Backed by three double plays, Claude Osteen escaped trouble while pitching the Astros to a 4-0 victory over the Cubs. Osteen gave up eight hits. The Astros also had only eight hits, but they included a double by Milt May and homer by Doug Rader in the second inning. The other two runs scored in the third on a pass to Greg Gross and singles by Roger Metzger, Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      13, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Astros       0  2  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Gross rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .334
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Cedeno cf             2   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .288        Gallagher cf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .186
Morales lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Watson lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .304
Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Grabarkewitz 2b       3   0   1   0     0   1   .159      M. May c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .273
Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Rader 3b              3   1   3   2     0   0   .260
Burris p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .115        Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Tyrone ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Osteen p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
  Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   8   0     0   2             Totals               29   4   8   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 20,080
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Astros 4
DP: Cubs 2, Astros 3
Doubles: Cardenal (22), M. May (8)
Home Runs: Rader (10)
Caught Stealing: Rader (2), Gross (8)
GIDP: Mitterwald (3), Kessinger (8), Helms (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris L(3-2)           2.1   5   4   4   1   1   1  13   5.33
Stone                   2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.76
Hooton                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.32
Zamora                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.65
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   4   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(8-7)           9     8   0   0   0   2   0  32   3.23
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   2   0  32

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to left; Monday flied out to left;
Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger was
called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Thornton singled to left;
Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
popped to second; M. May doubled to right; Rader homered [M. May
scored]; Helms grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 3RD: Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first); Burris
singled to shortstop; Kessinger lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Burris out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Osteen grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
walked; Metzger singled to right [Gross to third]; Cedeno
singled to center [Gross scored, Metzger to second]; Watson
singled to right [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; STONE
REPLACED BURRIS (PITCHING); L. May flied out to right; M. May
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

CUBS 4TH: Monday grounded out (second to first); Madlock
grounded out (second to first); Cardenal flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader singled to left; Helms struck out while Rader
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Osteen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 4.

CUBS 5TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Morales
singled to center; Thornton flied out to center; Grabarkewitz
singled to pitcher [Morales to second]; Mitterwald grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grabarkewitz out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross walked; Gross was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 4.

CUBS 6TH: TYRONE BATTED FOR STONE; Tyrone singled to right;
Kessinger flied out to right; Monday struck out; Madlock flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: HOOTON REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Watson grounded
out (pitcher to first); L. May grounded out (third to first); M.
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal singled to center; Morales flied out to left;
Thornton lined to shortstop; Grabarkewitz flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled to shortstop; Helms grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Rader out at second];
Osteen singled to right; Gross grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

CUBS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Mitterwald
singled to second; FANZONE BATTED FOR HOOTON; Fanzone flied out
to left; Kessinger grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: ZAMORA REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Gallagher walked; Watson struck out; L.
May forced Gallagher (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 4.

CUBS 9TH: Monday popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal doubled to right;
Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.