T, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 4 13 4 31 5 7 5
St.Louis 020 011 000 -- 4
Chicago 101 020 01x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy M 4.1 5 4 4 2 2
Folkers R* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Pena O 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hrabosky A (L) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F+ 6.0 11 4 4 0 3
Bonham B 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Paul M# 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Locker B (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 4
2B -- Tyson M 2, Kessinger D, McCarver T
3B -- Williams B
HR -- Monday R 2, Williams B
CS -- Brock L
SH -- Tyson M
T -- 2:25
A -- 26029
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