Jack Billingham, who pitched the Reds' only complete game so far this season in beating the Cubs, 1-0, April 24, defeated the Cubs again, 5-2, but this time the Reds' righthander needed help from Pedro Borbon. Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench hit homers to start the Reds' scoring. Bench accounted for another RBI with a single in the eighth when the Reds added two runs, one unearned. Their final tally in the ninth also was tainted. The Cubs chased Billingham in the eighth, loading the bases on a single by Rick Monday, pass to Billy Williams and error by Morgan. Borbon yielded a two-run single by Carmen Fanzone before putting down the Cubs' threat. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       5, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  2  1  -   5 10  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  9  4


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .323      Harris 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .150
Morgan 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .352      Monday cf             3   1   1   0     2   1   .289
Bench c               5   2   3   2     0   1   .218      Morales rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Perez 1b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .337      Williams 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .286
Driessen 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Ward lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .313
  Gagliano ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .400      Fanzone 3b            3   0   1   2     1   0   .222
  Chaney pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Kosco 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .172
Foster cf,rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Bonham p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .125
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .268        Kremmel p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hutson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borbon p            1   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   4     2   6             Totals               34   2   9   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 18,183
Left on Base: Reds 8, Cubs 9
DP: Reds 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Morgan, Harris 2, Morales, Fanzone
Doubles: Ward (1)
Triples: Kessinger (2)
Home Runs: Morgan (2), Bench (4)
Caught Stealing: Ward (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (3)
GIDP: Morales 2 (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(4-1)       7.2   8   2   0   4   4   0  33   4.03
Borbon SV(5)            1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.08
Totals                  9     9   2   0   4   4   0  38

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(1-5)           7     5   2   2   1   5   2  27   4.45
Burris                  0.1   3   2   1   0   0   0   4   5.06
Kremmel                 1.1   2   1   0   1   1   0   7   7.94
Hutson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   6.00
Totals                  9    10   5   3   2   6   2  40

Wild Pitches: Burris (4)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford


REDS 1ST: 64 minute rain delay before start of game; Rose
struck out; Morgan flied out to left; Bench singled to center;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Harris singled to right; Monday was called out on
strikes; Morales grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Harris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster flied
out to right; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Ward singled
to right; Ward was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Fanzone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Billingham
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bonham singled to right; Harris forced
Bonham (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cubs 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan homered; Bench struck out; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen walked; Foster forced Driessen
(shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Monday walked; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Monday out at second]; Williams
singled to right; Ward doubled to right [Williams to third];
Fanzone walked; Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 5TH: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion singled to
left; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to right; Bonham flied out to
center; Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan lined to left; Bench homered; Perez popped to
shortstop; Driessen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Monday walked; Morales popped to first in foul
territory; Williams was called out on strikes; Ward grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 0.

REDS 7TH: Foster singled to shortstop; Griffey forced Foster
(second to shortstop); Concepcion flied out to center; On a bunt
Billingham grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Fanzone grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
popped to second; Kessinger tripled; GARRETT BATTED FOR BONHAM;
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Cubs 0.

REDS 8TH: BURRIS REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); On a bunt Rose
singled to third [Rose to second (error by Fanzone)]; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to third]; Bench singled
to left [Rose scored]; Burris threw a wild pitch [Bench to
second]; Harris dropped a foul fly hit by Perez for an error;
Perez singled to right [Bench scored (unearned), Perez to second
(error by Morales)]; KREMMEL REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING);
GAGLIANO BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Gagliano walked; CHANEY RAN FOR
GAGLIANO; Foster was called out on strikes; Griffey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF);
Harris struck out; Monday singled to first; Morales struck out;
Williams walked [Monday to second]; Ward reached on an error by
Morgan [Monday to third, Williams to second, Ward to first];
Fanzone singled to center [Monday scored (unearned), Williams
scored (unearned), Ward to second]; BORBON REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Mitterwald singled to second [Ward to third, Fanzone
to second]; Darrel Chaney ejected by 3B umpire Shag
Crawford; KOSCO REPLACED CHANEY (PLAYING 3B); Kessinger
flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 2.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Borbon singled to
right; Rose flied out to right; Morgan singled to right [Borbon
to third]; HUTSON REPLACED KREMMEL (PITCHING); Bench reached on
an error by Harris [Borbon scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to
second, Bench to first]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: ALEXANDER BATTED FOR HUTSON; Alexander flied out to
center; Harris flied out to center; Monday flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 2.