The Cubs' Billy Grabarkewitz staged a baseball burlesque to give the Cardinals a 3-2 win over the local nine. After Lou Brock opened the game with a double and scored on Bake McBride's single, the Cub second baseman let Reggie Smith's double-play ball roll through his legs to keep the inning alive. Teammate Don Kessinger let a run score by booting a grounder off the bat of Joe Torre. The winning run came across in the second frame when, with Brock on first and Mike Tyson on third, Grabarkewitz failed to cover second base on an attempted steal and catcher Steve Swisher's throw sailed unmolested into center field. The theft by Brock was his 69th of the season and No. 699 of his career.

Grabarkewitz made another error in the fourth inning and was mercifully removed for a pinch-hitter in the seventh. The Cubs' two runs were also gift-wrapped. After singles by Kessinger and Rick Monday, Billy Williams looped a sinking liner to right field. Card outfielder Smith broke late on the ball and it dropped safely off his glove for a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 27, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Cardinals    2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Cubs         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  5


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .313      Madlock 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
McBride cf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .300      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Smith rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .297
Torre 1b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .292      Williams lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .288
Simmons c             5   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .291        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Tyson ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .206      Grabarkewitz 2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .091        Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Rosello 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                            Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .177
                                                          Swisher c             3   0   3   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Bonham p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .128
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   3   9   2     3   2             Totals               34   2   8   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 29,228
Left on Base: Cardinals 12, Cubs 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Kessinger 2, Grabarkewitz 3
Doubles: Brock (21), Williams (17), Thornton (10)
Stolen Bases: Brock (64)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (8), Forsch (3), McBride (4)
GIDP: Simmons (14), Bonham (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(3-2)           9     8   2   2   0   4   0  34   3.15
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   4   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham L(9-12)          7     8   3   1   1   1   0  32   4.03
Zamora                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.86
LaRoche                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.81
Totals                  9     9   3   1   3   2   0  42

Passed Balls: Simmons (5)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to left; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to third]; McBride
singled to center [Brock scored]; Smith reached on an error by
Grabarkewitz [McBride to third, Smith to second]; Torre reached
on an error by Kessinger [McBride scored (unearned), Smith to
third]; Simmons grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Torre out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
singled to right; Monday singled to center [Kessinger to third];
Simmons allowed a passed ball [Monday to second]; Cardenal
grounded out (third to first); Williams doubled to right
[Kessinger scored, Monday scored]; Thornton was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz singled to left; Tyson forced Reitz (third
to second); Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Tyson to second]; Brock singled to center [Tyson to third];
Brock stole second [Brock to third (error by Grabarkewitz),
Tyson scored (unearned)]; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 2ND: Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Swisher singled to left; On a bunt Bonham grounded into a double
play (first to second to shortstop) [Swisher out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: McBride singled to second; Smith grounded out
(second to first) [McBride to second]; Torre flied out to left;
Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Madlock flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to
center; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
walked; Forsch struck out; Brock reached on an error by
Grabarkewitz [Tyson to second, Brock to first]; Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal was called out on strikes; Williams flied out
to center; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Smith
flied out to right; Torre singled to center; Simmons singled to
right [Torre to second]; Reitz forced Simmons (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Swisher singled to center;
Bonham popped to first; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson flied out to left; Forsch grounded out
(second to first); Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Monday grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cardenal singled to right; Williams popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first);
McBride singled to center; Smith forced McBride (second to
shortstop); Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); WARD BATTED
FOR GRABARKEWITZ; Ward flied to left in foul territory; Swisher
singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR BONHAM; Morales lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: ROSELLO REPLACED WARD (PLAYING 2B); ZAMORA
REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Simmons singled to left; Reitz
forced Simmons (second to shortstop); Tyson grounded out (second
to first) [Reitz to second]; Forsch walked; LAROCHE REPLACED
ZAMORA (PITCHING); Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Kessinger flied
out to left; Monday grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Sizemore reached on an error by Kessinger
[Sizemore to first]; McBride out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Sizemore to second]; Smith reached on a fielder's
choice [Sizemore out at third (shortstop to second to third)];
Torre walked [Smith to second]; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Cardenal struck out; Williams flied out to left;
Thornton doubled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR THORNTON; FANZONE
BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Fanzone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

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