The Cardinals were humiliated by the Cubs, 19-4, but kept their one-half-game lead in the East Division when the Pirates lost to the Mets. The Cubs collected 18 hits, including a three-run homer by Jose Cardenal and grand slam by Steve Swisher. The Cubs also drew nine walks, three of them coming with the bases loaded.

The Cubs had a 7-0 lead before Barry Lersch made his first appearance in a Cardinal uniform in the sixth inning. Lersch issued four walks to force in a run and Swisher then made it five runs on only one hit with the first grand slam of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 19, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 21, 1974 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Cubs         0  0  6    1  0  5    1  1  5  -  19 18  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   4  6  3


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tyrone rf             7   1   1   0     0   0   .175      Brock lf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .312
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .266        Mumphrey lf         2   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sperring ss         2   2   2   0     0   0   .188      Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Madlock 3b            3   4   1   0     2   0   .312      Smith rf              3   1   2   1     0   0   .311
Cardenal lf           4   2   2   4     1   0   .295        Herndon cf          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Hiser pr,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Simmons c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .268
Morales cf            3   1   3   0     0   0   .272        Hill c              0   0   0   1     1   0   .238
  Monday ph,cf        2   1   0   0     1   1   .288      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .281
Thornton 1b           4   3   2   1     2   0   .260      McBride cf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .314
Dunn 2b               1   0   0   0     0   0   .309        Godby rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Grabarkewitz 2b     3   4   2   2     2   1   .227      Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Swisher c             2   1   1   5     1   0   .232        Siebert p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .114
  Stelmaszek c        2   0   1   2     0   0   .211      Tyson ss              1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Dettore p             4   0   1   2     0   0   .250        Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Heidemann ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Todd p              0   0   0   1     0   0   .063      Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Denny p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .183
                                                            Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            DaVanon 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .150

Totals               43  19  18  17     9   2             Totals               33   4   6   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 31,980
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Cardinals 7
DP: Cubs 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Grabarkewitz, Brock, Reitz, DaVanon
Doubles: Cardenal (34), McBride (18)
Triples: Simmons (6)
Home Runs: Cardenal (13), Swisher (5)
Stolen Bases: Brock (112)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Swisher (3), Todd (1)
GIDP: Simmons (20)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (4,by Siebert), Hunt (16,by Dettore)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dettore W(3-4)          7     6   4   3   4   5   0  32   3.31
Todd                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.87
Totals                  9     6   4   3   4   7   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(9-11)          2.1   5   2   2   1   0   0  12   3.79
Bare                    0     4   4   3   0   0   1   4   6.97
Foster                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.93
Denny                   2     2   1   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
Lersch                  1.1   3   6   6   5   0   1  12  40.50
Siebert                 2.2   3   6   5   3   1   0  15   3.84
Totals                  9    18  19  16   9   2   2  55

Hit by Pitch: Dettore (4), Siebert (3)

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


CUBS 1ST: Tyrone grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
singled to right; Kessinger was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to center; Hunt walked; Smith
singled to right [Hunt to second]; Simmons grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal flied out to right; Morales singled to right;
Thornton singled to center [Morales to second]; Dunn forced
Thornton (second to shortstop) [Morales to third]; Swisher
walked [Dunn to second]; Dettore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: GRABARKEWITZ REPLACED DUNN (PLAYING 2B);
Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride flied out to
center; Reitz lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Cardinals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Tyrone singled to center; Kessinger flied out to
center; Madlock singled to center [Tyrone to third]; BARE
REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Cardenal homered [Tyrone scored,
Madlock scored]; Morales singled to third; Thornton singled to
left [Morales to second]; Grabarkewitz singled to right [Morales
to third, Thornton to second]; FOSTER REPLACED BARE (PITCHING);
Swisher hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morales scored, Thornton to
third (error by Brock), Grabarkewitz to second]; Dettore singled
to center [Thornton scored, Grabarkewitz scored (unearned)];
Tyrone flied out to center; 6 R (5 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
6, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR FOSTER; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Brock walked; Hunt grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 6, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 4TH: DENNY REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Kessinger singled to
left; Madlock forced Kessinger (third to second); Cardenal
popped to second; Morales singled to left [Madlock to third];
Thornton reached on an error by Reitz [Madlock scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Morales to third, Thornton to second]; Grabarkewitz
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Simmons grounded out
(second to pitcher); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Swisher grounded out (first unassisted); