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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 26, 1973 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,238 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: John McSherry 3B: Ed Sudol |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Billy Williams | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Carmen Fanzone | Third Baseman |
| Paul Popovich | Second Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Fergie Jenkins | Pitcher |
| Whitey Lockman | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Gallagher | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Don Wilson | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 26, 1973
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wilson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wilson
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilson
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Wilson
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Jenkins
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Jenkins
Metzger hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Jenkins
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Jenkins
Rader hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Wilson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fanzone vs. Wilson
Fanzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Fanzone reaches second base with a double. Cardenal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Popovich vs. Wilson
Popovich hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Wilson
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jenkins vs. Wilson
Jenkins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Jenkins reaches second base with a double. Fanzone scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Wilson
Kessinger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jenkins
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Jenkins
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Jenkins
Jutze hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wilson
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilson
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Wilson
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Jenkins
Gallagher hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Jenkins
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Jenkins
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Gallagher moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Jenkins
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Watson reaches second base with a double. Gallagher scores. There goes Cedeno trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Jenkins
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fanzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Wilson
Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Wilson
Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Wilson
Popovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fanzone moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Wilson
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jenkins vs. Wilson
There goes Fanzone. The throw from Jutze and he is out, Rader applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jenkins
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Jenkins
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Jenkins
Jutze hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Wilson
Jenkins strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wilson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wilson
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Jenkins
Gallagher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Gallagher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Jenkins
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fanzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Jenkins
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gallagher scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Jenkins
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wilson
Carty hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Wilson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cardenal for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jenkins
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Jenkins
Jenkins fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jenkins. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Jenkins
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jutze vs. Jenkins
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Wilson
Fanzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Wilson
Popovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Wilson
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Jenkins
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gallagher for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Jenkins
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jenkins
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Jenkins
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hundley and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Jenkins
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Wilson
Jenkins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wilson
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wilson
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Jenkins
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Jenkins
Wynn hits a popup towards third. Fanzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Jenkins
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wilson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wilson
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Wilson
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Rico Carty.
There goes Alexander. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Wilson
Cardenal is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fanzone vs. Wilson
Fanzone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alexander scores. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Popovich vs. Wilson
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Popovich vs. Wilson
There goes Cardenal, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Cardenal steals home. Fanzone moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Popovich vs. Wilson
Popovich hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hundley vs. Wilson
Hundley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bourque vs. Wilson
Pat Bourque pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins.
The ball gets by Jutze for a passed ball. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bourque vs. Wilson
Bourque strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Bonham
Gene Hiser now playing right field. Pat Bourque now playing first base. Billy Williams now playing left field. Bill Bonham now pitching.
Jutze hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Bonham
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Don Wilson.
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Bonham
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1973 -- Chicago at Houston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Gallagher B, lf 5 2 2 0
Monday R, cf 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 2 0
Williams B, 1b-lf 3 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0
Carty R, lf 3 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 2 2
Alexander M, pr 0 1 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hiser G, rf 0 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 3 0 2 0
Cardenal J, rf 3 2 1 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0 Jutze S, c 4 0 1 0
Fanzone C, 3b 4 1 3 2 Wilson D, p 3 0 0 0
Popovich P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hundley R, c 3 0 0 0
Jenkins F, p 3 0 1 1
Bourque P, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
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32 4 7 3 36 2 10 2
Chicago 020 000 002 -- 4
Houston 001 010 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W) 8.0 10 2 2 1 4
Bonham B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson D (L) 9.0 7 4 4 4 5
E -- Kessinger D, Jenkins F, Hundley R
DP -- Chicago 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Houston 8
2B -- Fanzone C, Jenkins F, Watson B
3B -- Gallagher B
SB -- Cedeno C 2, Alexander M, Fanzone C, Cardenal J 2
CS -- Fanzone C
PB -- Jutze S
T -- 2:17
A -- 15238
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