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Thursday July 4, 1974
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A three-run outburst in the fourth inning carried the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals behind the pitching of Steve Stone and Oscar Zamora. Jose Cardenal walked, Bill Madlock singled, Andre Thornton doubled and Steve Swisher singled for the first two tallies before Thornton crossed the plate with what proved to be the winning run when Dave Rosello forced Swisher. Zamora replaced Stone in the eighth and picked up his fourth save in less than a month since the Cubs purchased the much-traveled minor leaguer from the Astros' farm club at Denver (American Association). [The Sporting News]


Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 4, 1974 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II

Cubs         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .185      McBride cf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .292
  Kessinger ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Heintzelman 2b        5   0   0   1     0   1   .280
Monday cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .294      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .346
Morales lf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Simmons 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Cardenal rf           2   1   1   0     2   0   .291      Cruz lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Madlock 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .306      McCarver c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .234
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .298
  Fanzone 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .254        Brock ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Swisher c             3   0   1   1     1   1   .215        Heidemann ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Rosello ss,2b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .212        Hickman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Curtis p              0   1   0   0     1   0   .094
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .360
                                                            Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253

Totals               32   3  10   3     5   6             Totals               34   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 28,350
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 9
DP: Cubs 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Harris, Smith
Doubles: Thornton (4), Simmons (17), McBride (9)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (15)
Caught Stealing: Alexander (3), McCarver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: McCarver (2,by Stone)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(3-2)            7.2   6   2   1   3   4   0  33   4.60
Zamora SV(4)            1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.83
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   4   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(4-9)           4.1   8   3   3   3   4   0  22   4.61
Garman                  2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.26
Pena                    2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.59
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Stone (3)
Wild Pitches: Pena (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata


CUBS 1ST: Harris singled to center; Monday singled to right
[Harris out at home (third to catcher), Monday to second (error
by Smith)]; Morales flied out to center [Monday to third];
Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole second; Madlock struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride walked; Heintzelman struck out; Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first) [McBride to second]; Simmons was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals
0.

CUBS 2ND: Thornton was called out on strikes; Swisher grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rosello struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; McCarver singled to
center; McCarver was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop to first); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Stone grounded out (second to first); Harris struck
out; Monday singled to shortstop; Morales flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Curtis walked; McBride
singled to right [Curtis to third]; Heintzelman grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Curtis scored, McBride to second]; Smith
popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal walked; Madlock singled to pitcher [Cardenal
to second]; Thornton doubled to left [Cardenal scored, Madlock
to third]; Swisher singled to right [Madlock scored, Thornton to
third]; Rosello forced Swisher (third to second) [Thornton
scored]; Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Rosello to second]; Harris singled to right [Rosello out at
home (right to catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons doubled to left; Cruz popped to third in
foul territory; McCarver grounded out (first to second to
pitcher) [Simmons to third]; Reitz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 5TH: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales
walked; Cardenal singled to center [Morales to second]; GARMAN
REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Madlock forced Cardenal (third to
second) [Morales to third]; Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to left; Garman was called out on
strikes; McBride doubled to right; Heintzelman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CUBS 6TH: Swisher walked; Rosello forced Swisher (pitcher to
shortstop); Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Rosello to second]; Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith popped to catcher in foul territory;
Simmons flied out to right; Cruz reached on an error by Harris
[Cruz to first]; McCarver walked [Cruz to second]; Reitz singled
to right [Cruz scored (unearned), McCarver to second]; BROCK
BATTED FOR TYSON; Brock forced Reitz (shortstop to second); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 7TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING SS); Monday struck
out; Morales grounded out (third to first); Cardenal flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: DWYER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Dwyer flied out to
center; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); Heintzelman
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 8TH: PENA REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Madlock singled to
left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MADLOCK; Alexander was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Thornton walked; Swisher struck out;
Rosello singled to center [Thornton to second]; Pena threw a
wild pitch [Thornton to third, Rosello to second]; Stone
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: FANZONE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 3B); Smith
popped to third; Simmons flied out to right; Cruz singled to
second; McCarver was hit by a pitch [Cruz to second]; ZAMORA
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Reitz lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.

CUBS 9TH: Harris flied out to left; Monday flied out to center;
Morales lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 9TH: KESSINGER REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING SS); ROSELLO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HICKMAN BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN;
Hickman singled to pitcher; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR PENA; Melendez
grounded out (third to first) [Hickman to second]; McBride flied
out to right; Heintzelman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Cardinals 2.



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