The Cardinals staked Bob Gibson to a four-run lead in the first inning, but the veteran righthander failed to hold the advantage and lost to the Giants, 5-4. The Cards' burst in the first included a homer by Jose Cruz with two men on base. The Giants cut their deficit to one run when Bobby Bonds hit for the circuit with two aboard in the second.

Ed Goodson deprived himself of a homer when the Giants counted the tying run in the third. After Garry Maddox singled, Goodson lashed a drive that bounced off the glove of Bake McBride and went over the fence. Maddox had held up and Goodson passed him on the basepaths. Goodson was called out, but Maddox was allowed to score. The Giants then added the deciding run in the eighth with singles by Chris Arnold, Dave Rader and Tito Fuentes. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      19, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Giants       0  3  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 14  0
Cardinals    4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   1   3     0   0   .268      Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .322
Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .202      Sizemore 2b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .268
Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     1   2   .323      McBride cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Goodson 1b            4   0   3   1     1   0   .330      Simmons c             4   1   0   0     0   1   .276
Thomasson lf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Torre 1b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .295
Speier ss             5   1   2   0     0   1   .253        Melendez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Arnold 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Cruz rf               3   1   1   3     0   0   .239
Rader c               4   2   2   0     0   0   .321        Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
D'Acquisto p          3   0   1   0     1   2   .133      Heintzelman 3b        2   0   0   0     1   0   .353
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .372
                                                          Tyson ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .213
                                                          Gibson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .194

Totals               39   5  14   5     3   6             Totals               31   4   5   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 17,188
Left on Base: Giants 10, Cardinals 3
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Brock 2 (14)
Home Runs: Bonds (10), Cruz (3)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (1), McBride (10)
GIDP: Arnold (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto W(5-6)       8.1   5   4   4   3   4   1  32   3.48
Barber SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
Totals                  9     5   4   4   3   4   1  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(3-8)           9    14   5   5   3   6   1  42   5.17
Totals                  9    14   5   5   3   6   1  42

Balks: Gibson (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (third to first); Maddox walked; Goodson singled to
left [Maddox to third]; Thomasson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to right; Sizemore walked; McBride
forced Brock (shortstop to third) [Sizemore to second]; Simmons
forced McBride (shortstop to second) [Sizemore to third]; Torre
singled to left [Sizemore scored, Simmons to second]; Cruz
homered [Simmons scored, Torre scored]; Heintzelman walked;
Tyson flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier singled to right; Arnold flied out to right;
Rader singled to right [Speier to second]; D'Acquisto struck
out; Bonds homered [Speier scored, Rader scored]; Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Gibson struck out; Brock doubled to right;
Sizemore hit into a double play (right to third) [Brock out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox singled to right; Goodson singled to center
[Maddox scored, Goodson out at second (second unassisted)];
Ed Goodson hit a home run, but passed Garry Maddox on the base
path; Thomasson singled to right; Speier singled to center
[Thomasson to second]; Arnold grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 1 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride walked; McBride stole second; Simmons
struck out; Torre struck out; Cruz grounded out (first to second
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Rader grounded out (first unassisted); D'Acquisto
singled to center; Bonds popped to second; Fuentes flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Heintzelman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tyson flied out to right; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Goodson
singled to right; Thomasson struck out; Speier struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Arnold flied out to right; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); D'Acquisto walked; Gibson balked
[D'Acquisto to second]; Bonds popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Simmons flied out to left; Torre grounded out
(third to first); Cruz lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes singled to left; Fuentes stole second;
Maddox struck out; Goodson was walked intentionally; Thomasson
flied out to left; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Heintzelman flied out to center; Tyson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Arnold singled to center; Rader singled to center
[Arnold to third]; On a bunt D'Acquisto struck out; Bonds
reached on a fielder's choice [Arnold out at home (third to
catcher to third), Rader to second]; Fuentes singled to center
[Rader scored, Bonds to third, Fuentes to second (on throw)];
Maddox struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); McBride flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Cardinals 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Goodson flied out to left; Thomasson flied out to
center; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons flied out to center; Torre singled to
center; MELENDEZ RAN FOR TORRE; BARBER REPLACED D'ACQUISTO
(PITCHING); HICKMAN BATTED FOR CRUZ; Hickman popped to first;
SMITH BATTED FOR HEINTZELMAN; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Cardinals 4.