Buzz Capra's string of nine straight victories ended when Rick Monday hit two-run homer for the Cubs in the seventh inning to beat the Braves, 4-3. Hank Aaron hit his 12th homer of the season and 725th of his career in the fourth inning and also drove in the Braves' second run with an infield out in the fifth.

The Cubs picked up one run on singles by Andre Thornton and Vic Harris and infield out by Steve Swisher in the second and got their second run on a homer by Bill Madlock in the fourth. Don Kessinger singled in the seventh ahead of Monday's circuit clout. The Braves rallied for a run in the ninth on a double by Johnny Oates and single by Ralph Garr, but Horacio Pina relieved Rick Reuschel and retired pinch-hitter Ivan Murrell to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      7, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Braves       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 12  0
Cubs         0  1  0    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   4  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               5   0   4   1     0   0   .362      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Robinson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .209      Monday cf             2   1   2   2     2   0   .292
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Williams lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Aaron lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .251      Madlock 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .306
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Thornton 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .268
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Harris 2b             1   0   1   0     1   0   .195
Tepedino 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Rosello 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Oates c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Swisher c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .203
Capra p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Reuschel p            4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
  Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               37   3  12   3     1   3             Totals               31   4   9   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 28,409
Left on Base: Braves 8, Cubs 8
DP: Braves 2, Cubs 1
Doubles: Tepedino (5), Oates (10)
Home Runs: Aaron (12), Madlock (5), Monday (9)
GIDP: Cardenal (9)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(9-3)            8     9   4   4   5   2   2  36   1.64
Totals                  8     9   4   4   5   2   2  36

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(8-6)         8.2  12   3   3   1   3   1  37   4.11
Pina SV(4)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.53
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   3   1  38

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to left; Robinson popped to third in
foul territory; Evans flied out to left; Aaron forced Garr
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to right; Monday singled to second
[Kessinger to second]; Williams forced Monday (first to
shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Cardenal lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Williams out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Tepedino popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thornton
singled to left; Harris singled to right [Thornton to third];
Swisher grounded out (second to first) [Thornton scored, Harris
to second]; Reuschel was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (first unassisted); Capra
grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Garr singled to
third; Robinson singled to left [Garr to second]; Evans struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger flied out to right; Monday walked; Williams
popped to second; Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron homered; Baker struck out; Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tepedino doubled to right; Oates was
walked intentionally; Capra was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball [Tepedino out at third
(shortstop unassisted), Oates to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock homered; Thornton popped to first; Harris
walked; Swisher popped to shortstop; Reuschel struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr flied out to right; Robinson singled to
shortstop; Evans singled to right [Robinson to third]; Aaron
forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Robinson scored]; Darrell
Evans spilled Vic Harris, preventing the double play; Harris
lefy injured; ROSELLO REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING 2B); Baker
grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger popped to second; Monday walked; Williams
singled to pitcher [Monday to second]; Cardenal grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Williams out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson flied out to right; Tepedino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock flied out to right; Thornton singled to right;
Rosello popped to third in foul territory; Swisher forced
Thornton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cubs 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Capra grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to second; Robinson popped to first; Evans flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Reuschel popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger
singled to center; Monday homered [Kessinger scored]; Williams
walked; Cardenal flied out to left; Madlock walked [Williams to
second]; Thornton flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron singled to left; Baker lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Aaron out at first]; Johnson lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Rosello flied out to left; Swisher grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reuschel popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cubs 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Tepedino grounded out (second to first); Oates
doubled to left; JACKSON BATTED FOR CAPRA; Jackson grounded out
(second to first) [Oates to third]; Garr singled to right [Oates
scored]; MURRELL BATTED FOR ROBINSON; PINA REPLACED REUSCHEL
(PITCHING); Murrell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Cubs 4.