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August 28, 1973

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Cubs 4 9 1
Braves 4 7 0
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Cubs 4 9 1
Braves 4 7 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .258
OBP .667 .333
At Bats 3 449
Hits 2 116
• Singles 1 98
• Doubles 1 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 0 32

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 28, 1973
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Out
Joe Niekro
Paul Casanova
Mike Lum
Davey Johnson
Darrell Evans
Sonny Jackson
Hank Aaron
Dusty Baker
Ralph Garr
Don Kessinger
Randy Hundley
Paul Popovich
Jose Cardenal
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Pat Bourque pinch hits for Ray Burris. Joe Niekro now pitching. Sonny Jackson now playing shortstop. Bourque strikes out.
Top 6 Hundley takes first base on ball four. Cardenal moves to third. Popovich moves to second.
Top 6 Popovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second.
Top 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Casanova strikes out.
Bottom 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.
Top 5 Santo strikes out.
Top 5 Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Kessinger scores. Monday moves to second.
Top 5 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. Hundley moves to third.
Top 5 Burris hits a popup in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Hundley. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Hundley steals second.
Top 5 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ray Burris now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to second.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schueler hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Casanova is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Johnson. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Johnson steals second.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schueler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lum hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Garr. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Bottom 2 Garr hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pappas is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Popovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Schueler strikes out.
Bottom 1 Casanova hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lum hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Santo hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday moves to second.
Top 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.