Cesar Geronimo batted in both Reds' runs in the first game and Darrel Chaney hit the first grand slam of his major league career in the second game to mark a 2-1 and 11-2 sweep of a doubleheader with the Cardinals. Two rookies, Bob Forsch for the Cardinals and Tom Carroll for the Reds, made their major league debuts as starters in the opener. Another rookie, Will McEnaney, pitched the last two innings for the Reds. The Cardinals scored on a homer by Ted Simmons in the second inning, but Geronimo batted in the tying tally with a double in the Reds' half, plating Dan Driessen, who had walked and stolen second. Geronimo then broke the tie with his winning homer in the seventh.

The Cardinals committed six errors in the nightcap and their pitchers issued nine walks. In the second inning, three passes by Mike Thompson loaded the bases and brought in Rich Folkers who became the victim of Chaney's slam. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      7, 1974 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Rose lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Heintzelman 2b        2   0   1   0     1   1   .246      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .229
  Heidemann ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .347      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Simmons 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .272      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
McBride cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .259
McCarver c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Driessen 3b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294        Foster rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Tyson ss,2b           1   0   0   0     2   1   .210      Geronimo cf           3   1   2   2     0   0   .309
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Chaney ss,3b          1   0   0   0     2   0   .179
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      T. Carroll p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gagliano ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
                                                            Concepcion pr,ss    0   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               28   1   3   1     6   6             Totals               26   2   5   2     6   3

Time of Game: 2:05
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Reds 7
DP: Cardinals 0, Reds 1
Doubles: Geronimo (9)
Home Runs: Simmons (11), Geronimo (3)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (6), Concepcion 2 (13), Rose (1)
Caught Stealing: McBride (6), Griffey (2), Bench (4)
Sacrifice Hits: T. Carroll (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(0-1)           6.2   4   2   2   5   2   1  28   2.70
Folkers                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.63
Totals                  8     5   2   2   6   3   1  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
T. Carroll W(1-0)       7     2   1   1   6   6   1  27   1.29
McEnaney SV(1)          2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   6   6   1  34

Balks: T. Carroll (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Debut game for Tom
Carroll Debut game for Bob Forsch; Heintzelman struck out;
Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons homered; McBride walked; T. Carroll
balked [McBride to second]; McCarver walked; Reitz struck out
while McBride was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[McCarver to second]; Tyson walked; Forsch struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench struck
out; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Geronimo doubled to
right [Driessen scored]; Chaney walked; T. Carroll flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock struck out; Heintzelman walked; Heintzelman
was picked off first (catcher to first); Smith walked; Simmons
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose singled to shortstop; Griffey forced Rose
(shortstop to second) [Griffey to first]; Griffey was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Morgan grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride flied out to right; McCarver popped to
second; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench struck
out; Driessen singled to left; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson struck out; Forsch flied out to center;
Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Chaney walked; T. Carroll out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Chaney to second]; Rose popped to shortstop;
Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Heintzelman singled to right; Smith popped to
second; Simmons popped to second; McBride popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: McCarver grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
flied out to right; Tyson walked; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to right; Geronimo homered; Chaney
flied out to right; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR T. CARROLL; Gagliano
walked; CONCEPCION RAN FOR GAGLIANO; Concepcion stole second;
Rose was walked intentionally; FOLKERS REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; Concepcion stole
third and Rose stole second; Rettenmund walked; Morgan struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: MCENANEY REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); FOSTER
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING RF); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Brock
grounded out (second to first); HICKMAN BATTED FOR HEINTZELMAN;
Hickman grounded out (second to first); Smith singled; Simmons
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED HICKMAN (PLAYING SS); TYSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
On a bunt Bench singled to third; Bench was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: McBride flied out to center; McCarver grounded
out (shortstop to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 2.