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. Houston Astros 11, Chicago Cubs 7Game Played on Wednesday, May 1, 1974 (Night game) at AstrodomeCubs 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. |
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