Steve Carlton, beating his ex-teammates for the eighth time in 10 decisions over the past two seasons, scattered eight hits and singled home the deciding run in the seventh as the Phillies edged the Cardinals, 2-1, and took over first place in the East Division. Larry Bowa's bunt single, Greg Luzinski's single and a sacrifice fly by Tommy Hutton gave Philadelphia a 1-0 lead against loser Lynn McGlothen in fourth. Mike Anderson's double and Carlton's single made it 2-0 in the seventh.

The Cards loaded the bases in the eighth with none out, but got only one run on pinch-hitter Reggie Smith's single, a double by Lou Brock, an error and sacrifice fly by Luis Melendez before Ted Simmons hit into a double play. The Phillies also turned a double play in the ninth after St. Louis had put their first two runners aboard. [The Sporting News]

Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Monday, May 20, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  2
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Bowa ss               4   1   1   0     0   2   .270      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .343      Melendez rf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .278
Luzinski lf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .259      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
  Robinson pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Hutton 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .242      Reitz 3b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .361
Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      McBride cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .309
Anderson rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .310      Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Boone c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Carlton p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .192        Alvarado ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
                                                          McGlothen p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .350
                                                            Smith ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .401
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   9   2     0   6             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 12,326
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Cardinals 7
DP: Phillies 3, Cardinals 0
Errors: Cash, Schmidt
Doubles: Anderson (7), Brock (5)
Caught Stealing: Boone (1), Unser (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hutton (1), Melendez (1)
GIDP: Reitz (4), Simmons (5)
Hit by Pitch: Boone (3,by McGlothen)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(5-3)          9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35   3.44
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(5-2)        8     9   2   2   0   6   0  32   2.96
Garman                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.66
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   6   0  35

Passed Balls: Simmons (3)
Hit by Pitch: McGlothen (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Lee Weyer


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa flied
out to right; Unser was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Sizemore struck out; Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to shortstop; Simmons allowed a
passed ball [Luzinski to second]; Hutton flied out to right;
Schmidt struck out; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to first in foul territory; Torre
flied out to right; Reitz singled to center; McBride was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Boone lined to shortstop; Carlton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cash lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson lined to right; McGlothen singled to left;
Brock singled to left [McGlothen to second]; Sizemore flied out
to right; Melendez flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: On a bunt Bowa singled to second; Unser flied out
to center; Luzinski singled to left [Bowa to third]; Hutton
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Bowa scored]; Schmidt
singled to center [Luzinski to second]; Anderson popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Torre
walked; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone was hit by a pitch; Boone was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Carlton struck out; Cash
singled to center; Bowa was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: McBride struck out; Tyson popped to second;
McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Unser singled to center; Unser was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Luzinski flied out to center; Hutton
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied to left in foul territory; Sizemore
flied out to right; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt popped to second; Anderson doubled to
right; Boone flied out to right; Carlton singled to left
[Anderson scored]; Cash popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre
flied out to left; Reitz singled to left; McBride reached on an
error by Cash [Reitz to third, McBride to second]; HICKMAN
BATTED FOR TYSON; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: ALVARADO REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING SS); Bowa
struck out; Unser grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
singled to center; ROBINSON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hutton grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SMITH
BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Smith singled to left; Brock doubled to
left [Smith to third]; Sizemore reached on an error by Schmidt;
Melendez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored, Brock to
third]; Simmons grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Sizemore out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cardinals 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: GARMAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Schmidt popped
to third in foul territory; Anderson popped to first; Boone
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre singled to center; Reitz singled to right
[Torre to second]; McBride hit into a double play (third to
second) [Torre out at third, Reitz out at second]; HEINTZELMAN
BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Heintzelman was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Cardinals 1.

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