Billy Williams singled in the first and doubled in the second to mark a pair of two-run innings by the Cubs, who went on to defeat the Braves, 7-2. In the first, Don Kessinger walked and Jose Cardenal, Williams and Andre Thornton singled to start the Cubs' scoring. Rick Reuschel walked in the second and raced home with two out when Darrell Evans threw wildly on a grounder by Cardenal. Williams then hit his double to drive in Cardenal. Evans made two more errors in the game, including a boot of a pickoff throw that allowed two runs to cross the plate in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      16, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cubs         2  2  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   7 13  2
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   1     1   0   .261      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .367
Monday cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Robinson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Cardenal rf           5   2   3   0     0   1   .302      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Williams lf           4   1   3   2     0   1   .294      Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Morales lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Johnson 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .255
Thornton 1b           5   0   1   1     0   2   .289      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .236
Madlock 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .288      Perez 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .298
Grabarkewitz 2b       2   0   1   0     3   1   .185      Oates c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .234
Swisher c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .204      Harrison p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Reuschel p            4   1   1   0     0   1   .200        Miller ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .231
                                                            Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Correll ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
                                                            J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  13   4     5   8             Totals               34   2   7   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  7,046
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Braves 6
DP: Cubs 1, Braves 1
Errors: Thornton, Grabarkewitz, Evans 3
Doubles: Williams (16), Grabarkewitz (2), Swisher (3), Johnson (11)
Stolen Bases: Thornton (1)
Caught Stealing: Monday (5)
GIDP: Baker (7)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel W(9-7)         9     7   2   2   1   3   0  35   4.29
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(6-11)        2     6   4   4   2   0   0  14   4.71
Leon                    2     2   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.34
House                   3     4   3   2   3   3   0  15   2.24
J. Niekro               2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.12
Totals                  9    13   7   6   5   8   0  43

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger walked; Monday flied out to center; Cardenal
singled to right [Kessinger to third]; Williams singled to right
[Kessinger scored, Cardenal to second]; Thornton singled to left
[Cardenal scored, Williams to third]; Thornton stole second;
Madlock popped to catcher in foul territory; Grabarkewitz
walked; Swisher forced Grabarkewitz (shortstop to second); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Reuschel singled to left; Kessinger flied out to left;
Monday grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Reuschel to
second]; Cardenal singled to third [Reuschel scored (error by
Evans), Cardenal to second]; Williams doubled to center
[Cardenal scored]; Thornton flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker made an out to second; Johnson singled to
left; Office was called out on strikes; Perez singled to center
[Johnson to third]; Oates singled to first [Johnson scored,
Perez to third (error by Thornton)]; MILLER BATTED FOR HARRISON;
Miller singled to right [Perez scored, Oates to second]; Garr
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Braves 2.

CUBS 3RD: LEON REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz doubled to left; Swisher
struck out; Reuschel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
made an out to second; Baker popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 2.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Monday
singled to right; Cardenal struck out while Monday was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Johnson flied out to left; Office singled to
shortstop; Perez lined to shortstop; Oates singled to center
[Office to second]; CORRELL BATTED FOR LEON; Correll struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 2.

CUBS 5TH: HOUSE REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); Williams struck
out; Thornton struck out; Madlock was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Evans was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 2.

CUBS 6TH: Grabarkewitz walked; Grabarkewitz was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Swisher doubled to left; Reuschel lined to
right; Kessinger singled to center [Swisher scored]; Monday
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Office popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 2.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal flied out to center; Williams singled to
right; Thornton flied out to left; Madlock singled to left
[Williams to second]; Grabarkewitz walked [Williams to third,
Madlock to second]; Williams was picked off third but was safe
on an error by Evans [Williams scored, Madlock scored
(unearned), Grabarkewitz stayed at first]; Swisher was walked
intentionally [Grabarkewitz to second]; Reuschel forced Swisher
(third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves
2.

BRAVES 7TH: MORALES REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Perez flied
out to center; Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); FOSTER
BATTED FOR HOUSE; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

CUBS 8TH: J. NIEKRO REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Monday flied out to left;
Cardenal singled to third [Cardenal to second (error by Evans)];
Morales grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson
reached on an error by Grabarkewitz; Evans walked [Robinson to
second]; Baker grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Braves 2.

CUBS 9TH: Thornton struck out (catcher to first); Madlock
grounded out (second to first); Grabarkewitz was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Johnson doubled to left; Office grounded out (second
to first) [Johnson to third]; Perez flied out to center; Oates
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Braves 2.