The N. L.'s leading batter, Ken Reitz boosted his average to .421 with four hits, including a run-scoring double in the 10th inning that brought the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Reds. The Cards, who were handcuffed by reliever Pedro Borbon in losing the previous night's game by the same 4-3 score, got back at the Reds' bullpen ace by beating him with two out in the 10th when Bake McBride singled and raced home from first on Reitz' double. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     27, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  -   3 15  0
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    1  -   4 12  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .325      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .295
Morgan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .324      Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Driessen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Smith rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .370
  Kosco ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Simmons c             5   1   3   1     0   0   .333
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Torre 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .215
Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .353      McBride cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .305
Bench c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .224      Reitz 3b              5   0   4   2     0   1   .421
Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .176      Tyson ss              3   0   1   1     1   2   .226
  Foster ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Foster p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .280        Folkers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           2   1   2   0     0   0   .269        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Rettenmund ph,rf    2   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gagliano ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Chaney pr,3b        1   1   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               40   3  15   2     3   3             Totals               38   4  12   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 17,417
Left on Base: Reds 12, Cardinals 10
DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 3
Errors: Tyson, Foster
Doubles: Bench 2 (2), Sizemore (4), Reitz 2 (6)
Triples: Geronimo (2), Morgan (1)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (3), Rettenmund (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (1), Foster 2 (2), Smith (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (3), Norman (1), Rettenmund (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6     6   2   2   0   5   0  24   2.65
C. Carroll              2     4   1   1   2   2   0  12   5.25
Borbon L(1-1)           1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.49
Totals                  9.2  12   4   4   2   8   0  43

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster                  7    11   2   1   2   1   0  32   2.61
Folkers                 1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   6   1.86
Pena W(1-0)             1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.08
Totals                 10    15   3   2   3   3   0  45

Wild Pitches: Norman (2)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied out
to right; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Sizemore made an out to first; Smith grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez popped to shortstop; Bench doubled to left;
Griffey singled to second [Bench to third]; Concepcion grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffey out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to center; Torre singled to left
[Simmons to second]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Simmons to
third]; McBride struck out; Reitz was called out on strikes;
Tyson singled to center [Simmons scored, Torre to second];
Foster grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo tripled to left; Norman struck out; Rose
reached on an error by Tyson [Geronimo scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Rose to first]; Morgan popped to third in foul territory;
Driessen forced Rose (second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
flied out to left; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez singled to left; Bench was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Perez out at
second (second unassisted)]; Griffey forced Bench (first to
shortstop); Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Foster [Griffey to third]; On a bunt Concepcion
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons flied out to center; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); McBride grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to center; On a bunt Norman grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Geronimo out
at second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to left; Tyson struck out; Foster
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reitz to second];
Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan tripled to right; Driessen popped to third in
foul territory; Perez was walked intentionally; Bench hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Morgan scored, Perez to second (on throw
to home)]; Griffey flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore doubled; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Sizemore to third]; Simmons singled to
center [Sizemore scored]; Torre flied out to right; McBride
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second;
Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Concepcion
to third]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Crowley flied out to
right; Rose walked; Morgan singled to pitcher [Concepcion stayed
at third, Rose to second]; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Reitz
singled to center; On a bunt Tyson struck out; Foster out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reitz to second]; Brock was
walked intentionally; Sizemore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

REDS 8TH: Perez singled to right; Bench doubled to right [Perez
to third]; FOLKERS REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); FOSTER BATTED FOR
GRIFFEY; Foster struck out; Concepcion was walked intentionally;
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Rettenmund grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); RETTENMUND
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Smith singled to center; Simmons
singled to right [Smith to third]; Torre struck out; McBride
popped to third in foul territory; Reitz doubled to left [Smith
scored, Simmons to third]; Tyson was walked intentionally;
Folkers forced Tyson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 3.

REDS 9TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Gagliano singled to
right; CHANEY RAN FOR GAGLIANO; Rose singled to center [Chaney
to second]; Morgan forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Chaney to
third]; KOSCO BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; PENA REPLACED FOLKERS
(PITCHING); Kosco singled to left [Chaney scored, Morgan to
second]; Perez flied out to left; Bench flied out to center; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); CHANEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out
(first unassisted); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 3.

REDS 10TH: Foster flied out to right; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Rettenmund singled to center; Rettenmund stole
second; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: Simmons flied out to left; Torre grounded out
(second to first); McBride singled to third; Reitz doubled to
right [McBride scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals
4.