Back in his old form, Bob Gibson yielded only three hits and pitched the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Reds. Johnny Bench homered for the Reds in the second inning and Clay Kirby protected the lead in his duel with Gibson until the seventh when the Cardinals erupted for all their runs.

Bake McBride bunted safely and reached third on an infield hit by Tim McCarver and wild throw by Dave Concepcion. McBride was caught at the plate on a grounder by Ken Reitz, but scored when Bench dropped the ball after making the tag. McCarver, who took second, advanced to third after a long fly by Jim Dwyer and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Gibson. A wild pitch by Tom Hall, after relieving Kirby, then allowed Reitz to cross the plate with an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      6, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  7  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .307      Rose lf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .286
Heintzelman 2b        4   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .154
Smith rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .347      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
Simmons 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
McBride cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .292      Bench c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .259
McCarver c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Driessen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Reitz 3b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .298      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .303
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .370      Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Heidemann ss        1   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gibson p              4   0   1   1     0   0   .178        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
                                                            Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   1     2   6             Totals               30   1   3   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 33,989
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Reds 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 0
Errors: Bench, Concepcion
Doubles: Smith (20), Griffey (1)
Triples: Smith (3)
Home Runs: Bench (15)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (3)
Caught Stealing: Smith (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(5-8)           9     3   1   1   2   6   1  32   4.24
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   6   1  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(6-5)            6.1   5   3   1   2   2   0  27   3.15
Hall                    1.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   5   4.03
Baney                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.30
Totals                  9     7   3   1   2   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Hall (4)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Heintzelman struck out; Smith
tripled to center; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop)
[Griffey to first]; Griffey stole second; Morgan flied out to
center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride flied out to center; McCarver flied out
to center; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench homered; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); Concepcion flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to left; Gibson grounded out
(third to first); Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Kirby grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Griffey doubled; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Heintzelman lined to shortstop; Smith flied out
to left; Simmons singled to center; McBride walked [Simmons to
second]; McCarver lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Bench popped to
second; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson
popped to center; Gibson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo struck out;
Kirby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first);
Heintzelman flied out to center; Smith walked; Simmons popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to right; Griffey lined to right; Morgan
flied out to right; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: On a bunt McBride singled to third; McCarver
singled to shortstop [McBride to third (error by Concepcion)];
Reitz reached on a fielder's choice [McBride scored (error by
Bench) (unearned), McCarver to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR TYSON;
Dwyer flied out to center [McCarver to third]; Gibson singled to
right [McCarver scored, Reitz to third]; HALL REPLACED KIRBY
(PITCHING); Brock struck out; Hall threw a wild pitch [Reitz
scored (unearned), Gibson to second]; Heintzelman struck out; 3
R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING SS); Bench flied out
to left; Driessen was called out on strikes; Concepcion flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Smith doubled to left; Smith was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Simmons struck out; McBride was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR HALL;
Crowley struck out; Rose walked; Griffey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: BANEY REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); McCarver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz lined to first;
Heidemann singled to center; Gibson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez flied
out to center; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Reds 1.