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September 8, 1973

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Cardinals 1 7 1
Cubs 2 6 0
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Cardinals 1 7 1
Cubs 3 7 0

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .333 .357
At Bats 2 456
Hits 0 124
• Singles 0 80
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 1 57
RBI’s 0 66

Orlando Pena Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 6
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Wrigley Field - September 8, 1973
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Home Run
Orlando Pena
Ted Simmons
Tim McCarver
Ted Sizemore
Ken Reitz
Mick Kelleher
Lou Brock
Jose Cruz
Bernie Carbo
Ron Santo
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Orlando Pena now pitching. Mick Kelleher now playing shortstop. Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 There goes Brock. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 8 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Al Hrabosky. Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bob Locker now pitching. Cleo James now playing center field. Randy Hundley now catching. Bake McBride pinch hits for Mike Tyson. McBride 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 7 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Rick Monday. Fanzone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Alexander scores. Kessinger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Matt Alexander pinch runs for Pete LaCock. Cleo James pinch hits for Milt Pappas. James bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pete LaCock pinch hits for Ken Rudolph. LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Reitz hits a line drive towards third. Santo catches it and throws to second to double up Carbo.
Top 7 There goes Carbo. The throw from Rudolph and he is safe. Carbo steals second.
Top 7 Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cruz hits a popup towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hickman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Carty bunts towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 6 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Monday hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Monday reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 6 There goes Brock. The throw from Rudolph and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pappas hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rudolph hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cleveland is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Tyson hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reitz hits a line drive into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 There goes Santo. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. Carty tags and moves to third.
Bottom 4 Santo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Hickman bunts towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Carty moves to second.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Simmons hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Popovich catches it and throws to first to double up McCarver.
Top 4 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Monday is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pappas strikes out.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cleveland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to third.
Top 3 Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Reitz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Rudolph strikes out.
Bottom 2 Popovich hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Carbo. Popovich reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cleveland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz strikes out.
Top 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.