Lou Brock stole four bases, bringing his season's total to 98, in leading the Cardinals to an 8-1 victory over the Giants behind the pitching of Bob Gibson. With his four thefts, Brock became the second highest base-stealer in modern history, passing Ty Cobb's total of 96 in 1915. Only Maury Wills, who pilfered 104 bases in 1962, was ahead of Brock.

The Cardinals scored a run off Ed Halicki in the first inning on a triple by Reggie Smith and error by Dave Kingman before the Giants picked up their lone tally in the second when Dave Rader tripled and Bruce Miller doubled. The Cards then broke the game apart with four runs in the fourth, two scoring on a single by Ted Simmons. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    1  0  0    4  0  2    0  1  0  -   8 13  1
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   3   2   0     0   0   .316      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .240
Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   3     0   1   .254      Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Smith rf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .315      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Simmons c             4   0   1   2     1   0   .256      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
McBride cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Hernandez 1b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Rader c               4   1   3   0     0   0   .296
Reitz 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Miller ss             3   0   1   1     0   1   .269
Tyson ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .221      Halicki p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Gibson p              4   2   3   0     0   0   .221        Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               40   8  13   6     2   2             Totals               32   1   7   1     2   2

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  6,842
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Giants 6
DP: Cardinals 2, Giants 1
Errors: Tyson, Ontiveros, Kingman, Halicki
Doubles: Tyson (13), Hernandez (1), Gibson (3), Miller (5)
Triples: Smith (6), Rader (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock 4 (98), Fuentes (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Tyson (4)
GIDP: Simmons (18), Matthews (11), Ontiveros (10)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(8-12)          9     7   1   1   2   2   0  34   4.04
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   2   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(1-8)          3.2   7   5   1   2   1   0  22   4.18
Moffitt                 3.1   4   2   2   0   1   0  13   4.47
Morris                  2     2   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.07
Totals                  9    13   8   4   2   2   0  44

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
struck out; Smith tripled to right; Simmons reached on an error
by Kingman [Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI), Simmons to
second]; McBride flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox flied out to right; Fuentes singled to
center; Thomasson walked [Fuentes to second]; Matthews grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thomasson out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez flied out to left; Reitz popped to
second; Tyson doubled to right; Gibson flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Kingman
popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader tripled to right;
Miller doubled to left [Rader scored]; Halicki flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second;
Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to
third]; Smith reached on a fielder's choice [Brock out at home
(first to third to catcher to third to first), Smith to third];
Simmons walked; McBride flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox flied out to left; Fuentes walked; Fuentes
stole second [Fuentes to third (error by Tyson)]; Thomasson
flied out to center; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez doubled to right; Reitz singled to
center [Hernandez to third]; Tyson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hernandez scored]; Gibson singled to left [Reitz to second];
Brock reached on an error by Halicki (assist by Kingman) [Reitz
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gibson to third, Brock to second];
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith was walked
intentionally; Simmons singled to center [Gibson scored
(unearned), Brock scored (unearned), Smith to second]; MOFFITT
REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); McBride flied out to center; 4 R (1
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros flied out to right; Kingman flied out to
right; Rader singled to left; Miller grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz
flied out to left; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Moffitt flied out to center; Maddox flied out to
left; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 5, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gibson doubled to right; Brock singled to right
[Gibson to third]; Brock stole second; Sizemore singled to left
[Gibson scored, Brock scored]; Smith popped to first in foul
territory; Simmons grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson popped to shortstop; Matthews flied out to
right; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted);
Hernandez singled to shortstop; Reitz flied out to center; Tyson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Kingman flied out to left; Rader singled to right;
Miller struck out; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Phillips popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: MORRIS REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Gibson
singled to left; Brock forced Gibson (second to shortstop);
Brock stole second; Brock stole third; Sizemore singled to left
[Brock scored]; Smith flied out to right; Simmons reached on an
error by Ontiveros [Sizemore to second]; McBride flied to right
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Maddox flied out
to center; Fuentes flied out to right; Thomasson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hernandez lined to second; Reitz flied out to
right; Tyson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
8, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Matthews singled to left; Ontiveros grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at
second]; Kingman singled to left; Rader grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Giants 1.