The Cardinals, after building up an 8-3 lead, added what appeared to be a superfluous run in the eighth inning, but it turned out to be decisive in a 9-8 victory over the Phillies. As a result of their triumph, the Cards moved into a tie with the Phils for first place in the East Division. The Redbirds, who had lost three times to Dick Ruthven in two seasons, knocked out the Quakers' starter during a five-run outburst in the second. The Phillies came back with a two-run homer by Ollie Brown in the third and cut their deficit with another marker in the fifth before the Cardinals made it 8-3 in the sixth.

Ted Sizemore singled in the eighth, Bake McBride doubled, Reggie Smith drew an intentional pass and Ted Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to produce what proved to be the deciding run. The Phillies rallied for a pair in their half but still were one run short after Mike Schmidt homered with two men on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8
Game Played on Wednesday, July      31, 1974 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Cardinals    0  5  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   9 14  0
Phillies     0  0  2    0  1  0    0  2  3  -   8 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .312      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     1   1   .315
  Melendez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Bowa ss               5   2   1   0     0   0   .274
Sizemore 2b           4   3   3   2     1   0   .262      Schmidt 3b            4   1   1   3     1   1   .311
McBride cf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .308      Montanez 1b,rf        5   1   2   1     0   0   .313
Smith rf              3   1   2   2     2   0   .321      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .295
  Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Johnstone rf          2   0   2   0     1   0   .380
Simmons c             3   0   1   2     1   0   .268        Robinson ph,lf      1   1   0   0     0   0   .237
Torre 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Boone c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .234
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .291      Hutton lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .230
Tyson ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .209        Taylor ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .359
Gibson p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Ruthven p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Folkers p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Brown ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .226
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .132
                                                            Bannister ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .262
                                                            Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Harmon ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .200

Totals               38   9  14   9     5   2             Totals               36   8  12   8     5   5

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 33,431
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Phillies 6
DP: Cardinals 3, Phillies 0
Doubles: Reitz (20), Sizemore (15), McBride (13), Boone (13)
Triples: Smith (5)
Home Runs: Brown (6), Schmidt (23)
Stolen Bases: Cash (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Gibson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (6)
GIDP: Bowa (5), Boone (12), Hutton (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(6-9)           7.1   8   5   5   5   5   1  32   4.34
Folkers                 0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.19
Garman                  0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   3.42
Hrabosky SV(4)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.09
Totals                  9    12   8   8   5   5   2  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(4-8)          1.2   5   5   5   4   0   0  13   3.98
Garber                  1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.60
Schueler                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.63
Scarce                  2     5   3   3   0   0   0  11   4.60
Richert                 2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.53
Totals                  9    14   9   9   5   2   0  45

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
walked; McBride flied out to left; Smith walked [Sizemore to
second]; Simmons walked [Sizemore to third, Smith to second];
Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to third; Bowa grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second];
Schmidt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz walked; Tyson singled to center [Reitz to
second]; Gibson singled to center [Reitz to third, Tyson to
second]; Brock singled to center [Reitz scored, Tyson out at
home (center to catcher), Gibson to second]; Sizemore singled to
center [Gibson scored, Brock to third]; McBride grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Brock scored, Sizemore to second]; Smith
tripled to center [Sizemore scored]; GARBER REPLACED RUTHVEN
(PITCHING); Simmons singled to right [Smith scored]; Torre
forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Unser
walked; Johnstone singled to left [Unser to second]; Boone
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Unser out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz doubled to left; Tyson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Reitz to third]; Gibson struck out; Brock
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Hutton singled to right; BROWN BATTED FOR GARBER;
Brown homered [Hutton scored]; Cash walked; Bowa popped to
shortstop; Cash stole second; Schmidt struck out; Montanez
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: SCHUELER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); McBride grounded out (catcher to
first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnstone
walked; Boone was called out on strikes; Hutton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Phillies 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to center; Torre flied out to
left; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: BANNISTER BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Bannister flied out
to center; Cash struck out; Bowa singled to right; Schmidt
walked [Bowa to second]; Montanez singled to right [Bowa scored,
Schmidt to second]; Unser struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: SCARCE REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Tyson
singled to center; Gibson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Tyson to second]; Brock singled to left [Tyson to
third]; Sizemore doubled to left [Tyson scored, Brock to third];
McBride singled to center [Brock scored, Sizemore to third];
Smith singled to center [Sizemore scored, McBride to second];
Simmons flied out to center [McBride to third]; Torre popped to
second; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone singled to right; Boone popped to
second; Hutton grounded into a double play (pitcher to first to
shortstop) [Johnstone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 8, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
grounded out (first unassisted); Gibson flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR SCARCE; Anderson struck out;
Cash flied out to left; Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 8, Phillies 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: RICHERT REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Brock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore singled to center;
McBride doubled to left [Sizemore to third]; Smith was walked
intentionally; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Sizemore
scored, McBride to third, Smith to second]; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING LF); MELENDEZ
REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); Schmidt flied out to center;
Montanez singled to center; Unser walked [Montanez to second];
FOLKERS REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); ROBINSON BATTED FOR
JOHNSTONE; Robinson forced Unser (pitcher to second) [Montanez
to third]; Boone doubled to center [Montanez scored, Robinson
scored]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR HUTTON; Taylor flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Phillies 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MONTANEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Reitz flied out to right; Tyson popped to second; Folkers
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 9, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: HARMON BATTED FOR RICHERT; Harmon singled to
center; GARMAN REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Cash singled to
right [Harmon to second]; Bowa forced Cash (shortstop to second)
[Harmon to third]; Schmidt homered [Harmon scored, Bowa scored];
HRABOSKY REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser grounded out (second to first); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Phillies 8.