The Cubs managed four runs in the ninth on only one hit, Andre Thornton's two-run single, in a come-from-behind 7-3 triumph over the Braves. Knuckleballer Joe Niekro struck out Chicago leadoff batter Carmen Fanzone to open the ninth, but Fanzone reached first when the ball eluded catcher Johnny Oates. Don Kessinger popped out, but three straight walks, the final one by reliever Danny Frisella, forced home the tie-breaking run. Thornton followed with his two-run single, a walk loaded the bases again and the final run crossed the plate when Frisella fielded winner Oscar Zamora's sacrifice bunt, but threw to third too late for a forceout.

The Braves' Ralph Garr had tied the score in the seventh with a solo homer. The Cubs pecked out single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth frames for a 3-0 lead. Atlanta cut it to 3-2 in the sixth on Dusty Baker's two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Monday, July      15, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  4  -   7  8  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  8  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Garr rf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .370
Morales cf,lf         4   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Robinson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Cardenal rf           4   1   2   1     1   1   .297      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .266
Williams lf           2   2   1   1     3   0   .287      Aaron lf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .237
  Monday cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Baker cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .241
Thornton 1b           5   0   3   2     0   0   .294      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Madlock 3b            2   1   0   1     3   0   .290      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Grabarkewitz 2b       3   0   0   0     1   1   .173      Casanova c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .193
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oates ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Swisher c             4   0   0   1     0   0   .200      Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .103
LaRoche p             3   1   2   0     0   0   .286        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fanzone 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .187        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Alexander pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .192
  Rosello 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               32   7   8   6     9   3             Totals               35   3   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  8,688
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Braves 6
DP: Cubs 0, Braves 3
Errors: Robinson
Doubles: Thornton (5), LaRoche (2), Cardenal (24)
Home Runs: Baker (8), Garr (6)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (7), Alexander (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (4), Zamora (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Swisher (1)
GIDP: Swisher (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaRoche                 5.1   6   2   2   1   1   1  23   3.28
Todd                    1.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   6   3.78
Frailing                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.35
Zamora W(2-3)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.71
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   3   2  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7     7   3   3   4   2   0  32   2.94
J. Niekro L(1-2)        1.1   0   3   2   3   1   0   7   3.52
Frisella                0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   4.31
Totals                  9     8   7   6   9   3   0  44

Passed Balls: Oates (12)
Wild Pitches: Frisella (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales
grounded out (second to first); Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Williams grounded out (first to pitcher); Thornton
doubled to center; Madlock grounded out (third to first);
Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron flied out to right; Baker flied out to center;
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first); LaRoche
reached on an error by Robinson; Kessinger grounded out (first
to pitcher) [LaRoche to second]; Morales flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to center; Casanova singled to
center; Morton flied out to left; Garr singled to shortstop
[Casanova to second]; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
singled to right; Thornton singled to right [Williams to third];
Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first) [Williams scored,
Thornton to second]; Grabarkewitz walked; Swisher forced
Grabarkewitz (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to right; Aaron flied out to center;
Baker flied out to left; Johnson singled to left [Evans to
second]; Perez lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Braves 0.

CUBS 5TH: LaRoche doubled to right; Kessinger out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [LaRoche to third]; Morales grounded out
(third to first); Cardenal singled to second [LaRoche scored];
Williams walked [Cardenal to second]; Thornton forced Cardenal
(third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova made an out to second; Morton struck out;
Garr singled to center; Robinson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Grabarkewitz
grounded out (first unassisted) [Madlock to third]; Swisher hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Madlock scored]; LaRoche singled to
right; Kessinger flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans walked; Aaron forced Evans (shortstop to
second); Baker homered [Aaron scored]; TODD REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
3, Braves 2.

CUBS 7TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
doubled to right; Williams was walked intentionally; Thornton
hit into a double play to right [Cardenal out at third (right to
third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: OATES BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Oates grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); MILLER BATTED FOR MORTON; Miller grounded
out (second to first); Garr homered; Robinson singled to
shortstop; FRAILING REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Evans was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 3.

CUBS 8TH: OATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); J. NIEKRO REPLACED
MILLER (PITCHING); Madlock walked; Grabarkewitz lined into a
double play (third to first) [Madlock out at first]; Swisher
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: FANZONE REPLACED FRAILING (PLAYING 2B); ZAMORA
REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PITCHING); Aaron grounded out (shortstop
to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 3.

CUBS 9TH: Fanzone struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; ALEXANDER RAN FOR FANZONE; Alexander stole second; On a
bunt Kessinger made an out to pitcher; Morales walked; Cardenal
walked [Alexander to third, Morales to second]; FRISELLA
REPLACED J. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Williams walked [Alexander scored
(unearned), Morales to third, Cardenal to second]; Thornton
singled to center [Morales scored, Cardenal scored, Williams to
third]; Frisella threw a wild pitch [Williams scored, Thornton
to second]; Madlock walked; Zamora reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Thornton to third, Madlock to second];
Swisher grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Zamora out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: ROSELLO REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING 2B); MONDAY
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING CF); MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Perez flied out to center; Oates flied out to
right; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Tepedino lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 3.