Tom Dettore, who entered Organized Baseball as a catcher before being converted into a pitcher, allowed only four hits in 6 1/3 innings of relief and drove in two runs with the first hit of his major league career to gain credit for his first victory as the Cubs defeated the Padres, 4-1. The Padres loaded the bases in the first inning against Jim Kremmel, who started for the Cubs, but scored only one run on a sacrifice fly by Derrel Thomas. Jose Cardenal homered to tie the score in the Cubs' half. A pass to Bill Madlock, single by Rob Sperring and an error produced the go-ahead counter in the second.

Madlock singled and Sperring walked in the sixth and, after a sacrifice by Steve Swisher, Dettore doubled to drive in both runners. Dettore ran into trouble in the eighth and gave way to Jim Todd, who retired the last five straight batters. [The Sporting News]

Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Friday, August 16, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field

Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Cubs         1  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     2   0   .255
Beckert 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .320      Cardenal rf           3   1   2   1     1   1   .307
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .214      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .269      Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .300
Thomas cf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .266      Morales cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Madlock 3b            3   2   2   0     1   0   .290
Hilton 3b             4   0   3   0     0   1   .240      Sperring 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .167
Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Swisher c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Kremmel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kendall c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Dettore p           3   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Freisleben p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Todd p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .071
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grubb ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     3   8             Totals               29   4   7   3     7   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  9,075
Left on Base: Padres 7, Cubs 9
DP: Padres 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Hernandez, Thornton
Doubles: Grubb (15), Cardenal (28), Dettore (1)
Home Runs: Cardenal (9)
Caught Stealing: Hilton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Freisleben (7), Swisher (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(8-7)       5     6   4   3   5   1   1  25   3.58
Hardy                   0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.65
Laxton                  1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.66
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.75
Totals                  8     7   4   3   7   4   1  37

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kremmel                 1     2   1   1   2   0   0   7   6.61
Dettore W(1-0)          6.1   3   0   0   1   6   0  23   0.75
Todd SV(2)              1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.30
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   8   0  35

Wild Pitches: Kremmel (3)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
singled to third; Kremmel threw a wild pitch [Beckert to
second]; Colbert walked; Winfield walked [Beckert to third,
Colbert to second]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Beckert scored]; Gaston flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger made an out to shortstop; Cardenal homered;
Williams flied out to left; Thornton flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 1.

PADRES 2ND: Hilton singled to center; DETTORE REPLACED KREMMEL
(PITCHING); Cannizzaro flied out to left; On a bunt Freisleben
made an out to pitcher; Hilton was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); Madlock walked;
Sperring singled to left [Madlock to second]; Swisher forced
Sperring (pitcher to shortstop) [Madlock scored (error by
Hernandez) (unearned), Swisher to second]; Dettore grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs
2.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez flied out to center; Beckert struck out;
Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger lined to left; Cardenal doubled to left;
Williams lined to right; Thornton walked; Morales forced
Cardenal (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cubs 2.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; On a bunt Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Gaston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock singled to left; Sperring grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Madlock to second]; Swisher singled to left
[Madlock out at home (left to catcher), Swisher to second (on
throw to home)]; Dettore made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

PADRES 5TH: Hilton singled to third; Cannizzaro was called out
on strikes; Freisleben out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Hilton to second]; Hernandez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Kessinger walked; Cardenal was called out on strikes;
Williams forced Kessinger (shortstop unassisted); Thornton
walked [Williams to second]; Morales forced Thornton (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 2.

PADRES 6TH: Beckert flied out to right; Colbert struck out;
Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: Madlock singled to center; Sperring walked [Madlock to
second]; HARDY REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Swisher out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Madlock to third, Sperring to
second]; Dettore doubled to center [Madlock scored, Sperring
scored]; Kessinger walked; LAXTON REPLACED HARDY (PITCHING);
Cardenal walked (walk was charged to Hardy) [Dettore to third,
Kessinger to second]; Williams struck out; Thornton was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 4.

PADRES 7TH: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Gaston
grounded out (first unassisted); Hilton singled to left;
LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Locklear grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: KENDALL REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING C ); Morales flied
out to center; Madlock flied out to left; Sperring made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 4.

PADRES 8TH: GRUBB BATTED FOR LAXTON; Grubb doubled to center;
Hernandez walked; Beckert lined to left; Colbert reached on an
error by Thornton [Grubb to third, Hernandez to second]; TODD
REPLACED DETTORE (PITCHING); Winfield struck out; Thomas
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres
1, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED GRUBB (PITCHING); Swisher grounded
out (third to first); Todd struck out; Kessinger flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 4.

PADRES 9TH: Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); Hilton
struck out; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Cubs 4.

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