Ted Sizemore started the Cardinals' scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning and Bake McBride wrapped up an 11-2 victory over the Cubs with a two-run drive in the eighth. After Sizemore's smash with Lou Brock on base, a walk to Reggie Smith, singles by Ted Simmons and McBride and sacrifice flies by Ken Reitz and Mike Tyson added two runs to the Cards' count. Reitz and Tyson each had two-run singles later in the game, giving them three RBIs apiece. Billy Williams batted in both of the Cubs' runs with a single in the first. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       18, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Cardinals    4  2  0    1  0  0    2  2  x  -  11 13  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .309
Alexander 3b          3   1   3   0     0   0   .444        Melendez lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Williams 1b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .298      Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .328
Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .297        Heintzelman 2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Ward lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Smith rf              0   1   0   0     1   0   .397
Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .213        Cruz rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .207
Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Simmons c             4   4   4   0     1   0   .311
Lundstedt c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McBride cf            5   3   4   2     0   1   .320
  Marquez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   3     0   0   .360
  Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Reuschel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Tyson ss              3   0   1   3     0   0   .212
  Kremmel p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Siebert p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .067
  Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .313
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               34   2   7   2     1   4             Totals               34  11  13  10     5   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 33,598
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 1
Errors: Sizemore 2
Doubles: McBride (4)
Home Runs: Sizemore (1), McBride (3)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (3), Harris (7), Brock (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (1), Siebert (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reitz (3), Tyson (2)
GIDP: Cardenal (4)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(3-2)         1.2   6   6   6   4   0   1  15   5.16
Kremmel                 2.1   1   1   0   1   2   0   9   6.46
Burris                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.94
LaRoche                 2     6   4   4   0   1   1  12   6.35
Totals                  8    13  11  10   5   4   2  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(3-3)          9     7   2   1   1   4   0  36   3.06
Totals                  9     7   2   1   1   4   0  36

Passed Balls: Lundstedt (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Alexander singled to
left; Alexander stole second; Williams singled to right
[Alexander scored]; Cardenal was called out on strikes; Ward
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore homered [Brock scored]; Smith walked; Simmons singled
to right [Smith to second]; McBride singled to left [Smith to
third, Simmons to second]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Smith scored, Simmons to third, McBride to second]; Torre was
walked intentionally; Tyson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Simmons scored, McBride to third]; Siebert walked [Torre to
second]; Brock flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 4.

CUBS 2ND: CRUZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Morales grounded out
(second to first); Harris flied out to right; Lundstedt lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Sizemore flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(first unassisted); Simmons walked; McBride doubled to left
[Simmons to third]; Reitz singled to center [Simmons scored,
McBride scored]; KREMMEL REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Torre
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Cardinals 6.

CUBS 3RD: Kremmel walked; Kessinger reached on an error by
Sizemore [Kremmel to second, Kessinger to first]; Alexander out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kremmel to third,
Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Kremmel scored (unearned), Kessinger to third]; Cardenal struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson popped to first in foul territory; Siebert
struck out; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

CUBS 4TH: Ward flied out to right; Morales flied out to center;
Harris reached on an error by Sizemore [Harris to first]; Harris
stole second; Lundstedt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Cruz
walked; Simmons singled to right [Cruz to third]; Lundstedt
allowed a passed ball [Cruz scored (unearned), Simmons to
second]; McBride struck out; Reitz popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 5TH: TYRONE BATTED FOR KREMMEL; Tyrone flied out to right;
Kessinger singled to left; Alexander singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Williams singled to right [Kessinger to
third, Alexander to second]; Cardenal grounded into a double
play (third to catcher to first) [Kessinger out at home]; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 5TH: BURRIS REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Torre struck
out; Tyson flied out to center; Siebert flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 6TH: Ward flied out to right; Morales struck out; Harris
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); Cruz popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

CUBS 7TH: MARQUEZ BATTED FOR LUNDSTEDT; Marquez flied out to
center; THORNTON BATTED FOR BURRIS; Thornton struck out;
Kessinger singled to center; Alexander singled to left
[Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED MARQUEZ (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE
REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Simmons singled to center; McBride
singled to left [Simmons to second]; Reitz singled to right
[Simmons to third, McBride to second]; Torre lined to third;
Tyson singled to center [Simmons scored, McBride scored, Reitz
to second]; Siebert out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Reitz to third, Tyson to second]; Brock struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 9.

CUBS 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); HEINTZELMAN
REPLACED SIZEMORE (PLAYING 2B); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ward grounded out (second to first); Morales flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: Heintzelman flied out to right; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Simmons singled to shortstop; McBride homered
[Simmons scored]; Reitz flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 2, Cardinals 11.

CUBS 9TH: Harris popped to third; Mitterwald flied out to right;
FANZONE BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Fanzone flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Cardinals 11.