Capping a hot series at bat, Lee May batted in four runs with a pair of singles as the Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Cubs, 11-7. May went 5-for-5 in the opener of the set, including a pair of two-run homers in the same inning. After a double in three trips in the second game, the Astros' first baseman wound up with two singles in four trips in the finale, giving him eight hits in 12 at-bats for the series.

May batted in two runs with his first single in the third inning and singled again for two of the Astros' five runs in the fifth. Greg Gross then decided the outcome with a two-run double in the sixth. The Cubs scored five of their runs on homers by Bill Madlock, Rick Monday and Billy Williams. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 11, Chicago Cubs 7
Game Played on Wednesday, May       1, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         2  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   7  9  3
Astros       0  0  3    0  5  2    0  1  x  -  11 11  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             3   2   0   0     2   0   .134      Kelleher ss           4   2   2   0     1   0   .571
Monday cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .299      Gross rf,lf           5   3   2   2     0   0   .375
Madlock 3b            5   3   4   3     0   1   .311      Cedeno cf             3   2   1   1     2   0   .316
Williams 1b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .269      Watson lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .348
Cardenal rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .301        Gallagher pr,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Ward lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .100      L. May 1b             4   1   2   4     0   0   .311
Rosello ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .107      M. May c              3   0   0   1     0   0   .311
Lundstedt c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Rader 3b              2   0   0   1     1   1   .284
  Kessinger ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Menke 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .143
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin p             1   1   1   0     0   0   .417
Reuschel p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Wilson p            3   1   1   0     0   2   .200
  Hutson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   7     5   4             Totals               33  11  11   9     5   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  9,619
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Astros 5
DP: Cubs 1, Astros 0
Errors: Harris, Rosello, Lundstedt
Doubles: Cardenal (5), Williams (5), Reuschel (1), Madlock (4), Gross 2 (3)
Home Runs: Madlock (2), Monday (2), Williams (4)
Stolen Bases: Harris 2 (4), Madlock (5), Cedeno (13), Kelleher (1)
Sacrifice Flies: M. May (1), Rader (3)
GIDP: L. May (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(0-1)         4     7   8   5   3   4   0  23   6.46
Hutson                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.23
Todd                    2     3   2   2   1   0   0   9   6.75
Burris                  1     1   1   0   1   1   0   5   3.00
Totals                  8    11  11   7   5   6   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 3     4   3   3   3   1   1  16   2.77
Wilson W(1-1)           5     4   4   4   2   2   2  21   7.80
Scherman                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.35
Totals                  9     9   7   7   5   4   3  41

Passed Balls: Garrett (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuschel (2), Hutson (1), Todd (1)
Balks: Burris (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Harris walked; Harris stole second; Monday struck out;
Madlock homered [Harris scored]; Williams flied out to center;
Cardenal doubled to center; Ward was walked intentionally;
Rosello grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher popped to second; Gross flied out to
center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Lundstedt grounded out (third to first); Reuschel
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; L. May flied out to center;
M. May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Watson to second];
Rader walked; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
singled to left; Madlock stole second; Williams doubled to
center [Madlock scored]; Cardenal flied out to left; Ward was
walked intentionally; Rosello flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Griffin singled to left; Kelleher singled to center
[Griffin to second]; Gross forced Kelleher (second unassisted)
[Griffin scored (error by Harris), Gross to second]; Reuschel
threw a wild pitch [Gross to third]; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole
second; Watson flied out to center; L. May singled to left
[Gross scored, Cedeno scored (unearned)]; M. May grounded out
(second to pitcher); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Astros 3.

CUBS 4TH: WILSON REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Lundstedt flied
out to left; Tom Griffin left with injury; Reuschel
doubled to left; Harris grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Reuschel to third]; Monday popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; Menke struck out; Wilson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 3.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock struck out; Williams grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cardenal flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Kelleher singled to center; Kelleher stole second;
Gross reached on an error by Rosello [Kelleher to third]; Cedeno
singled to second [Kelleher scored, Gross to second]; Watson
walked [Gross to third, Cedeno to second]; L. May singled to
third [Gross scored (unearned), Cedeno scored, Watson to third];
HUTSON REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); M. May hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Watson scored, L. May to second]; Hutson threw a wild
pitch [L. May to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to left [L.
May scored (unearned)]; Menke struck out; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 8.

CUBS 6TH: Ward flied out to center; Rosello popped to shortstop;
Lundstedt walked; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR HUTSON; Alexander struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 8.

ASTROS 6TH: TODD REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Wilson singled
to right; Todd threw a wild pitch [Wilson to second]; Kelleher
walked; Kelleher was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Lundstedt [Wilson to third, Kelleher to second]; Gross
doubled to center [Wilson scored, Kelleher scored]; Cedeno
popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson singled to pitcher
[Gross stayed at second]; GALLAGHER RAN FOR WATSON; L. May
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gallagher out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros
10.

CUBS 7TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Harris flied out to right; Monday homered;
Madlock doubled to left; Williams homered [Madlock scored];
Cardenal lined to first; Ward made an out to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 10.

ASTROS 7TH: M. May grounded out (second to first); Rader flied
out to left; Menke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Astros 10.

CUBS 8TH: Rosello flied out to left; KESSINGER BATTED FOR
LUNDSTEDT; Kessinger made an out to shortstop; GARRETT BATTED
FOR TODD; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 6, Astros 10.

ASTROS 8TH: BURRIS REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); GARRETT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Wilson struck out; Kelleher grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gross doubled to left; Garrett allowed a
passed ball [Gross to third]; Cedeno was walked intentionally;
Burris balked [Gross scored (unearned), Cedeno to second];
Gallagher lined to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6,
Astros 11.

CUBS 9TH: Harris walked; SCHERMAN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING);
Harris stole second; Monday struck out; Madlock singled to right
[Harris scored]; Williams lined to shortstop; Cardenal grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Astros 11.