1973 NL Game: Phil. @ Chi

 May 12, 1973

In a superbly pitched game by both starters, Rick Reuschel and the Chicago Cubs defeated Wayne Twitchell and the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0. Both pitchers allowed only 2 hits. One of those hits was by Cub 3rd baseman Ron Santo who hit his 2nd homerun of the year in the 2nd inning, accounting for the only run of the ballgame.  Reuschel walked none and struck out 12 in getting his 5th Win of the season.

Event Codes:  B K
BOXSCORE: 1973 Philadelphia Phillies At 1973 Chicago Cubs           5/12/1973
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Tovar 2B          4  0  0  0 .315     R.Monday CF         2  0  0  0 .316  
  D.Unser CF          4  0  1  0 .231     G.Beckert 2B        3  0  0  0 .301  
  W.Montanez RF       3  0  0  0 .279     B.Williams LF       3  0  0  0 .327  
  G.Luzinski LF       3  0  0  0 .333     J.Pepitone 1B       3  0  0  0 .198  
  T.Hutton 1B         3  0  1  0 .217     R.Santo 3B          2  1  1  1 .259  
  M.Schmidt 3B        3  0  0  0 .125     J.Cardenal RF       3  0  1  0 .265  
  B.Boone C           2  0  0  0 .222     K.Rudolph C         2  0  0  0 .222  
B-M.Anderson PH       1  0  0  0 .255   A-R.Hundley C         1  0  0  0 .265  
D-M.Ryan C            0  0  0  0 .292     D.Kessinger SS      3  0  0  0 .237  
  L.Bowa SS           2  0  0  0 .235     R.Reuschel P        3  0  0  0 .111  
C-D.Doyle PH          1  0  0  0 .266                                          
E-T.Harmon SS         0  0  0  0 .167                                          
  W.Twitchell P       2  0  0  0 .000                                          
F-B.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .267                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  2  0                 Totals      25  1  2  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Rudolph In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Boone In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bowa In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Anderson In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Doyle In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Twitchell In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
Cubs............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  1  2  0
 
Phillies (9-19)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Twitchell LOSS(0-1)     8       2   1   1   2   7   1   2.55
Totals                    8       2   1   1   2   7   1
 
Cubs (14-18)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Reuschel WIN(5-2)       9       2   0   0   0  12   0   1.11
Totals                    9       2   0   0   0  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,383 DATE- Saturday, May 12th 1973 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:05
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 3  Cubs: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Cubs: 0
HOME RUNS- R.Santo(2nd)
RBIs- R.Santo(14th)
WALKS- R.Monday, R.Santo
HIT BY PITCH- W.Montanez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Tovar, D.Unser, W.Montanez, G.Luzinski-2, T.Hutton, M.Schmidt,
             B.Boone, L.Bowa, W.Twitchell-2, B.Robinson, R.Monday, B.Williams,
             J.Pepitone, K.Rudolph, D.Kessinger, R.Reuschel-2
GIDP- K.Rudolph
TEAM RISP- Phillies: 0 for 0  Cubs: 0 for 0
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Rick Monday robbed Mike Schmidt of an extra base hit.
 
Rick Reuschel pitched a 2 hit shutout as the Chicago Cubs beat the reeling
Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 1 to 0.
 
Reuschel(5-2) was simply too much for the Philadelphia batters.  He was stingy
on the mound, allowing just 2 hits and no walks in 9 innings.  Reuschel
chalked up 12 strikeouts dropping his ERA from 1.32 to 1.11.  Philadelphia
made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs
across.  
 
Wayne Twitchell(0-1) was charged with the loss.  He pitched 8 innings allowing
only 2 hits and 2 walks. Reuschel was obviously very pleased with his
performance in the aftermath of the game, 'It was just one of those games
where everything worked.  My arm felt great, heck, I could have pitched
another two or three innings.  I only hope that I can do it again next time
out!'