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BOXSCORE: 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1973 Chicago NL Cubs 7/29/1973
Al Oliver hit a solo homer in the 10th inning to give the Pirates a 5-4 win
in the opener of this series. This win broke a 9 game road streak for the
Pirates. The Cubs took an early 2-0 lead in the 3rd when Dave Johnson
drew a bases loaded walk followed by a Aurelio ground out RBI. Pittsburgh
regained the lead in the 4th when the Pirates got 4 straight hits that led to
3 runs. Chicago tied it up in the 7th on a pinch solo homer by Joe Pepitone.
The Pirates regained the lead in the 8th after Al Oliver doubled and eventually
scored on a Richie Hebner groundout. Dave Giusti was going for the 2 inning
save and it didn't work out. The Cubs again tied it up in the 9th when Rick
Monday popped a game tying homer. Oliver then connnected on a homer in the
10th off of Bill Bonham to win it for Pittsburgh.
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Cash 2B,3B 5 0 0 0 .196 R.Garr RF 5 1 2 0 .388
F.Patek SS 5 1 1 0 .237 R.Monday CF 4 2 1 1 .248
A.Oliver 1B,CF 5 2 2 1 .301 D.Evans 3B 2 0 0 0 .233
W.Stargell LF 5 1 1 1 .307 D.Johnson 2B 3 0 0 1 .230
R.Hebner 3B 4 1 2 2 .283 A.Rodriguez SS 5 0 0 1 .213
D.Giusti P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Brye LF 2 0 0 0 .278
R.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-P.Bourque PH 1 0 1 0 .233
R.Zisk RF 4 0 1 0 .314 E-D.Chaney PR 0 0 0 0 .214
D.Parker CF 3 0 2 1 .327 B.Bonham P 0 0 0 0 .000
B-B.Robertson 1B 1 0 0 0 .223 G-G.Beckert PH 1 0 0 0 .071
M.Sanguillen C 4 0 1 0 .232 M.Epstein 1B 3 0 0 0 .214
J.Morlan P 2 0 0 0 .125 H-B.Sudakis PH 1 0 0 0 .171
R.Folkers P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Duncan C 4 0 0 0 .167
C-W.Llenas 2B 1 0 0 0 .326 S.Bahnsen P 2 0 0 0 .116
A-J.Pepitone PH 1 1 1 11.000
V.Romo P 0 0 0 0 .000
F-G.Marquez PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 5 10 5 Totals 35 4 5 4
A-Pinch Hit For Bahnsen In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Parker In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Folkers In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Brye In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Bourque In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Romo In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Bonham In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Epstein In 10th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 10 1
Cubs............ 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 5 0
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Morlan 6 1/3 2 3 3 6 2 1 104 4.67 A1 C9
R.Folkers 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.17 D1 D3
D.Giusti WIN(3-3) BS(5th) 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 46 3.48 D4 E5
R.Hernandez SAVE(4th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.23 E6
Totals 10 5 4 4 9 2 2
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.Bahnsen 7 8 3 3 0 5 0 100 4.78 A1 D2
V.Romo 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 4.03 D3 D6
B.Bonham LOSS(5-9) 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 23 4.34 D7
Totals 10 10 5 5 0 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 47,553 DATE- Sunday, July 29th 1973 TIME- Day
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 5 Cubs:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- R.Hebner
DOUBLES- A.Oliver(25th), W.Stargell(32nd), R.Hebner(25th), M.Sanguillen(10th),
P.Bourque(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Oliver(20th), R.Monday(16th), J.Pepitone(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- F.Patek(37th)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Brye
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Morlan
WALKS- R.Monday, D.Evans-3, D.Johnson-2, S.Brye, M.Epstein, D.Duncan
STRIKE OUTS- D.Cash, W.Stargell, R.Hebner, R.Zisk, J.Morlan, R.Monday,
M.Epstein
WILD PITCHES- J.Morlan-2




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BOXSCORE: 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1973 Chicago NL Cubs 7/30/1973
Jim Merritt went the distance by pitching a 5 hitter in a 6-1 Pittsburgh win.
Pittsburgh took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd on RBI singles from Al Oliver and Manny
Sanguillen. The Pirates added another run in the 4th when Dave Cash scored
from 1st on a Fred Patek double. Pittsburgh added 3 more runs in the 9th as
Sanguillen added a 2 run single. Merritt lost his shutout bid in the 9th as
Aurelio rodriguez hit a solo homer to close the scoring.
