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Lee May drove in two runs with a double in the third inning and two more with a homer in the fifth to highlight the Astros' scoring in a 9-4 victory over the Cubs. The Astros counted twice in the first on an error, triple by Roger Metzger and single by Cesar Cedeno before knocking out Rick Reuschel during a five-run barrage in the third. Cedeno accounted for his second RBI of the game and 72nd of the season with a sacrifice fly. May hit his double with the bases loaded. Don Kessinger rapped his first homer of the season for the Cubs. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 9, Chicago Cubs 4Game Played on Friday, July 12, 1974 (Night game) at AstrodomeCubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 6 1 Astros 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 x - 9 13 0 Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 3 1 2 1 2 0 .265 Gross rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .337 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .301 Metzger ss 4 2 1 1 1 0 .274 Cardenal rf 3 0 0 1 2 1 .285 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .297 Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .285 Watson lf,1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .304 Morales lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 L. May 1b 4 2 2 4 0 0 .270 Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .307 Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Grabarkewitz 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .146 M. May c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .272 Swisher c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .214 Rader 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .253 Reuschel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 Milbourne 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Wilson p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .185 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ward ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 Frailing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Thornton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Totals 31 4 6 4 7 2 Totals 34 9 13 8 3 5 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 16,946 Left on Base: Cubs 9, Astros 6 DP: Cubs 2, Astros 0 Errors: Morales Doubles: Swisher (2), L. May (14), Rader (17) Triples: Metzger (4) Home Runs: Kessinger (1), L. May (15) Stolen Bases: Kessinger (5), Gross (10) Caught Stealing: Williams (4) Sacrifice Flies: Ward (1), Cedeno (5) GIDP: Helms (8) Hit by Pitch: Swisher (1,by Forsch), Wilson (1,by Reuschel) Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuschel L(8-7) 2.1 5 7 6 2 1 0 15 4.44 Stone 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.92 Pina 0.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 6 3.43 Todd 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.71 Frailing 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 4.47 Totals 8 13 9 8 3 5 1 39 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson W(6-6) 8 4 3 3 6 2 1 33 3.58 Forsch 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 3.40 Totals 9 6 4 4 7 2 1 40 Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (4), Forsch (3) Wild Pitches: Reuschel (3) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata CUBS 1ST: Kessinger homered; Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams walked; Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross reached on an error by Morales [Gross to second]; Jerry Morales dropped a sinking liner; Metzger tripled to left [Gross scored (unearned)]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Metzger scored]; Watson lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Cedeno out at first]; L. May grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 2ND: Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock popped to shortstop; Grabarkewitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: M. May flied out to right; Rader flied out to center; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 3RD: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Reuschel popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger walked; Monday walked [Kessinger to second]; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Gross singled to third [Wilson to second]; Metzger walked [Wilson to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson scored]; Watson singled to third [Gross to third, Metzger to second]; L. May doubled [Gross scored, Metzger scored, Watson to third]; M. May was walked intentionally; Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Watson scored, L. May to third, M. May to second]; STONE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Rader singled to right [L. May scored, M. May to third]; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to center; Morales flied out to left; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. ASTROS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Gross singled to right; Gross stole second; Metzger popped to shortstop; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. CUBS 5TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher flied out to center; FANZONE BATTED FOR STONE; Fanzone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: PINA REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Watson walked; L. May homered [Watson scored]; M. May singled to right [M. May out at second (right to second)]; Rader struck out; Helms singled to third; Wilson singled to center [Helms to second]; TODD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Gross forced Helms (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger walked; Kessinger stole second; Monday made an out to catcher; Cardenal flied out to right; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to shortstop; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to second]; L. May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9. CUBS 7TH: WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING LF); Morales popped to second; Madlock singled; Grabarkewitz singled to center [Madlock to third]; Swisher doubled to left [Madlock scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; WARD BATTED FOR TODD; Ward hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grabarkewitz scored]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. ASTROS 7TH: FRAILING REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); M. May struck out; Rader doubled to left; Helms grounded out (third to first); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. CUBS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Monday struck out; Cardenal walked; Williams flied out to right; Morales walked [Cardenal to second]; Madlock lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. CUBS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz grounded out (second to first); Swisher was hit by a pitch; THORNTON BATTED FOR FRAILING; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger singled to left [Swisher to second]; Monday singled to left [Swisher to third, Kessinger to second]; Cardenal walked [Swisher scored, Kessinger to third, Monday to second]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 9. |
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