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The Cubs' failure to protect the plate during a rundown play in the ninth inning enabled the Cardinals to gain a 1-0 victory. Ted Simmons paved the way for the run with a double and advanced on a sacrifice by Bake McBride. After an intentional pass to Joe Torre, Tim McCarver grounded to first baseman Billy Williams, who threw home. Catcher Tom Lundstedt closed in on Simmons before tossing the ball to third baseman Matt Alexander. Simmons turned, raced past Lundstedt and scored ahead of Alexander, who chased him down the line in vain. Neither Rick Reuschel nor Williams came down to cover the plate. As a result, Reuschel was the loser in his duel with Sonny Siebert. [The Sporting News] St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0Game Played on Friday, May 24, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .315 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Alexander 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .376 Williams 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Simmons c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .307 Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 McBride cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 Torre 1b,3b 2 0 2 0 1 0 .287 Morales lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .338 Rosello 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .140 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Lundstedt c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .056 Hickman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Reuschel p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Alvarado ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .081 Cruz ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Tyson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .198 Siebert p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .056 Totals 30 1 5 0 3 9 Totals 29 0 5 0 1 3 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 9,180 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Cubs 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 1 Errors: Simmons Doubles: Torre (9), Simmons (11), Rosello (2) Stolen Bases: Brock (29), Monday (2) Sacrifice Hits: Siebert (2), McBride (1), Alexander (5), Morales (2) GIDP: Reitz (5), Cardenal (5) Hit by Pitch: Torre (3,by Reuschel) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert W(4-3) 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 32 2.57 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 32 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel L(3-3) 9 5 1 1 3 9 0 36 4.55 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 9 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (2) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Satch Davidson CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Alexander grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to shortstop; McBride was called out on strikes; Torre doubled to left; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Cardenal singled to left; Monday forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); Monday stole second; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Alvarado popped to first; Siebert was called out on strikes; Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Lundstedt singled to left; Reuschel was called out on strikes; Kessinger flied out to left; Alexander flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; Smith struck out; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Williams struck out; Cardenal lined to third; Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 5TH: McBride flied out to left; Torre was hit by a pitch; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Morales lined to left; Rosello doubled to left; Lundstedt grounded out (first unassisted) [Rosello to third]; Reuschel lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Siebert was called out on strikes; Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger singled to right; Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; Williams was walked intentionally; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Smith lined to center; Simmons singled to center; McBride lined to left; Torre singled to center [Simmons to second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: Simmons dropped a foul fly hit by Monday for an error; Monday singled to center; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Monday to second]; Rosello struck out; Lundstedt popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Cruz walked; Siebert out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Brock walked; Sizemore popped to shortstop; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: TYSON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Alexander grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons doubled to right; McBride out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Simmons to third]; Torre was walked intentionally; MCCARVER BATTED FOR REITZ; McCarver reached on a fielder's choice [Simmons scored (no RBI), Torre to third, McCarver to second]; Ted Simmons escaped a rundown; Tyson struck out; Siebert grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 9TH: HICKMAN REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 1B); TORRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Williams popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal flied out to right; Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0. |
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