In addition to pitching a four-hitter, Bill Bonham saved his own game by starting a double play in the ninth inning as the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 2-0, before an opening-day crowd of 30,601 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs counted both their runs in the first on a walk to Vic Harris, double by Rick Monday, wild pickoff throw by by Ron Schueler and error by Willie Montanez on a grounder by Billy Williams. In the ninth, after the Phillies loaded the bases with one out, Bonham grabbed a grounder by Greg Luzinski and started a double play via a throw to catcher George Mitterwald and relay to Williams at first. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     9, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  4
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Harris 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     1   0   .400      Monday cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Morales lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Luzinski lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .083      Williams 1b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Cardenal rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Robinson rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .375      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     0   3   .273      Kessinger ss          2   0   2   0     2   0  1.000
Schueler p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Bonham p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hutton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               30   0   4   0     1   9             Totals               27   2   7   1     6   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 30,601
Left on Base: Phillies 4, Cubs 10
DP: Phillies 1, Cubs 2
Errors: Montanez, Schmidt 2, Schueler, Madlock
Doubles: Hutton (1), Monday (1), Kessinger (1)
Stolen Bases: Cash (2), Madlock (1)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (1), Madlock (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonham 3 (3)
GIDP: Boone (1), Luzinski (1), Mitterwald (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(0-1)         8     7   2   1   6   2   0  36   1.13
Totals                  8     7   2   1   6   2   0  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(1-0)           9     4   0   0   1   9   0  31   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   9   0  31

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - John McSherry


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa walked;
Unser grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bowa to second]; Luzinski
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Harris walked; Monday doubled to right [Harris to
third]; Monday was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Schueler [Harris scored, Monday to third]; Morales walked;
Williams reached on an error by Montanez [Monday scored
(unearned) (RBI), Morales to second]; Cardenal walked [Morales
to third, Williams to second]; Madlock popped to first;
Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cardenal out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson
flied out to right; Boone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Kessinger walked; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Kessinger to second]; Harris flied out to
center; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt struck out; Schueler grounded out (third
to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Morales grounded out (third to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Cardenal reached on an error by
Schmidt; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: On a bunt Bowa grounded out (second to first);
Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock singled to second; Madlock stole second;
Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Kessinger singled to right
[Madlock to third]; Bonham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Kessinger to second]; Harris grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Robinson
flied out to center; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Monday popped to third in foul territory; Morales
flied out to center; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt struck out; On a bunt Schueler singled to
third; Cash forced Schueler (third to second); Cash stole
second; Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Madlock reached on an
error by Schmidt; Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Unser grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
struck out; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger doubled to center; Bonham out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Kessinger to third]; Harris grounded out
(first unassisted); Monday was walked intentionally; Morales was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Robinson singled to left; Boone grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Robinson out at second]; Schmidt
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Williams flied out to right; Cardenal singled to left
[Cardenal out at second (left to second to first)]; Jose
Cardenal rounded 1B too far; Madlock singled to third;
Mitterwald singled to left [Madlock to third]; Kessinger was
walked intentionally [Mitterwald to second]; Bonham forced
Kessinger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
0, Cubs 2.

PHILLIES 9TH: HUTTON BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Hutton doubled to
center; Cash reached on an error by Madlock [Hutton to third];
On a bunt Bowa singled to third [Hutton stayed at third, Cash to
second]; Unser struck out; Luzinski grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [Hutton out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cubs 2.