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Cash 2B 3 2 0 0 .195 S.Brye LF 3 0 1 0 .279
F.Patek SS 3 1 3 1 .243 A.Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 1 .214
A.Oliver CF 4 2 1 1 .300 D.Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 .231
W.Stargell LF 1 1 0 0 .307 D.Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 .228
D-T.McCraw LF 0 0 0 0 .273 B.Sudakis C 3 0 2 0 .181
R.Hebner 3B 4 0 1 0 .283 M.Epstein 1B 3 0 0 0 .212
M.Sanguillen C 4 0 2 3 .235 V.Romo P 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Robertson 1B 5 0 0 1 .219 G.Garber P 0 0 0 0 .000
L.Stanton RF 5 0 1 0 .224 R.Garr RF 3 0 0 0 .384
J.Merritt P 5 0 0 0 .000 R.Monday CF 3 0 0 0 .246
B.Hooton P 2 0 0 0 .078
A-P.Bourque 1B 0 0 0 0 .233
B-G.Beckert PH 1 0 1 0 .133
C-J.Pepitone 1B 0 0 0 01.000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 6 8 6 Totals 29 1 5 1
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hooton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bourque In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Beckert In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Stargell In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 8 1
Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Merritt WIN(2-6) 9 5 1 1 3 2 1 123 5.72 A1
Totals 9 5 1 1 3 2 1
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Hooton LOSS(8-15) 7 5 3 3 8 4 0 136 4.85 A1 D7
V.Romo 1 1/3 2 3 3 2 1 0 26 4.38 D8 E6
G.Garber 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.78 E7
Totals 9 8 6 6 10 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 19,288 DATE- Monday, July 30th 1973 TIME- Day
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:12 Cubs: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 3 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- B.Robertson
DOUBLES- F.Patek(19th), B.Sudakis(4th)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(11th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Patek-5(42nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Patek
WALKS- D.Cash-2, F.Patek, A.Oliver, W.Stargell-4, R.Hebner, M.Sanguillen,
S.Brye, D.Evans, B.Sudakis
STRIKE OUTS- R.Hebner, B.Robertson, L.Stanton-2, J.Merritt, M.Epstein, B.Hooton
GIDP- S.Brye, M.Epstein




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BOXSCORE: 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1973 Chicago NL Cubs 7/31/1973
The Pirate manager had a brain cramp in extra innings as the Cubs rallied for
a 7-5 win in game 3 of the series. The Pirates were in control 3-1 after 6.5
innings. Chicago stormed back in the 7th by scoring 3 runs. After loading
the bases, the Cubs made it 3-2 on a Dave Johnson double play ball. Bill
Sudakis then connected on a 2 run homer to give the Cubs the lead. Pittsburgh
regained the lead in the 9th when Al Oliver drove home 2 with a base hit.
Closer Dave Giusti entered and proceeded to blow his 7th save of the year.
Johnson led off the inning with a single-SB and moved to 3rd on a groundout.
Mike Epstein then doubled in Johnson to tie it up. Ralph Garr then singled,
but the 'speedy' Epstein was gunned out at the plate. With Garr on 2nd, up
stepped Rick Monday. I pitched to Monday with 1st open (and the pitcher on
deck) and he made me pay with a game winning 2 run homer.
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Cash 2B 5 1 2 0 .198 S.Brye LF 5 1 3 0 .288
F.Patek SS 2 0 1 1 .244 A.Rodriguez SS 5 1 2 0 .216
A.Oliver 1B,CF 5 0 1 2 .299 D.Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 .229
W.Stargell LF 4 0 2 1 .308 D.Johnson 2B 4 2 1 0 .228
R.Hebner 3B 5 1 1 0 .282 B.Sudakis C 4 1 3 2 .195
M.May C 4 0 0 0 .318 M.Epstein 1B 3 0 1 1 .213
D.Giusti P 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Garr RF 5 1 2 0 .385
D.Parker CF 2 0 0 0 .322 R.Monday CF 4 1 1 2 .246
C-R.Zisk PH 1 0 1 0 .316 R.Reuschel P 2 0 1 0 .047
F-M.Sanguillen PR,C 0 1 0 0 .235 A-J.Pepitone PH 1 0 0 0 .667
L.Stanton RF 3 0 1 0 .226 R.Burris P 0 0 0 0 .000
D-B.Robertson PH,1B 1 1 1 0 .222 B-G.Beckert PH 1 0 0 0 .125
K.Brett P 3 1 2 0 .250 M.Scarce P 0 0 0 0 .000
E-W.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .212
G-T.McCraw RF 0 0 0 0 .273
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 5 12 4 Totals 37 7 14 5
A-Pinch Hit For Reuschel In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burris In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Parker In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Stanton In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Brett In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Zisk In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Williams In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 5 12 1
Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 - 7 14 2
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
K.Brett 8 10 4 3 7 5 1 160 3.77 A1 E3
D.Giusti L(3-4) BS(6th) 0 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 1 15 3.93 E4
Totals 8 2/3 14 7 6 7 5 2
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Reuschel 6 5 2 1 0 6 0 97 3.79 A1 C7
R.Burris 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 27 2.58 C8 D6
M.Scarce WIN(3-5) BS(7th) 1 3 2 2 2 2 0 27 4.23 D7
Totals 9 12 5 4 2 9 0
ATTENDANCE- 19,616 DATE- Tuesday, July 31st 1973 TIME- Day
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 9 Cubs:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 3 Cubs: 1
ERRORS- D.Cash, B.Sudakis, M.Epstein
DOUBLES- B.Sudakis(5th), M.Epstein(14th)
TRIPLES- R.Hebner(2nd), L.Stanton(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Sudakis(11th), R.Monday(17th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Patek(43rd), D.Parker(2nd), D.Johnson(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- F.Patek-2
WALKS- F.Patek, W.Stargell, D.Evans-2, D.Johnson, B.Sudakis, M.Epstein-2,
R.Monday
HIT BY PITCH- D.Parker
STRIKE OUTS- D.Cash, A.Oliver, M.May-2, D.Parker, L.Stanton-2, K.Brett,
W.Williams, D.Evans-2, R.Monday-2, R.Reuschel
GIDP- R.Hebner, D.Evans, D.Johnson
WILD PITCHES- K.Brett, R.Burris




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BOXSCORE: 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1973 Chicago NL Cubs 8/1/1973
Dock Ellis won his 16th game of the year as Pittsburgh had 13 hits in a close
6-5 win. Chicago tied at 3 in the 3rd on a Mike Epstein single. Pittsburgh
regained the lead in the 4th when 2 runs scored on a Dock Ellis do/e8 that
plated Richie Zisk. Dave Cash then drove in Ellis with a RBI single. The
Cubs got as close as 6-5 on a Dave Johnson solo homer in the 7th.
Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
D.Cash 2B 5 1 3 1 .203 R.Garr RF 5 0 2 0 .385
F.Patek SS 5 0 1 0 .244 R.Monday CF 5 0 2 0 .248
A.Oliver CF 5 2 3 1 .302 D.Evans 3B 5 0 1 0 .229
W.Stargell LF 5 0 1 2 .307 D.Johnson 2B 3 3 1 1 .229
C-T.McCraw LF 0 0 0 0 .273 A.Rodriguez SS 5 0 0 0 .213
R.Hebner 3B 5 0 0 0 .278 S.Brye LF 3 0 0 0 .283
R.Zisk RF 3 1 2 1 .320 F-P.Bourque PH 1 0 0 0 .226
D-L.Stanton RF 0 0 0 0 .226 M.Epstein 1B 2 1 2 2 .219
M.May C 4 0 0 0 .310 D.Duncan C 4 1 1 2 .168
E-M.Sanguillen C 0 0 0 0 .235 B.Blyleven P 3 0 0 0 .041
B.Robertson 1B 4 0 0 0 .219 B-G.Beckert PH 1 0 0 0 .118
D.Ellis P 3 2 2 1 .114 V.Romo P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-W.Llenas PH 1 0 1 0 .333
R.Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 .000
D.Giusti P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 6 13 6 Totals 37 5 9 5
A-Pinch Hit For Ellis In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Blyleven In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Stargell In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Zisk In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For May In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Brye In 9th Inning
Pirates......... 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 3
Cubs............ 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 5 9 1
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Ellis WIN(16-7) 7 8 5 5 4 7 2 127 3.66 A1 D8
R.Hernandez HOLD(13th) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.18 D9 E3
D.Giusti SAVE(26th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.86 E4
Totals 9 9 5 5 4 8 2
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Blyleven LOSS(16-9) 8 13 6 5 1 5 0 149 2.79 A1 E2
V.Romo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.31 E3
Totals 9 13 6 5 1 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 24,888 DATE- Wednesday, August 1st 1973 TIME- Day
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8 Cubs:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Cubs: 0
ERRORS- F.Patek, A.Oliver, R.Hebner, R.Monday
DOUBLES- A.Oliver-2(27th), W.Stargell(33rd), R.Zisk(16th), D.Ellis
HOME RUNS- D.Johnson(17th), D.Duncan(9th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Garr(17th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Monday
WALKS- R.Zisk, D.Johnson-2, S.Brye, M.Epstein
HIT BY PITCH- M.Epstein
STRIKE OUTS- F.Patek-2, W.Stargell, R.Zisk, B.Robertson, R.Monday, D.Evans,
A.Rodriguez, S.Brye-2, D.Duncan-2, B.Blyleven
GIDP- D.Duncan
WILD PITCHES- B.Blyleven
PASSED BALLS- D.Duncan