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 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     28, 1974 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         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.