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August 15, 1973

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Bottom 6 R H E
Braves 12 15 0
Cubs 1 5 3
Bottom 6 R H E
Braves 12 15 0
Cubs 1 5 3

Rico Carty Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .233
OBP .500 .311
At Bats 2 309
Hits 1 72
• Singles 1 57
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 33

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 5 3
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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1973
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Paul Casanova
Mike Lum
Chuck Goggin
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Hank Aaron
Dusty Baker
Ralph Garr
Rico Carty
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Carty strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Chuck Goggin now playing second base. Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third.
Top 6 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores.
Top 6 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 LaRoche fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on LaRoche. Evans moves to third.
Top 6 Gene Hiser now playing right field. Dave LaRoche now pitching. Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gene Hiser pinch hits for Ray Burris. Hiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hiser for the out.
Bottom 5 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores.
Top 5 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burris fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second.
Top 5 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker who is chasing the ball. Santo reaches third base with a triple. Carty goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baker is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Evans strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burris strikes out.
Bottom 3 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum fields the ball and throws to Niekro covering. Safe. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lum strikes out.
Top 3 Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Casanova scores.
Top 3 Ray Burris now pitching. Niekro bunts towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Perez moves to third. Casanova moves to second.
Top 3 Casanova hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Perez moves to second.
Top 3 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker moves to second.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum scores.
Top 2 Lum hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. Lum reaches third base with a triple. Garr goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Casanova scores.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kessinger. Casanova moves to second.
Top 2 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 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger 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 1 Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger.
Top 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.