Dave Kingman wrecked the strategy of the Cubs with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to win the game for the Giants, 4-3. Tito Fuentes led off the stanza with a double and raced to third after a long fly by Bobby Bonds. The Cubs then issued two intentional passes to load the bases with hopes that Kingman could be induced to hit into a double play, but the Giants' first baseman singled instead. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 25, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3 10  3
Giants       2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4  9  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     2   0   .260      Maddox cf             5   2   2   0     0   2   .296
LaCock rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .133      Fuentes 2b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .247
Morales cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .263
Thornton 1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Matthews lf           3   0   1   1     2   0   .279
Fanzone 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Speier ss             2   0   2   1     3   0   .257
Tyrone lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .191      Kingman 1b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Swisher c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .220      Miller 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Sperring 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .174      Rader c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .291
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .308      Caldwell p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .188
  Grabarkewitz pr,2b  1   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Bonham p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .167        Barr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               35   3  10   1     3   3             Totals               32   4   9   3     8   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  5,257
Left on Base: Cubs 10, Giants 13
DP: Cubs 0, Giants 1
Errors: Kessinger, Fanzone, Bonham, Fuentes, Speier, Miller
Doubles: Thornton (14), Swisher (4), Morales (16), Fuentes (10)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (4), Bonds (30), Maddox (15)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (7)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCock 2 (2), Caldwell (4), Fuentes (9)
GIDP: Morales (12)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham                  7     7   3   2   5   5   0  32   3.88
Zamora L(3-8)           1.1   2   1   1   3   1   0  10   3.29
Totals                  8.1   9   4   3   8   6   0  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell                8    10   3   1   2   3   0  36   3.01
Sosa W(9-5)             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.03
Totals                  9    10   3   1   3   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Rader (7)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales singled to second;
Thornton doubled to third [Morales to third]; Fanzone flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox singled to shortstop; Maddox was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Bonham [Maddox to third];
Fuentes walked; Fuentes stole second; Bonds struck out; Matthews
grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Speier singled to
third [Maddox scored, Fuentes scored (error by Fanzone)
(unearned)]; Kingman forced Speier (third to second); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 2ND: Tyrone grounded out (third to first); Swisher doubled;
Sperring singled to third [Swisher stayed at second]; On a bunt
Bonham forced Swisher (pitcher to third) [Sperring to second];
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Miller grounded out (second to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Caldwell singled to center;
Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 3RD: LaCock singled to center; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [LaCock out at
second]; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds grounded out (third
to first); Matthews walked; Speier singled to right [Matthews to
third]; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 4TH: Fanzone grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyrone
grounded out (third to first); Swisher flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Rader singled to
center; Caldwell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Rader to second]; Maddox made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

CUBS 5TH: Sperring reached on an error by Miller [Sperring to
second]; Bonham struck out; Kessinger walked; LaCock out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Sperring to third, Kessinger
to second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds
walked; Bonds stole second; Matthews flied out to right; Speier
walked; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Giants 2.

CUBS 6TH: Thornton singled to left; Fanzone struck out; Tyrone
singled to left [Thornton to second]; Swisher walked [Thornton
to third, Tyrone to second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR SPERRING;
Cardenal forced Swisher (shortstop to second) [Thornton scored,
Tyrone scored (error by Fuentes) (unearned), Cardenal to
second]; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR CARDENAL; Bonham grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: GRABARKEWITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Miller
flied out to right; Rader popped to third in foul territory;
Caldwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Giants 2.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock
struck out; Morales doubled; Rader allowed a passed ball
[Morales to third]; Thornton reached on an error by Speier
[Morales scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Fanzone singled to center
[Thornton to third]; Tyrone forced Fanzone (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Maddox singled to left; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Maddox to second]; Maddox stole third;
Bonds struck out; Matthews singled to left [Maddox scored];
Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 3.

CUBS 8TH: Swisher flied out to left; Grabarkewitz flied out to
center; Bonham singled [Bonham out at second (second to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier walked; ZAMORA REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING);
Kingman grounded out (third to first) [Speier to second]; Miller
flied out to center; Rader was walked intentionally; GOODSON
BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Goodson reached on an error by Kessinger
[Speier to third, Rader to second]; BARR RAN FOR GOODSON; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 3.

CUBS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Kessinger walked;
LaCock out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Kessinger to
second]; Morales flied out to right; Thornton popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Fuentes doubled to right; Bonds flied out to right
[Fuentes to third]; Matthews was walked intentionally; Speier
was walked intentionally [Matthews to second]; Kingman singled
to left [Fuentes scored, Matthews to third, Speier to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Giants 4.
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