Led by Mike Anderson, who hit a triple, double and two singles, the Phillies defeated the Cardinals, 12-5, for their sixth straight victory in the club's longest winning streak since April, 1970. Anderson drove in three runs, Dave Cash batted in two runs with a single and Tommy Hutton accounted for two with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 12, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     17, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    1  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
Phillies     0  3  4    1  0  1    0  3  x  -  12 15  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .269      Cash 2b               3   0   1   2     1   0   .293
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   1     1   0   .314        Harmon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smith rf              2   1   2   1     1   0   .375      Bowa ss               5   1   0   0     0   0   .262
Torre 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Unser cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .462
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Robinson lf           3   4   3   1     1   0   .429
McBride cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .306      Hutton 1b             5   3   2   2     0   0   .250
Reitz 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .400      Anderson rf           4   1   4   3     1   0   .370
Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Boone c               5   0   1   1     0   0   .323
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schmidt 3b            2   1   1   0     3   0   .323
  Papi ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Farmer p              2   0   1   1     0   1   .500
Siebert p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Culver p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thompson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .750
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .357

Totals               32   5   8   5     4   3             Totals               37  12  15  10     6   1

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 11,237
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Phillies 9
DP: Cardinals 2, Phillies 1
Errors: Sizemore, Tyson
Doubles: Reitz (4), Anderson (3), Unser (1)
Triples: Anderson (1), Hutton (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (6), Bowa (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1), McCarver (2), Cash (1)
GIDP: Reitz (2), Boone 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (1,by Siebert)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(1-1)          3     7   7   3   3   1   0  19   3.50
Garman                  1     2   1   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Thompson                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4  12.60
Hrabosky                2     5   4   4   1   0   0  12  10.13
Folkers                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.69
Totals                  8    15  12   7   6   1   0  45

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Farmer                  4.1   6   4   4   2   2   0  21   8.31
Culver W(1-0)           3.2   2   1   1   2   1   0  14   1.80
Linzy                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (1)
Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (1), Farmer 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
walked; Farmer threw a wild pitch [Sizemore to second]; Farmer
threw a wild pitch [Sizemore to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice
fly to shortstop [Sizemore scored]; Torre popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (second
to first); Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (second to first); McBride
grounded out (second to first); Reitz popped to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Robinson was hit by a pitch; Hutton singled to
right [Robinson to third]; Anderson singled to left [Robinson
scored, Hutton to second]; Boone singled to center [Hutton
scored, Anderson to third, Boone to second (on throw)]; Schmidt
was walked intentionally; Farmer struck out; Cash hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Anderson scored, Boone to third]; Bowa
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Siebert was called out
on strikes; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Unser singled to left; Robinson singled to left
[Unser to second]; Hutton reached on an error by Sizemore [Unser
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Robinson scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Hutton to second]; Anderson walked; Boone grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Hutton to third, Anderson
out at second]; Schmidt was walked intentionally; Farmer singled
to right [Hutton scored (unearned), Schmidt to second]; Cash
singled to center [Schmidt scored (unearned), Farmer to third,
Cash out at second (center to second to first)]; 4 R (0 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Phillies 7.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore flied out to center; Smith singled to
right; Torre singled to center [Smith to second]; Simmons
singled to right [Smith to third, Torre to second]; McBride was
called out on strikes; Reitz doubled to left [Smith scored,
Torre scored, Simmons to third]; Tyson grounded out (catcher
unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 7.

PHILLIES 4TH: GARMAN REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Bowa reached
on an error by Tyson; Bowa stole second; Unser flied out to
center; Robinson singled to center [Bowa scored (unearned)];
Hutton popped to second; Anderson doubled to right [Robinson to
third]; Boone grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Phillies 8.

CARDINALS 5TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR GARMAN; Cruz popped to first;
Brock walked; Brock stole second; Sizemore singled to center
[Brock scored]; Smith singled to right [Sizemore to third];
CULVER REPLACED FARMER (PITCHING); Torre lined to shortstop;
Simmons grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 5TH: THOMPSON REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Schmidt popped
to second; Culver grounded out (second to pitcher); Cash walked;
Bowa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Phillies 8.

CARDINALS 6TH: McBride singled to center; Reitz singled to right
[McBride to third]; Tyson was called out on strikes; MCCARVER
BATTED FOR THOMPSON; McCarver hit a sacrifice fly to right
[McBride scored]; Brock forced Reitz (third to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 8.

PHILLIES 6TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Unser
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson singled to left;
Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Robinson to second]; Hutton
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Robinson to third]; Anderson
tripled to center [Robinson scored]; Boone flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 9.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
walked; Torre flied out to center; Simmons grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt singled to center; Culver forced Schmidt
(first to shortstop); Cash flied out to center; Bowa popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: McBride walked; Reitz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [McBride out at second]; DWYER
BATTED FOR TYSON; Dwyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 9.

PHILLIES 8TH: PAPI REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING SS); Unser doubled to
left; Robinson walked; Hutton tripled to right [Unser scored,
Robinson scored]; FOLKERS REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Anderson
singled to left [Hutton scored]; Boone grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Anderson out at second];
Schmidt walked; TAYLOR BATTED FOR CULVER; Taylor forced Schmidt
(third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies
12.

CARDINALS 9TH: HARMON REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 2B); LINZY REPLACED
TAYLOR (PITCHING); HICKMAN BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Hickman grounded
out (third to first); Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 12.