Although tagged for 11 hits, Steve Stone was able to last the route for his first complete game of the season as the Cubs piled up 15 hits to defeat the Padres, 14-6. Stone joined in the attack with a single that drove in two of the Cubs' six runs in the third inning. Steve Swisher and Jose Cardenal had homers for the Cubs, while Willie McCovey hit one for the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 14, San Diego Padres 6
Game Played on Sunday, August    18, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Padres       0  1  0    3  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 11  2
Cubs         1  2  6    1  0  0    3  1  x  -  14 15  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   0   2   2     0   0   .241      Kessinger ss          2   2   2   1     1   0   .259
Beckert 2b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .325        Grabarkewitz pr,ss  2   0   1   1     1   0   .206
Grubb lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Cardenal rf           5   2   2   1     0   2   .307
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .261        Ward lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Winfield rf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .278      Williams lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Thomas cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .263        Tyrone pr,rf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .206
Hilton 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .240      Thornton 1b           4   2   1   1     0   0   .293
Kendall c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Morales cf            4   1   2   2     1   2   .252
Greif p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .070      Fanzone 3b            3   1   0   1     1   0   .178
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .095      Swisher c             3   3   2   3     2   0   .222
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sperring 2b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .185
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Stone p               5   0   1   2     0   1   .150
  Gerhardt p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215

Totals               38   6  11   6     1   3             Totals               40  14  15  13     6   6

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 17,906
Left on Base: Padres 6, Cubs 10
DP: Padres 0, Cubs 0
Errors: Grubb, Winfield, Fanzone
Doubles: Hilton 2 (4), Kessinger (15)
Triples: Thornton (3)
Home Runs: McCovey (17), Swisher (4), Cardenal (10)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (20)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (2,by Greif), Fanzone (2,by Gerhardt)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(6-14)           2.1   3   6   5   2   3   1  13   4.83
Palmer                  0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   5.81
Laxton                  0.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   4   3.00
Gerhardt                3.2   6   4   4   1   1   1  20  11.12
Johnson                 1.1   3   1   1   1   1   0   8   6.75
Totals                  8    15  14  13   6   6   2  48

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(5-4)            9    11   6   5   1   3   1  39   4.55
Totals                  9    11   6   5   1   3   1  39

Passed Balls: Swisher (5)
Hit by Pitch: Greif (12), Gerhardt (1)
Wild Pitches: Palmer (9)

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to shortstop; Hernandez was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Beckert popped to first in foul
territory; Grubb flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger doubled to left [Kessinger to third (error
by Grubb)]; Cardenal struck out; Williams grounded out (second
to first) [Kessinger scored (unearned)]; Thornton flied out to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Cubs 1.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey made an out to third; Winfield singled to
second; Thomas flied out to left; Hilton doubled to left
[Winfield scored]; Kendall flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Morales struck out; Fanzone walked; Swisher homered
[Fanzone scored]; Sperring grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Stone struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 3.

PADRES 3RD: Greif struck out; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Beckert singled to center; Grubb singled to center
[Beckert to second]; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Cubs 3.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger walked; Cardenal singled to left [Kessinger
to second]; Williams flied out to center [Kessinger to third];
Cardenal stole second; Thornton was hit by a pitch; PALMER
REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Morales walked [Kessinger scored,
Cardenal to third, Thornton to second]; Fanzone made an out to
shortstop [Cardenal scored, Thornton to third]; Palmer threw a
wild pitch [Thornton scored, Morales to second]; Swisher walked;
LAXTON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Sperring singled to shortstop
[Morales to third, Swisher to second]; Stone singled to right
[Morales scored, Swisher scored, Sperring to third]; Kessinger
singled to left [Sperring scored, Stone to second]; Don
Kessinger fouled a pitch off his foot; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR
KESSINGER; Cardenal struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Cubs 9.

PADRES 4TH: GRABARKEWITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Winfield
singled to center; Thomas walked [Winfield to second]; Hilton
doubled to right [Winfield scored, Thomas to third]; Kendall
grounded out (third to first); LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR LAXTON;
Locklear was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to center
[Thomas scored, Hilton scored]; Swisher allowed a passed ball
[Hernandez to second]; Beckert flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Cubs 9.

CUBS 4TH: GERHARDT REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Williams
singled to right; Thornton reached on a fielder's choice
[Williams to second]; Morales was called out on strikes; Fanzone
made an out to shortstop; Swisher singled to right [Williams
scored, Thornton to third]; Sperring forced Swisher (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Cubs 10.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); McCovey
homered; Winfield grounded out (second to first); Thomas
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Cubs 10.

CUBS 5TH: Stone made an out to second; Grabarkewitz walked;
Cardenal flied out to right; Williams flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 10.

PADRES 6TH: Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Gerhardt made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 10.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
singled to left; Fanzone was hit by a pitch [Morales to second];
Swisher flied out to left; Sperring flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 10.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
singled to right; Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher) [Beckert
to second]; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Cubs 10.

CUBS 7TH: Stone flied out to center; Grabarkewitz flied out to
left; Cardenal homered; Williams singled to center; TYRONE RAN
FOR WILLIAMS; Thornton tripled to left [Tyrone scored]; JOHNSON
REPLACED GERHARDT (PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Thornton
scored]; Fanzone grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 13.

PADRES 8TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WARD REPLACED
CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); Winfield grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Hilton flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 13.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher walked; Sperring struck out; Stone reached on
an error by Winfield [Swisher to third, Stone out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Grabarkewitz singled [Swisher scored];
Ward singled to right [Grabarkewitz to third]; Tyrone lined to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Cubs 14.

PADRES 9TH: Kendall singled to right; GASTON BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Gaston reached on an error by Fanzone [Kendall to second]; On a
bunt Hernandez grounded out (catcher to first) [Kendall to
third, Gaston to second]; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kendall scored (unearned)]; Grubb flied out to left; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Cubs 14.