A pass to Andre Thornton with the bases loaded in the 10th inning forced in Rick Monday and gave the Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Monday tripled with one out off Ken Forsch, pitching in relief of Larry Dierker. The Astros then passed Matt Alexander and Vic Harris intentionally to fill the bases before bringing in Fred Scherman, who failed to find the plate with four straight pitches to Thornton. Cesar Cedeno homered for the Astros' run in the first inning and Billy Williams tied the score with a circuit clout for the Cubs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      16, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  8  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf,lf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .342      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Morales lf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .265
Cedeno cf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .276      Williams 1b           3   1   2   1     2   0   .307
Watson lf,1b          3   0   0   0     2   2   .318      Cardenal rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .291
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Monday cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .293
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Madlock 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .346
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander pr,3b     0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Edwards c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .246      Rosello 2b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .223
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .255        Harris ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .300
Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .152        Ward ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  C. Johnson ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .327        Thornton ph         0   0   0   1     1   0   .279
  Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Gallagher rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Hooton p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .069

Totals               34   1   8   1     4   6             Totals               36   2   9   2     7   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 14,865
Left on Base: Astros 10, Cubs 14
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 1
Errors: L. May
Doubles: Edwards (5), Swisher (1), Madlock (7)
Triples: Monday (3)
Home Runs: Cedeno (13), Williams (10)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (7), L. May (1), Reuschel (4)
GIDP: Helms (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rader (3,by Hooton)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker                 9     8   1   1   4   7   1  39   2.03
Forsch L(3-2)           0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.86
Scherman                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.05
Totals                  9.1   9   2   2   7   7   1  44

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                7.2   6   1   1   1   6   1  29   4.39
Hooton W(3-5)           2.1   2   0   0   3   0   0  12   4.59
Totals                 10     8   1   1   4   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Hooton (2)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno homered; Watson struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger lined to right; Morales singled to
shortstop; Williams walked [Morales to second]; Cardenal forced
Williams (shortstop to second) [Morales to third]; Monday
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosello
walked; Swisher doubled to left [Rosello to third]; Reuschel
struck out; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker
struck out; Gross singled to left; Metzger grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Morales was called out on strikes; Williams singled to
right; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Williams to
second]; Monday flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
grounded out (third to first); L. May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock doubled to left; Rosello struck out; Swisher
walked; Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Madlock to third, Swisher to second]; Kessinger popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs
0.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards singled to right; Rader singled to center
[Edwards to third, Rader out at second (center to shortstop to
second)]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Williams homered;
Cardenal lined to third; Monday grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross singled to center; Metzger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Rosello
flied out to left; Swisher reached on an error by L. May
[Swisher to first]; Reuschel grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 7TH: L. May flied out to right; Edwards doubled to right;
Rader flied out to right; Helms was walked intentionally;
Dierker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger singled to right; Morales flied out to
center; Williams walked [Kessinger to second]; Cardenal flied
out to left; Monday grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (pitcher to first); HOOTON REPLACED REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: Madlock singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MADLOCK;
Alexander was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Rosello struck out; Swisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Watson
walked; L. May out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Watson to second]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Rader was
hit by a pitch [Watson to third, Edwards to second]; Helms
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rader out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Hooton struck out; Kessinger flied out to right;
Morales singled to shortstop; Williams grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

ASTROS 10TH: C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR DIERKER; C. Johnson singled
to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR C. JOHNSON; On a bunt Gross made an
out to third; Metzger singled to center [Milbourne to second];
Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson walked
[Milbourne to third, Metzger to second]; L. May flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 10TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FORSCH REPLACED L. MAY (PITCHING);
GALLAGHER REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING RF); Cardenal flied out to
center; Monday tripled to center; Alexander was walked
intentionally; HARRIS BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Harris was walked
intentionally [Alexander to second]; WARD BATTED FOR SWISHER;
SCHERMAN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); THORNTON BATTED FOR WARD;
Thornton walked [Monday scored, Alexander to third, Harris to
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 2.