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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 31, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 31, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Morlan |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 35,884 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Art Williams 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Shag Crawford |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Billy Williams | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Paul Popovich | Second Baseman |
| Tom Lundstedt | Catcher |
| Fergie Jenkins | Pitcher |
| Whitey Lockman | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Clines | Center Fielder |
| Dave Parker | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| John Morlan | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Three Rivers Stadium
August 31, 1973
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Morlan
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Morlan
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Morlan
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Morlan
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Jenkins
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Jenkins
Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Jenkins
There goes Parker. The throw from Lundstedt and he is safe. Parker steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Jenkins
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Jenkins
Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Parker scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Morlan
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Morlan
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Morlan
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jenkins
May 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Jenkins
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Jenkins
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morlan vs. Jenkins
Morlan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lundstedt vs. Morlan
Lundstedt hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Morlan
Jenkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Morlan
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jenkins moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Morlan
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jenkins moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Morlan
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Morlan
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Jenkins
Clines 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Jenkins
Parker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Jenkins
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Jenkins
Zisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Monday throws the ball in to Lundstedt who tags Zisk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Morlan
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Morlan
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Morlan
Popovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lundstedt vs. Morlan
Lundstedt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jenkins vs. Morlan
Jenkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Popovich moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Morlan
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Popovich moves to third. Jenkins moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Monday vs. Morlan
Monday takes first base on ball four. Popovich scores. Jenkins moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Johnson
Bob Johnson now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jenkins
May 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Jenkins
Stennett hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Stennett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Jenkins
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stennett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clines vs. Jenkins
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields the ball and throws to Jenkins covering. Safe. Stennett scores. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Jenkins
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Jenkins
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Johnson
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Johnson
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Jenkins
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Jenkins
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Jenkins
May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lundstedt vs. Johnson
Lundstedt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jenkins vs. Johnson
Jenkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Johnson
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Jenkins
Stennett 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jenkins
Hernandez 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jenkins
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Johnson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Johnson
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Popovich vs. Johnson
Popovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Jenkins
Clines hits a fly ball towards center. Monday settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Monday. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parker vs. Jenkins
Parker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Jenkins
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Jenkins
Zisk strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Hernandez
Ramon Hernandez now pitching. Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Tom Lundstedt.
Fanzone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Hernandez
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Fergie Jenkins.
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Hernandez
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Burris
Ray Burris now pitching. Randy Hundley now catching.
Hebner 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Burris
May 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Burris
Stennett 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
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hernandez
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hernandez
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hernandez
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Hernandez
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1973, game 2 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0 Clines G, cf 4 0 1 1
Monday R, cf 3 0 1 1 Parker D, lf 4 1 2 1
Williams B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Oliver A, 1b 4 1 1 0
Carty R, lf 4 0 0 0 Zisk R, rf 4 0 2 2
Cardenal J, rf 4 1 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 1 1 1
Santo R, 3b 3 0 1 0 May M, c 4 0 0 0
Popovich P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Stennett R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Lundstedt T, c 3 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 3 1 1 0
Fanzone C, ph 1 0 1 0 Morlan J, p 1 0 0 0
Hundley R, c 0 0 0 0 Johnson B, p 2 0 0 0
Jenkins F, p 2 0 2 1 Hernandez R, p 0 0 0 0
Hickman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Burris R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 34 5 9 5
Chicago 000 200 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 101 300 00x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L) 7.0 9 5 5 0 7
Burris R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Morlan J 3.2 4 2 2 5 2
Johnson B (W) 3.1 3 0 0 1 2
Hernandez R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Santo R, Monday R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 12, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Zisk R 2, Stennett R
HR -- Hebner R
SB -- Parker D
T -- 2:40
A -- 35884
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