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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 24, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 24, 1973 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 41,517 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Lee Weyer |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Hiser | Center Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Jim Hickman | First Baseman |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Carmen Fanzone | Left Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Paul Popovich | Second Baseman |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Whitey Lockman | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | First Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
| Mick Kelleher | Shortstop |
| Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 24, 1973
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiser vs. Murphy
Hiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Murphy
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Murphy
Cardenal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Pappas
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Pappas
Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Pappas
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Pappas
Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Popovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Murphy
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Murphy
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Murphy
Fanzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Murphy
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pappas
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Pappas
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Pappas
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelleher vs. Pappas
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murphy vs. Pappas
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Murphy
Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Murphy
Pappas hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiser vs. Murphy
Hiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Pappas
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Fanzone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Pappas
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Pappas
There goes Sizemore. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Popovich applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Pappas
McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Murphy
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Murphy
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Murphy
Hickman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Murphy
Santo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Pappas
Torre 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 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pappas
Simmons 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 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Pappas
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Pappas
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Murphy
Fanzone hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Murphy
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Murphy
Popovich hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Pappas
Kelleher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Pappas
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Pappas
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Fanzone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Pappas
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Pappas
McCarver 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 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Murphy
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiser vs. Murphy
Hiser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Murphy
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Pappas
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pappas
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Pappas
Carbo 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 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Murphy
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Murphy
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Murphy
Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Santo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fanzone vs. Murphy
Fanzone hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Pappas
Dwyer hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Pappas
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Mick Kelleher.
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Pappas
Murphy bunts towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Popovich covering, for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Pappas
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Pappas
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Murphy
Mike Tyson now playing shortstop. Rick Monday pinch hits for Randy Hundley.
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Popovich vs. Murphy
Popovich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pappas vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Pappas bunts towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beckert vs. Folkers
Rich Folkers now pitching. Glenn Beckert pinch hits for Gene Hiser.
There's a wild pitch. Monday moves to third. Popovich moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beckert vs. Folkers
Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday scores. Popovich scores. Beckert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Folkers
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Pappas
Ken Rudolph now catching. Rick Monday now playing center field.
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Pappas
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pappas
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Fanzone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Granger
Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Granger
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanzone vs. Granger
Fanzone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Granger
Cleo James pinch runs for Carmen Fanzone.
Monday hits a popup towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Pappas
Cleo James now playing left field.
Carbo 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 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Pappas
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Pappas
Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1973 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Hiser G, cf 3 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 3 0 0 0
Beckert G, ph 1 0 1 2 Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Rudolph K, c 0 0 0 0 McCarver T, 1b 4 0 2 0
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Torre J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cardenal J, rf 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0
Hickman J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Carbo B, rf 3 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Dwyer J, cf 4 0 1 0
Fanzone C, lf 3 0 1 0 Kelleher M, ss 2 0 0 0
James C, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, ph 0 0 0 0
Hundley R, c 2 0 0 0 Tyson M, ss 1 0 0 0
Monday R, ph-cf 2 1 1 0 Murphy T, p 1 0 0 0
Popovich P, 2b 3 1 1 0 Pena O, p 0 0 0 0
Pappas M, p 3 0 0 0 Folkers R, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 2 29 0 5 0
Chicago 000 000 020 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 5 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy T (L)* 7.0 4 2 2 2 5
Pena O 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Folkers R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Granger W 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, St.Louis 8
2B -- Santo R
CS -- Sizemore T
SH -- Murphy T
WP -- Folkers R
T -- 2:12
A -- 41517
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