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Tuesday June 4, 1974
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The Padres were able to end their nine-game losing streak when Cito Gaston hit a pinch-homer in the eighth inning to beat the Cubs, 6-5. The Cubs, who scored four runs in the first, held a 5-2 lead before Willie McCovey homered for the Padres in the fifth. Singles by Derrel Thomas, Nate Colbert and Johnny Grubb helped produce the tying tallies in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Game Played on Tuesday, June 4, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Cubs         4  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Padres       2  0  0    0  1  0    2  1  x  -   6 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   1   0   0     2   0   .288      Thomas 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .291
Harris 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .198      Tolan rf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .263
  Rosello 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Colbert lf,1b         4   1   1   1     0   3   .215
Williams 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .284      McCovey 1b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .250
  Thornton 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .348        Winfield pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Monday cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .306      Grubb cf              3   0   2   2     1   0   .292
Ward lf               2   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Tyrone ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Roberts 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Morales rf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Hernandez ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Fanzone 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .259        Morales ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Greif p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
  Lundstedt c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .045        Arlin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Bonham p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .211        Gaspar ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Madlock ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .325        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Frailing pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .222
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   4     4   5             Totals               34   6  10   6     2   8

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  5,808
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Padres 7
DP: Cubs 0, Padres 1
Errors: Fanzone
Doubles: Tolan (8)
Home Runs: McCovey (4), Gaston (2)
Stolen Bases: Grubb (2), Hernandez (19)
Caught Stealing: Ward (2), Morales (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tolan (4,by Bonham)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  6.2   8   5   5   1   8   1  30   4.64
LaRoche L(1-1)          1.1   2   1   1   1   0   1   7   3.78
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   8   2  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif                   0     3   4   4   2   0   0   5   6.22
Arlin                   4     3   1   1   1   2   0  14   5.95
Tomlin                  3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11   5.48
Hardy W(4-2)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.95
Romo SV(6)              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.77
Totals                  9     8   5   5   4   5   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Bonham (2)
Balks: Greif (2), Tomlin (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Harris singled [Kessinger to third];
Williams walked [Harris to second]; Greif balked [Kessinger
scored, Harris to third, Williams to second]; Monday singled
[Harris scored, Williams to third]; Ward singled to right
[Williams scored, Monday to third]; ARLIN REPLACED GREIF
(PITCHING); Morales hit a sacrifice fly to left [Monday scored];
Fanzone struck out while Ward was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas singled; Tolan doubled [Thomas scored];
Colbert struck out; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted)
[Tolan to third]; Grubb singled to right [Tolan scored]; Grubb
stole second; Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Padres 2.

CUBS 2ND: Mitterwald struck out; Bonham singled to left;
Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted) [Bonham to second];
Harris walked; Williams singled to right [Bonham scored, Harris
to third]; Monday flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
5, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
struck out; Arlin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Padres 2.

CUBS 3RD: Ward grounded out (second to first); Morales singled
to left; Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Fanzone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan was
hit by a pitch; Colbert struck out; McCovey singled [Tolan to
second]; Grubb walked [Tolan to third, McCovey to second];
Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cubs 5, Padres 2.

CUBS 4TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Bonham flied
out to left; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; Hernandez
singled; GASPAR BATTED FOR ARLIN; Hernandez stole second; Gaspar
struck out; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 2.

CUBS 5TH: TOMLIN REPLACED GASPAR (PITCHING); Harris singled to
left; Tomlin balked [Harris to second]; Williams grounded out
(first unassisted) [Harris to third]; Monday grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); TYRONE BATTED FOR WARD; Tyrone grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Tolan struck
out; Colbert struck out; McCovey homered; Grubb flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 3.

CUBS 6TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Fanzone popped
to catcher in foul territory; Mitterwald lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: LUNDSTEDT REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING C ); Kendall
made an out to shortstop; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hernandez grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 3.

CUBS 7TH: MORALES REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING SS); Bonham
grounded out (shortstop to first); Enzo Hernandez left with
injured ankle; Kessinger walked; Harris flied out to center;
Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: ROSELLO REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING 2B); THORNTON
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); ALOU BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Alou
grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomas singled to third [Thomas
to second (error by Fanzone)]; Tolan lined to left; Colbert
singled to left [Thomas scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED BONHAM
(PITCHING); McCovey walked [Colbert to second]; WINFIELD RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Grubb singled to center [Colbert scored, Winfield to
third]; Kendall flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
5, Padres 5.

CUBS 8TH: COLBERT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WINFIELD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARDY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING);
Monday struck out; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 5, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: Roberts flied out to right; Morales flied out to
center; GASTON BATTED FOR HARDY; Gaston homered; Thomas grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Padres 6.

CUBS 9TH: ROMO REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Fanzone struck out;
Lundstedt grounded out (third to first); MADLOCK BATTED FOR
LAROCHE; Madlock singled to center; FRAILING RAN FOR MADLOCK;
Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 5, Padres 6.



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