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Saturday April 20, 1974
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A double by Billy Williams with two out in the 13th inning put the Phillies on the spot and their decision about what to do went wrong in a 5-4 loss to the Cubs. After Williams' two-bagger, the Phillies elected to pass Jose Cardenal intentionally to get at Bill Madlock, who already had three hits in the game. But Madlock then made it four hits with a single that sent Williams across the plate with the deciding run. The Phillies sent the game into extra innings when Del Unser beat out an infield hit and Greg Luzinski homered to tie the score at 4-4 in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 20, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Cubs         1  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 13  2
Phillies     2  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             6   1   1   0     0   3   .146      Cash 2b               5   1   0   0     0   1   .291
Monday cf             6   2   2   1     0   0   .359      Bowa ss               6   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Morales lf            6   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Unser cf              6   1   1   0     0   1   .375
Williams 1b           4   1   2   0     2   0   .294      Luzinski lf           6   1   2   2     0   3   .167
Cardenal rf           5   0   3   1     1   0   .300      Hutton 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .250
Madlock 3b            6   1   4   2     0   0   .350        Taylor ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     1   1   .136      Anderson rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .351
  Burris p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        M. Wallace p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitterwald c          5   0   0   0     0   1   .357        Harmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Reuschel p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kremmel p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Boone c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Rosello ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Schmidt 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .300
                                                          Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Rogodzinski ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                            Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robinson rf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .382

Totals               47   5  13   4     4   6             Totals               47   4   7   4     1  12

Time of Game: 3:35   Attendance: 16,534
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Phillies 7
DP: Cubs 0, Phillies 2
Errors: Kessinger 2, Ruthven
Doubles: Monday (3), Williams (4)
Triples: Harris (1)
Home Runs: Luzinski (1)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (3), Bowa (3)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (2), Anderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel (1)
GIDP: Madlock 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cash (2,by Reuschel), Taylor (1,by Kremmel)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel               10.1   6   4   4   1  10   1  40   6.20
Kremmel                 0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Burris W(2-0)           2.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.93
Totals                 13     7   4   4   1  12   1  50

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven                 5     8   4   3   3   3   0  25   4.61
Culver                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.29
Linzy                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
M. Wallace              2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.38
Scarce L(2-2)           2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   3.38
Totals                 13    13   5   4   4   6   0  52

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (1), Kremmel (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CUBS 1ST: Harris was called out on strikes; Monday singled to
left; Morales popped to third in foul territory; Williams walked
[Monday to second]; Cardenal singled to left [Monday scored,
Williams to third, Cardenal out at second (left to second)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash was hit by a pitch; Bowa singled to third
[Cash to second]; Unser struck out while Cash advanced to third
and Bowa advanced to second on a wild pitch; Luzinski was called
out on strikes; Hutton singled to left [Cash scored, Bowa
scored, Hutton to second (on throw to home)]; Anderson struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Phillies 2.

CUBS 2ND: Madlock singled to center; Madlock stole second;
Kessinger walked; Mitterwald flied out to center; Reuschel
reached on an error by Ruthven on a sacrifice bunt [Madlock
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kessinger to second, Reuschel to
first]; Harris struck out; Monday forced Reuschel (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
flied out to center; Ruthven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

CUBS 3RD: Morales flied out to right; Williams singled to left;
Cardenal singled to right [Williams to third]; Madlock grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenal out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash grounded out (second to first); Bowa reached
on an error by Kessinger; Bowa stole second; Unser grounded out
(third to first) [Bowa to third]; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Mitterwald
made an out to first; Reuschel grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton flied out to left; Anderson singled to
center; Anderson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Boone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Phillies 2.

CUBS 5TH: Harris tripled to center; Monday doubled to left
[Harris scored]; Morales flied out to left; Williams was walked
intentionally; Cardenal flied to left in foul territory; Madlock
singled to right [Monday scored, Williams to second]; Kessinger
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Schmidt was called out on strikes; ROGODZINSKI
BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Rogodzinski walked; Cash popped to second;
On a bunt Bowa grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

CUBS 6TH: CULVER REPLACED ROGODZINSKI (PITCHING); Mitterwald
struck out; Reuschel singled to right; Reuschel was picked off
first (catcher to first); Harris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Luzinski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

CUBS 7TH: Monday flied out to left; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Boone
reached on an error by Kessinger; Schmidt struck out; MONTANEZ
BATTED FOR CULVER; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

CUBS 8TH: LINZY REPLACED MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Cardenal grounded
out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to right; Madlock was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Cash flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (third
to first); Unser singled to second; Luzinski homered [Unser
scored]; Hutton lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Phillies 4.

CUBS 9TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Reuschel
struck out; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Anderson popped to first in foul territory; Boone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

CUBS 10TH: M. WALLACE REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); ROBINSON
REPLACED LINZY (PLAYING RF); Monday flied out to center; Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 10TH: Robinson struck out; Cash struck out; Bowa flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

CUBS 11TH: Cardenal singled to third; Madlock grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cardenal out at
second]; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 11TH: Unser flied out to center; Luzinski singled to
right; KREMMEL REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR
HUTTON; Taylor was hit by a pitch [Luzinski to second]; ROSELLO
REPLACED KREMMEL (PLAYING SS); BURRIS REPLACED KESSINGER
(PITCHING); HARMON BATTED FOR M. WALLACE; Harmon was called out
on strikes; Boone popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

CUBS 12TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SCARCE REPLACED
HARMON (PITCHING); Mitterwald popped to first in foul territory;
Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 12TH: Schmidt flied out to right; Robinson singled to
left; Cash forced Robinson (second to shortstop); Bowa grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Phillies 4.

CUBS 13TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Morales
grounded out (second to first); Williams doubled to left;
Cardenal was walked intentionally; Madlock singled to center
[Williams scored, Cardenal to second]; Burris flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 13TH: Unser flied out to left; Luzinski struck out;
Taylor lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Phillies 4.



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