After winning the first game, 4-1, the Cubs swept a doubleheader for the first time since May 13, 1973, when Andre Thornton homered in the ninth inning of the second game to beat the Braves, 3-2. The Cubs scored three times in the fifth inning of the opener just after they appeared to be stopped. Bill Madlock and Vic Harris led off with singles, but both Steve Swisher and Bill Bonham, attempting to bunt, struck out. However, Don Kessinger came through with a double, driving in Madlock and Harris, then scored himself on a single by Jerry Morales. The Cubs' final run and the Braves' lone tally off Bonham were unearned.

In the nightcap, the Cubs counted twice in the third inning on a single by Kessinger, triple by Harris and double by Billy Williams. The Braves came back with a tally on singles by Marty Perez and Phil Niekro around a stolen base in the fifth and tied the score with a run on a balk by Dave LaRoche in the eighth. Oscar Zamora, the Cubs' third pitcher of the game, gained his first major league victory on Thornton's homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      5, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
Cubs         0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  x  -   4  6  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .355      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   2     0   0   .261
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Morales lf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Aaron lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Thornton 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Tepedino 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Casanova c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .171      Madlock 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .305
  Jackson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Harris 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Robinson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   2   .221
  Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Bonham p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .135
Morton p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .094
  Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               34   1   5   0     3   3             Totals               32   4   6   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:11
Left on Base: Braves 9, Cubs 5
DP: Braves 1, Cubs 0
Errors: Evans, Johnson 2, Williams, Madlock
Doubles: Kessinger (10)
GIDP: Madlock (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(10-7)          8     6   4   3   1   6   0  33   2.92
Totals                  8     6   4   3   1   6   0  33

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(7-11)          9     5   1   0   3   3   0  37   4.37
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Evans grounded out (second
to first); Aaron singled to center; Baker forced Aaron (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Morales grounded out
(third to first); Williams reached on an error by Johnson
[Williams to first]; Monday grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Tepedino singled to center; Johnson struck out;
Casanova walked [Tepedino to second]; Robinson flied out to
left; Morton forced Casanova (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal flied out to right; Madlock struck out;
Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr flied out to left; Evans popped to shortstop;
Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher singled to center; On a bunt Bonham struck
out; Kessinger forced Swisher (shortstop to second); Morales
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker flied out to left; Tepedino popped to second;
Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs
0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to right; Monday grounded out
(second to first); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Morton walked; Garr singled to
center [Morton to second]; Evans reached on an error by Williams
[Morton to third, Garr to second, Evans to first]; Aaron reached
on an error by Madlock [Morton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garr
to third, Evans to second, Aaron to first]; Baker forced Evans
(third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs
0.

CUBS 5TH: Madlock singled to left; Harris singled to right
[Madlock to second]; Swisher was called out on strikes; On a
bunt Bonham struck out; Kessinger doubled to right [Madlock
scored, Harris scored]; Morales singled to center [Kessinger
scored]; Williams lined to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Casanova singled to
shortstop; Robinson forced Casanova (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
singled to center; Madlock grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 1, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Morton grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 7TH: Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
struck out; Bonham reached on an error by Johnson [Bonham to
first]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker popped to first in foul territory; Tepedino
struck out; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Morales reached on an error by Evans [Morales to
second]; Williams was walked intentionally; Monday forced
Williams (third to second) [Morales to third]; Cardenal grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Morales scored (unearned), Monday to
second]; Madlock flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 9TH: THORNTON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON
BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Jackson singled to center; OATES BATTED FOR
ROBINSON; Oates forced Jackson (pitcher to shortstop); OFFICE
BATTED FOR MORTON; Office forced Oates (shortstop to second);
Garr forced Office (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 4.