|
The Cardinals went on a scoring spree in the first three innings, making it possible for Bob Gibson to beat the Reds, 9-2, for his first victory of the season. The Cards collected 13 hits off Clay Kirby and Mike McQueen in the first three frames while scoring all their runs. Ken Reitz continued his hot hitting with two singles in four trips. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 2Game Played on Sunday, April 28, 1974 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IIReds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 2 Cardinals 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 9 15 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .346 Brock lf 3 1 0 0 2 1 .286 Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .333 Cruz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Driessen 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .278 Sizemore 2b 4 2 3 1 1 0 .341 Perez 1b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .342 Smith rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .384 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213 Simmons c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .338 Griffey rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .189 McBride cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .297 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Reitz 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .425 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Torre 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .232 Kirby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tyson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 McQueen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gibson p 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Osburn p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kosco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 36 2 10 2 3 5 Totals 38 9 15 8 3 5 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 21,146 Left on Base: Reds 11, Cardinals 8 DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: Driessen 2, Tyson Doubles: Rose (9), Driessen (3), Perez (5), Sizemore 2 (6), Torre (4), Gibson (1) Stolen Bases: McBride (3) GIDP: Geronimo (1) Hit by Pitch: Rose (1,by Gibson) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby L(1-3) 1.1 8 7 6 0 2 0 13 6.48 McQueen 1.1 5 2 2 1 1 0 8 4.91 Osburn 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 Hall 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 1.04 Totals 8 15 9 8 3 5 0 41 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson W(1-2) 9 10 2 2 3 5 0 40 5.63 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 5 0 40 Passed Balls: Bench (2) Hit by Pitch: Gibson (3) Wild Pitches: Hall (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Tom Gorman REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Morgan walked; Driessen doubled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Perez popped to first in foul territory; Bench reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (third to first to pitcher to third to first to pitcher), Driessen to third, Bench to second]; Griffey was walked intentionally; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore doubled to left; Smith singled to center [Sizemore scored, Smith to second (on throw to home)]; Simmons lined to right; McBride singled [Smith scored]; McBride stole second [McBride to third on a passed ball]; Reitz singled [McBride scored]; Torre singled to left [Reitz to second]; Tyson reached on an error by Driessen [Reitz scored (unearned) (no RBI), Torre to third, Tyson to second]; Gibson struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 4. REDS 2ND: Geronimo struck out; Kirby grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to left; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 2ND: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore singled to left; Smith singled to right [Sizemore to third]; Simmons singled to right [Sizemore scored, Smith to third]; MCQUEEN REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); McBride popped to second; Reitz singled to center [Smith scored, Simmons to second]; Torre doubled to center [Simmons scored, Reitz out at home (center to second to catcher)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 7. REDS 3RD: Driessen flied out to right; Perez struck out; Bench walked; Griffey singled to right [Bench to third]; Concepcion lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Gibson doubled to left; Brock walked; Sizemore doubled to left [Gibson scored, Brock to third]; Smith singled to center [Brock scored, Sizemore out at home (center to catcher), Smith to second (on throw to home)]; OSBURN REPLACED MCQUEEN (PITCHING); Simmons flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 9. REDS 4TH: Geronimo popped to shortstop; Osburn was called out on strikes; Rose singled to center; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 4TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz flied out to left; Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 9. REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Perez flied out to right; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to right; Gibson popped to catcher in foul territory; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 9. REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion singled; Geronimo grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore walked; Smith flied out to right; Simmons singled to third [Sizemore to second]; McBride flied out to center [Sizemore to third, Simmons to second (error by Driessen)]; Dan Driessen argued the call at 3B without calling time; Reitz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 9. REDS 7TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR OSBURN; Crowley reached on an error by Tyson [Crowley to first]; Rose lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Crowley out at first]; Morgan singled; Driessen singled to shortstop [Morgan to second]; Perez doubled to center [Morgan scored, Driessen to third]; Bench flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 7TH: HALL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Torre struck out; Tyson singled to third; Hall threw a wild pitch [Tyson to second]; Gibson flied out to right; Brock walked; Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 9. REDS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion lined to second; Geronimo grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 9. CARDINALS 8TH: Smith flied out to left; Simmons flied out to left; McBride flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 9. REDS 9TH: KOSCO BATTED FOR HALL; Kosco popped to first in foul territory; Rose was hit by a pitch; Morgan singled to left [Rose to second]; Driessen flied out to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 9. |
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".