The relief pitching of Dave LaRoche, who allowed only one hit in the last four innings, enabled the Cubs to defeat the Cardinals, 5-4. The Cubs broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the third inning. Don Kessinger led off with a single and Billy Williams followed with a homer. Rick Monday walked, stole second, continued to third on a throwing error by Ted Simmons and scored when Luis Alvarado fumbled a grounder by George Mitterwald. Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4Game Played on Saturday, May 25, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldCardinals 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 2 Cubs 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 6 3 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .318 Alexander 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .273 Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .292 Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Melendez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Williams 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .279 Smith rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .364 Thornton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Simmons 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 McBride cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 .306 Monday cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .311 Torre 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .296 Morales lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .224 McCarver c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .240 Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Alvarado ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 .079 Rosello 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .152 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Bonham p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Tyson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 LaRoche p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Reitz ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Gibson p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .208 Hickman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 11 3 2 7 Totals 30 5 6 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 20,237 Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 3 DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0 Errors: McCarver, Alvarado, Cardenal, Mitterwald, Rosello Doubles: Brock (7), Morales (4) Triples: McCarver (1) Home Runs: Williams (7) Stolen Bases: McBride (5), Brock (30), Alexander (6), Monday (3) Caught Stealing: Cardenal (3) Sacrifice Flies: Alvarado (1) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gibson L(3-4) 7 6 5 4 2 4 1 29 5.08 Folkers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.12 Totals 8 6 5 4 2 4 1 32 Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham W(3-8) 5 10 4 3 2 6 0 26 4.66 LaRoche SV(1) 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.70 Totals 9 11 4 3 2 7 0 40 Passed Balls: McCarver (2) Balks: Bonham (2) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Lee Weyer CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore walked; Smith was called out on strikes; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Alexander walked; Alexander stole second; Kessinger flied out to right [Alexander to third]; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Alexander scored]; Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 1. CARDINALS 2ND: McBride struck out; Torre singled to left; McCarver singled to right [Torre to third]; Alvarado hit a sacrifice fly to left [Torre scored]; Gibson singled to right [McCarver to second]; Brock singled to left [McCarver to third, Gibson to second]; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Monday flied out to left; Morales doubled to left; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Rosello singled to left [Morales scored]; Bonham singled to center [Rosello to second]; Alexander forced Bonham (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Smith popped to shortstop; Simmons flied out to left; McBride singled to left; McBride stole second [McBride to third (error by Mitterwald)]; Torre walked; Bonham balked [McBride scored (unearned), Torre to second]; McCarver flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to right; McCarver allowed a passed ball [Kessinger to second]; Williams homered [Kessinger scored]; Cardenal singled to center; Cardenal was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Monday walked; Monday stole second [Monday to third (error by McCarver)]; Morales struck out; Mitterwald reached on an error by Alvarado [Monday scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mitterwald to first]; Rosello lined to second; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5. CARDINALS 4TH: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson struck out; Brock doubled to right; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5. CUBS 4TH: Bonham struck out; Alexander grounded out (second to first); Kessinger lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 5. CARDINALS 5TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Simmons singled to center; McBride singled to center [Simmons to third]; Torre singled to right [Simmons scored, McBride to third, Torre out at second (right to first)]; McCarver tripled to right [McBride scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Cruz struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CUBS 5TH: TYSON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Williams flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Monday grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CARDINALS 6TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Gibson grounded out (second to first); Brock reached on an error by Rosello [Brock to first]; Brock stole second; Sizemore flied out to center; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CUBS 6TH: Morales flied out to right; Mitterwald flied out to center; Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to center; McBride flied out to left; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CUBS 7TH: LaRoche struck out; Alexander grounded out (second to first); Kessinger lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CARDINALS 8TH: McCarver struck out; REITZ BATTED FOR TYSON; Reitz lined to right; HICKMAN BATTED FOR GIBSON; Hickman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CUBS 8TH: FOLKERS REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); REITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Williams grounded out (catcher to first); Cardenal flied out to center; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. CARDINALS 9TH: THORNTON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Brock lined to left; Sizemore singled to left; MELENDEZ RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Smith flied out to right [Melendez to second (error by Cardenal)]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Cubs 5. |
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