The Cardinals, after exploding for five runs in the first inning, failed to hold the lead, but Ted Simmons came through with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning for his fourth RBI of the game to defeat the Cubs, 9-8. Simmons hit a homer with two men on base in the Cardinals' opening blast. Billy Williams batted in four runs for the Cubs, two of them with a homer in the sixth. Don Kessinger had four hits, driving in two runs and scoring two. After the Cubs tied the score at 8-8 in the eighth, Ted Sizemore singled in the Cards' half and gave way to Luis Melendez, who took second on a balk, moved to third on an infield out and scored the winning run on Simmons' sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 8
Game Played on Friday, May       17, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  1    0  3  0    1  3  0  -   8 14  1
Cardinals    5  0  0    1  0  2    0  1  x  -   9 14  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   2   4   2     0   0   .245      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .313
Morales cf            5   1   2   2     0   0   .220      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .330
Williams 1b,lf        5   1   2   4     0   1   .291        Melendez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .303
Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .308        Heintzelman 2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Ward lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Smith rf              3   2   3   1     1   0   .397
  Thornton ph,1b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Cruz pr,rf          1   1   0   0     0   0   .231
  Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Simmons c             4   1   2   4     0   0   .290
Fanzone 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      McBride cf            4   1   2   1     1   0   .296
Mitterwald c          4   1   1   0     1   2   .227      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .356
Harris 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .214      Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Tyson ss              4   0   2   1     0   1   .208
  Todd p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Alexander ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .167        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rosello ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .125        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Marquez ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  14   8     4   4             Totals               35   9  14   9     5   2

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 21,691
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Cardinals 8
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Williams (8), Kessinger (4)
Triples: Alexander (1)
Home Runs: Williams (6), Simmons (3)
Stolen Bases: Brock (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (4)
GIDP: Williams (2), Brock (4)
Hit by Pitch: Fanzone (1,by Pena)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   0.1   5   5   5   1   0   1   7   4.78
Todd                    3.2   3   1   1   4   1   0  18   3.38
Burris                  2     4   2   2   0   1   0   9   5.40
LaRoche                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Bonham L(2-7)           1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.21
Totals                  8    14   9   9   5   2   1  41

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster                  5     7   4   4   2   1   1  23   3.88
Folkers                 1.2   2   1   1   2   2   0   9   2.57
Garman                  0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6   2.79
Hrabosky                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.50
Pena W(2-0)             1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.38
Totals                  9    14   8   8   4   4   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Pena (1)
Balks: Bonham (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Morales
singled to center; Williams grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore walked; Smith singled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore
to third, Smith to second (on throw)]; Simmons homered [Sizemore
scored, Smith scored]; McBride popped to shortstop; Reitz
singled to center; Torre singled to center [Reitz to third];
TODD REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Tyson singled to center [Reitz
scored, Torre to third, Tyson to second (on throw to 3b)];
Foster lined to second; Brock was walked intentionally; Sizemore
forced Brock (third to second); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 5.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; Ward
grounded out (second to first); Fanzone singled to right;
Mitterwald walked [Fanzone to second]; Harris was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 2ND: Smith singled to right; Simmons forced Smith
(shortstop to second); McBride walked [Simmons to second]; Reitz
flied out to right; Torre walked [Simmons to third, McBride to
second]; Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 5.

CUBS 3RD: Todd flied out to left; Kessinger singled to left;
Morales forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); Williams doubled
to right [Morales scored]; Cardenal grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Foster struck out; Brock lined to left; Sizemore
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

CUBS 4TH: Ward flied out to right; Fanzone grounded out (second
to first); Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith walked; Simmons popped to first; McBride
singled to center [Smith to third]; Reitz forced McBride (third
to second) [Smith scored]; Torre forced Reitz (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 5TH: Harris popped to first in foul territory; ALEXANDER
BATTED FOR TODD; Alexander tripled to left; Kessinger singled to
center [Alexander scored]; Morales flied out to left; Williams
homered [Kessinger scored]; Cardenal grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: BURRIS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Tyson
struck out; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Cardinals 6.

CUBS 6TH: Ward walked; FOLKERS REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING);
Fanzone flied out to left; Mitterwald struck out; Harris
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; Smith
singled to right; CRUZ RAN FOR SMITH; Simmons singled to center
[Cruz to second]; McBride singled to right [Cruz scored, Simmons
out at third (right to catcher to third), McBride to second (on
throw to home)]; Reitz singled to left [McBride scored, Reitz to
third (error by Kessinger)]; Torre flied out to center; 2 R, 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Cardinals 8.

CUBS 7TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROSELLO BATTED FOR
BURRIS; Rosello walked; Kessinger doubled to left [Rosello to
third]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rosello
scored, Kessinger to third]; Williams struck out; Cardenal
walked; THORNTON BATTED FOR WARD; Thornton singled to shortstop
[Kessinger stayed at third, Cardenal to second]; GARMAN REPLACED
FOLKERS (PITCHING); Fanzone flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 7TH: THORNTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LAROCHE REPLACED ROSELLO
(PITCHING); Tyson singled to left; On a bunt Garman forced Tyson
(first to shortstop); Brock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Garman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 5, Cardinals 8.

CUBS 8TH: Mitterwald singled to right; Harris singled to right
[Mitterwald to second]; MARQUEZ BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Marquez
flied out to center; Kessinger singled to center [Mitterwald
scored, Harris to second]; Morales singled to center [Harris
scored, Kessinger to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED GARMAN
(PITCHING); Williams forced Morales (pitcher to shortstop)
[Kessinger scored]; Cardenal singled to left [Williams to
second]; PENA REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Thornton popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: MARQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BONHAM
REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Sizemore singled to left; MELENDEZ
RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Bonham balked [Melendez to second]; Cruz
grounded out (second to first) [Melendez to third]; Simmons hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Melendez scored]; McBride popped to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 9.

CUBS 9TH: HEINTZELMAN REPLACED MELENDEZ (PLAYING 2B); Fanzone
was hit by a pitch; Mitterwald struck out; Harris popped to
second; Marquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 8, Cardinals 9.