In a decided contrast to their 18-9 victory in the previous day's game, the Cubs got seven-hit pitching from Ken Frailing and Ray Burris and shut out the Pirates, 1-0. Frailing allowed all seven hits before Burris took over to hurl the last two innings. The Cubs scored the game's lone run in the first and it was unearned. Rick Monday singled and took third on a single by Jerry Morales when Rennie Stennett dropped the relay throw from the outfield. Billy Williams then got the run home with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     18, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  5  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .241      Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Monday cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .345
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Morales lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Stargell lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Williams 1b           1   0   0   1     1   0   .308
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Cardenal rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .154      Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Hebner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .417      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .474
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Frailing p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Taveras ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Burris p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .438
Rooker p              3   0   2   0     0   0   .400
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .381

Totals               35   0   7   0     2   5             Totals               28   1   5   1     1   1

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 13,054
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cubs 5
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Stennett, Hebner, Madlock
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1)
GIDP: Kessinger (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(0-2)           8     5   1   0   1   1   0  30   1.20
Totals                  8     5   1   0   1   1   0  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frailing W(2-0)         7     7   0   0   2   1   0  31   0.57
Burris SV(1)            2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   1.29
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   5   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first) [Stennett to second]; Oliver reached on a
fielder's choice [Stennett out at third (pitcher to third)];
Stargell singled to right [Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Harris flied out to right; Monday singled to center;
Morales singled to left [Monday to third (error by Stennett)];
Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center [Monday scored
(unearned)]; Cardenal struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Hebner
singled to right; Maxvill flied out to right; Rooker grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Madlock popped to third in foul territory; Mitterwald
flied to left in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Oliver popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Frailing grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris
grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday singled to left; Morales
singled to center [Monday to third]; Williams walked [Morales to
second]; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell singled to center; Zisk forced Stargell
(third to second); Robertson walked [Zisk to second]; Hebner
flied out to left; Maxvill forced Zisk (third unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
reached on an error by Hebner [Mitterwald to first]; Kessinger
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Rooker singled to right; Stennett was called out on
strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rooker to
second]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Frailing grounded out (first to pitcher); Harris flied
out to left; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell flied out to right; Zisk flied out to
center; Robertson reached on an error by Madlock [Robertson to
second]; Hebner was walked intentionally; CLINES BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: TAVERAS REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING SS); Morales popped
to first in foul territory; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Rooker singled to left; Stennett made an out to
shortstop; Sanguillen singled to third [Rooker to second];
Oliver forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second) [Rooker to
third]; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Madlock popped to second; Mitterwald flied out to
left; Kessinger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 8TH: BURRIS REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Zisk struck
out; Robertson was called out on strikes; Hebner popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Burris flied out to right; Harris popped to first in
foul territory; Monday singled to center; Morales flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

PIRATES 9TH: KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Kirkpatrick flied
out to right; PARKER BATTED FOR ROOKER; Parker was called out on
strikes; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 1.