| Breaking News |  | Sunday, May 27th, 1973: Chicago Third Baseman Hurt
Watching Tommy Harper getting helped off the field today at Wrigley Field, fans of the Chicago Cubs feared the worst. The news wasn't quite as bad as initially feared, but the third baseman will miss 7 weeks with back spasms. "We feel we've dodged a bullet. When you see a guy break down like that, you worry right away," a team spokesman said. Harper suffered the injury colliding with a player at a base in the game against the Reds.
Harper is hitting .277 in 1973 with 23 RBIs and 4 home runs. |
 | Monday, May 21st, 1973: Davis Swings for the Cycle
It was a special day for Willie Davis at Wrigley Field. Not only did Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 9-4, but the Chicago center fielder hit for the cycle, too. The 33-year-old Davis racked up 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run to get his name mentioned in the record book. For the game he was 4-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
In the words of the Montreal manager, "He hit everything we threw. There was just no getting him out today."
Speaking to the press after the game, Davis said, "First pitch fastballs, that's what I was looking for today... I got some good looks."
W. Davis hit a solo-shot off G. Zahn in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, hit an RBI triple in the 6th and singled in the 8th.
This season Davis has delivered 48 hits in 155 at-bats for a .310 average with 3 home runs. He is getting on base at a .325 clip and his totals also include 31 RBIs and 18 runs scored. This year Davis has played in 45 games.
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 | Friday, May 11th, 1973: Lamb Shuts out Philadelphia
Chicago rode the magical arm of Ray Lamb in a 2-0 shutout win over Philadelphia. He shackled them on 5 hits and fanned 8. Almost to a man, the Philadelphia Phillies said he had them guessing wrong all game long.
Lamb has earned no saves and a 3-5 mark this season with a 4.12 earned run average in no relief appearances. He has worked 54.2 innings, yielded 51 hits, struck out 33 batters and walked 20.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Bruce Dal Canton | herniated disc (back) | 8-9 months | 11 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | 3B Tommy Harper | back spasms | 6-7 weeks | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 28-26, .519 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, .5 GB | | Record at home | 13-10, .565 PCT | | Record on the road | 15-16, .484 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-3, .571 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 11-6, .647 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 7-6, .538 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 21-20, .512 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 13-9, .591 PCT | | Record in May | 15-17, .469 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .248 - 8th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .309 - 10th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .344 - 10th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .653 - 9th in NL | | Runs Scored | 219 - 7th in NL | | Hits | 439 - 7th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 106 - 9th in NL | | Home Runs | 26 - 11th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 158 - 10th in NL | | Strikeouts | 239 - 2nd in NL | | Stolen Bases | 115 - 1st in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.45 - 4th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 3.71 - 6th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 2.95 - 2nd in NL | | Runs allowed | 227 - 6th in NL | | Hits allowed | 469 - 10th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 7th in NL | | BABIP | .286 - 10th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 38 - 9th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 159 - 2nd in NL | | Strikeouts | 300 - 2nd in NL |
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