Chicago Cubs 4 – 2 Houston Astros
26 August 1973 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Paul Popovich | 1 in 107 games |
| 16 | final score 4–2 | 1 in 27 games | |
| 9 | 10 hits allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 1 in 23 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rick Monday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rico Carty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jose Cardenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carmen Fanzone | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Paul Popovich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Hundley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fergie Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Pat Bourque | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergie Jenkins | 8.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Bonham | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gallagher | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Roger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Wynn | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Skip Jutze | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |