After Burt Hooton failed to take advantage of a big lead, Jim Todd relieved and received credit for his first major league victory when the Cubs defeated the Astros, 10-7. Hooton was a better batter than pitcher, rapping a double and single in the third inning during a seven-run outburst by the Cubs. Rick Monday, Jose Cardenal, Andre Thornton and Dave Rosello also doubled as the Cubs took an 8-3 lead.

However the Astros came back with four runs off Hooton in the fourth, three scoring on a homer by Bob Watson. Todd relieved and gave up only one single in 4 1/3 innings before being removed for a pinch-hitter in the eighth when the Cubs added their last two runs on a bases loaded single by Don Kessinger. Horacio Pina pitched the ninth to complete the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 7
Game Played on Friday, June      14, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       0  1  2    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Cubs         1  0  7    0  0  0    0  2  x  -  10 13  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .339      Kessinger ss          4   2   2   2     1   0   .289
Metzger ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Monday cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .283
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .283      Morales lf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .258
Watson lf             5   2   3   4     0   0   .313      Cardenal rf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .301
L. May 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .344
Edwards c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .213        Alexander 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Rader 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .250      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Helms 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .294      Rosello 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .239
Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Swisher c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              2   1   2   1     0   0   .071
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Ward ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .293
  Osteen p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  11   7     2   3             Totals               36  10  13  10     2   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 11,070
Left on Base: Astros 6, Cubs 5
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Edwards
Doubles: Watson (6), Gross (6), Kessinger (8), Hooton (1), Monday (10), Cardenal (12), Thornton (3), Rosello (6), Madlock (6)
Home Runs: Watson (5)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (1)
GIDP: Cedeno (2)
Hit by Pitch: L. May (4,by Hooton)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-7)          2     5   5   5   1   0   0  12   3.93
J. Johnson              0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4   4.59
York                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.70
Osteen                  4     1   0   0   0   6   0  13   3.67
Forsch                  0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   3.64
Cosgrove                0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.51
Totals                  8    13  10  10   2   7   0  39

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  3.2   9   7   7   1   1   1  22   4.71
Todd W(1-0)             4.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  15   2.70
Pina                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.16
Totals                  9    11   7   7   2   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Hooton (1)
Wild Pitches: Cosgrove (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger doubled to right; Monday flied out to center
[Kessinger to third]; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cardenal singled to center [Kessinger scored]; Cardenal stole
second [Cardenal to third (error by Edwards)]; Madlock grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cubs
1.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; L. May lined to right;
Edwards singled to center [Watson to third]; Rader forced
Edwards (third to second) [Watson scored]; Helms popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton popped to first; Rosello grounded out (third
to first); Swisher grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut
game for Steve Swisher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cubs 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts flied out to center; Gross singled to right;
Metzger singled to center [Gross to third]; Cedeno singled to
right [Gross scored, Metzger to third]; Watson doubled to center
[Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; L. May was hit by a pitch;
Edwards flied out to center; Rader flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Hooton doubled to left; Kessinger walked; Monday
doubled to right [Hooton scored, Kessinger to third]; Morales
singled to left [Kessinger scored, Monday to third]; J. JOHNSON
REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Cardenal doubled to center [Monday
scored, Morales to third]; Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Morales scored]; Thornton doubled to left [Cardenal scored];
Rosello doubled to left [Thornton scored]; YORK REPLACED J.
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hooton singled to center [Rosello scored]; Kessinger flied out
to center; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms singled to shortstop; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR
YORK; Campbell struck out; Gross doubled to left [Helms to
third]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Helms
scored]; Cedeno walked; Watson homered [Gross scored, Cedeno
scored]; TODD REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); L. May singled to
left; Edwards walked [L. May to second]; Rader popped to first
in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 4TH: OSTEEN REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Monday flied out
to left; Morales struck out (catcher to first); Cardenal struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Osteen
flied out to left; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock doubled to left; Thornton grounded out (second
to first) [Madlock to third]; Rosello grounded out (shortstop to
first); Swisher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno popped
to second; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 6TH: Todd struck out; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to
first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs
8.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May struck out; Edwards flied out to right; Rader
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 7TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Cardenal grounded
out (shortstop to first); Madlock was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 8.

ASTROS 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Helms
popped to shortstop; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR OSTEEN; C. Johnson
flied out to center; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 8.

CUBS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Thornton flied
out to left; Rosello singled to left; Swisher singled to center
[Rosello to third]; WARD BATTED FOR TODD; Ward walked [Swisher
to second]; Kessinger singled to center [Rosello scored, Swisher
scored, Ward to second]; COSGROVE REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Cosgrove threw a wild pitch [Ward to third, Kessinger to
second]; Monday struck out; Morales lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 10.

ASTROS 9TH: PINA REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Metzger singled to
right; Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Metzger out at second]; Watson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Cubs 10.