Although tagged for 12 hits, Rick Reuschel was able to post a shutout, pitching the Cubs to a 3-0 victory over the Pirates. The Cubs were held to six hits by Dock Ellis, but they included homers by Jose Cardenal in the second inning and Billy Williams in the fifth. The Cubs also scored another run in the second. Rick Monday singled, took second after Bill Madlock flied out and crossed the plate on a single by Andre Thornton. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      20, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 12  1
Cubs         0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .276
Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .284      Rosello 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .218
Oliver 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .290      Williams lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Stargell lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .275        Morales lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .316      Cardenal rf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .293
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .319
Mendoza ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Thornton 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Ellis p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Swisher c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .211
  Ott ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuschel p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .295

Totals               37   0  12   0     0   7             Totals               30   3   6   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 12,321
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Cubs 9
DP: Pirates 0, Cubs 2
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Stargell (16), Clines (4), Stennett (17)
Home Runs: Cardenal (6), Williams (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuschel (5)
GIDP: Oliver (7), Stennett (7)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (1,by Morlan)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(3-6)            6     6   3   3   2   4   2  27   4.02
Morlan                  2     0   0   0   2   1   0   9   2.45
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   5   2  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(6-4)         9    12   0   0   0   7   0  37   4.01
Totals                  9    12   0   0   0   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Morlan (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (second to first); Hebner
struck out; Oliver singled to right; Stargell doubled to right
[Oliver to third]; Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Rosello
struck out; Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza singled to
center; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal homered; Monday singled to right; Madlock
flied out to center [Monday to second]; Thornton singled to
right [Monday scored]; Swisher forced Thornton (third to
second); Reuschel grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines doubled to right; Hebner struck out; Oliver
struck out (catcher to first); Stargell grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger walked; Rosello struck out; Williams forced
Kessinger (second to shortstop); Cardenal singled to center
[Williams to second]; Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett singled to left;
Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock singled to left; Thornton reached on an error
by Hebner [Madlock to second, Thornton to first]; On a bunt
Swisher forced Madlock (catcher to third) [Thornton to second];
Reuschel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thornton
to third, Swisher to second]; Kessinger was walked
intentionally; Rosello forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis singled to left; Clines singled to right
[Ellis to second]; Hebner flied out to center [Ellis to third];
Oliver grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Williams homered; Cardenal flied out to right; Monday
grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock flied to left in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell singled to center; Zisk popped to
shortstop; Sanguillen singled to right [Stargell to second];
Stennett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton flied out to right; Swisher struck out;
Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Mendoza singled to center; OTT BATTED FOR ELLIS;
Ott popped to second; Clines forced Mendoza (shortstop to
second); Hebner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: MORLAN REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Kessinger lined to
right; Rosello flied out to left; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

PIRATES 8TH: MORALES REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Oliver
singled to right; Stargell was called out on strikes; Zisk
struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal struck out; Monday grounded out (second to
first); Madlock walked; Thornton was hit by a pitch [Madlock to
second]; Swisher walked [Madlock to third, Thornton to second];
Reuschel flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Cubs 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett doubled to left; Mendoza grounded out
(shortstop to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR MORLAN; Kirkpatrick
popped to pitcher; Clines flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Cubs 3.