With the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning, Bill Bonham walked George Foster, forcing in Cesar Geronimo to hand the Reds a 1-0 victory over the Cubs. Jack Billingham, who pitched a five-hitter, turned in the first complete game to the credit of the Reds' staff this season. Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0Game Played on Wednesday, April 24, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumCubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .129 Rose lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .353 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .353 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .310 Madlock 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .340 Driessen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .290 Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Foster rf 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .328 Morales lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .220 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .289 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonham p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .288 Geronimo cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .208 Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 6 Totals 33 1 5 1 6 9 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 11,529 Left on Base: Cubs 7, Reds 12 DP: Cubs 0, Reds 0 Errors: Mitterwald, Bonham Doubles: Rose (8), Concepcion (8) Stolen Bases: Griffey 2 (2) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham L(1-3) 8.2 5 1 1 6 9 0 39 3.24 Totals 8.2 5 1 1 6 9 0 39 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(3-1) 9 5 0 0 3 6 0 34 5.04 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 6 0 34 Wild Pitches: Billingham (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to center; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger to third]; Williams popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Morgan struck out; Driessen struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 2ND: Cardenal struck out; Morales struck out; Mitterwald walked; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey reached on an error by Mitterwald [Griffey to first]; Griffey stole second; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Billingham lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 3RD: Bonham grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Monday singled to shortstop; Madlock singled to center [Monday to second]; Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Morgan was called out on strikes; Driessen singled to shortstop; Perez singled to center [Driessen to third]; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 4TH: Cardenal singled to left; Morales was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Cardenal out at second (second unassisted)]; Mitterwald flied out to right; Harris grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion struck out; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 5TH: Bonham popped to shortstop; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Billingham struck out; Rose struck out; Morgan walked; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 6TH: Madlock walked; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Madlock to second]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Madlock to third]; Cardenal struck out; Morales walked; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench reached on an error by Bonham [Bench to first]; Griffey forced Bench (second to shortstop); Griffey stole second; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 7TH: Harris flied out to center; Bonham struck out; Kessinger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Billingham struck out; Rose walked; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 8TH: Monday popped to third in foul territory; Madlock grounded out (second to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: Driessen walked; Perez flied out to left; Bench flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. CUBS 9TH: FOSTER REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING RF); CHANEY REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING 3B); Cardenal popped to second; Morales flied out to right; Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Geronimo was walked intentionally; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; On a bunt Crowley forced Concepcion (pitcher to third) [Geronimo to second]; Rose popped to shortstop; Morgan singled to first [Geronimo to third, Crowley to second]; Foster walked [Geronimo scored, Crowley to third, Morgan to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Reds 1. |
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