After coming from behind to go ahead, 6-3, the Astros failed to hold their lead but then scored in the 10th inning to defeat the Cubs, 7-6. The Cubs jumped in front, 3-0, before the Astros took advantage of a two-out error by Don Kessinger to score four unearned runs in the third. Tom Griffin helped himself to a bigger lead with a homer in the fourth and Tommy Helms singled another run across for the Astros in the seventh. The Cubs came back against reliever Mike Cosgrove to pick up two runs in the eighth on a single by Jose Cardenal, triple by Andre Thornton and grounder by Billy Grabarkewitz. Kessinger walked in the ninth and scored the tying run on a single by Rick Monday and double by Cardenal.

However in the 10th, Lee May singled and when Milt May bunted, both runners were safe on George Mitterwald's late throw to second. Doug Rader forced Lee May at third, but Bob Gallagher came through with a single to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      14, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Cubs         2  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   6 15  1
Astros       0  0  4    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   7 12  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   2   2   0     2   0   .265      Gross rf              6   0   0   0     0   1   .328
Monday cf             6   1   3   0     0   1   .301      Metzger ss            6   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Watson lf             6   1   1   0     0   1   .301
Madlock 3b            5   1   0   0     1   1   .293      L. May 1b             6   2   3   0     0   0   .271
Williams lf           6   0   2   0     0   0   .286        Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Cardenal rf           6   1   4   3     0   0   .295      M. May c              5   2   3   1     0   1   .281
Thornton 1b           6   1   1   1     0   2   .279      Rader 3b              6   0   1   2     0   0   .258
Grabarkewitz 2b       5   0   2   1     1   2   .184      Gallagher cf          3   0   1   1     3   0   .194
Swisher c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Helms 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .281
  Ward ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .271        Milbourne pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .061        Campbell 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Tyrone ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Griffin p             2   2   2   1     0   0   .333
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Cosgrove p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Alexander ph,cf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .119        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitterwald ph,c     4   0   1   0     0   0   .227        C. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   6  15   5     4   7             Totals               47   7  12   6     4   4

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance: 17,985
Left on Base: Cubs 12, Astros 11
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Grabarkewitz (1), Williams (15), Monday (13), Cardenal (23), Griffin (4), Rader (18)
Triples: Thornton (1)
Home Runs: Griffin (2)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal 2 (17)
Sacrifice Hits: M. May (2)
GIDP: Cardenal (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  5     7   5   1   2   3   1  25   4.24
Hooton                  2     3   1   1   2   1   0  11   4.33
Frailing                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.37
Zamora L(1-3)           2.1   2   1   1   0   0   0  10   1.82
Totals                 11.1  12   7   3   4   4   1  52

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 5.1   7   3   3   3   5   0  25   3.06
Cosgrove                2.2   4   3   3   1   0   0  13   1.81
Forsch                  1.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.28
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.61
York W(1-1)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.72
Totals                 12    15   6   6   4   7   0  54

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Monday singled to right
[Kessinger to second]; Madlock was called out on strikes;
Williams grounded out (second to first) [Kessinger to third,
Monday to second]; Cardenal singled to center [Kessinger scored,
Monday scored]; Cardenal stole second; Cardenal stole third;
Thornton grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to center; L. May lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Grabarkewitz doubled to center; Swisher was called out
on strikes; Bonham grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Grabarkewitz to third]; Kessinger walked; Monday struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May struck out; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gallagher walked; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Madlock walked; Williams singled to center [Madlock to
third]; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Madlock scored, Williams out at second];
Thornton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Griffin doubled to left; Gross flied out to center;
Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to third];
Watson reached on an error by Kessinger [Griffin scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Watson to first]; L. May singled to second
[Watson to second]; M. May singled to second [Watson scored
(unearned), L. May to second]; Rader doubled to center [L. May
scored (unearned), M. May scored (unearned)]; Gallagher walked;
Helms popped to second; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Astros 4.

CUBS 4TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Swisher grounded out (third
to first); Bonham flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Griffin homered; Gross grounded out (shortstop to
first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Watson struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 5.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Monday grounded out
(third to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: L. May grounded out (pitcher to first); M. May
singled to right; Rader flied out to right; Gallagher forced M.
May (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 5.

CUBS 6TH: Williams doubled to center; Cardenal singled to
shortstop [Williams stayed at second]; Thornton forced Cardenal
(first to shortstop) [Williams to third]; Grabarkewitz walked
[Thornton to second]; WARD BATTED FOR SWISHER; COSGROVE REPLACED
GRIFFIN (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR WARD; Morales popped to
shortstop; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR BONHAM; Mitterwald popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: HOOTON REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); MITTERWALD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Helms was called out on strikes;
Cosgrove walked; Gross grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cosgrove
to second]; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Astros 5.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger lined to shortstop; Monday doubled to left;
Madlock grounded out (third to first); Williams popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
singled to center; M. May singled to center [L. May to second];
Rader flied out to right; Gallagher walked [L. May to third, M.
May to second]; Helms singled to shortstop [L. May scored, M.
May to third, Gallagher to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS;
Cosgrove forced Milbourne (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cubs 3, Astros 6.

CUBS 8TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cardenal
singled to center; Thornton tripled to center [Cardenal scored];
Grabarkewitz grounded out (second to first) [Thornton scored];
TYRONE BATTED FOR HOOTON; Tyrone lined to center; Mitterwald
popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: FRAILING REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Gross lined to
second; Metzger grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Astros 6.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger walked; Monday singled to right [Kessinger
to second]; FORSCH REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); On a bunt
Madlock made an out to pitcher; Williams forced Monday (second
to shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Cardenal doubled [Kessinger
scored, Williams to third]; Thornton popped to second; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 6.

ASTROS 9TH: L. May grounded out (pitcher to first); M. May
grounded out (first unassisted); Rader grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 6.

CUBS 10TH: Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; ALEXANDER
BATTED FOR FRAILING; Alexander grounded out (second to first);
Mitterwald singled to left; Kessinger singled to center
[Mitterwald to third]; SCHERMAN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros
6.

ASTROS 10TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ZAMORA
REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Gallagher grounded out (second to
first); CEDENO BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first); C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; C. Johnson flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 6.

CUBS 11TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 2B); YORK REPLACED
C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (third to first);
Williams flied out to center; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 6.

ASTROS 11TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
flied out to left; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 6.

CUBS 12TH: Thornton was called out on strikes; Grabarkewitz
singled to right; Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Grabarkewitz to second]; Mitterwald grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 6.

ASTROS 12TH: L. May singled to left; HOWARD RAN FOR L. MAY; M.
May reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Howard to
second]; Rader forced Howard (shortstop unassisted) [M. May to
second]; Gallagher singled to right [M. May scored, Rader to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 6, Astros 7.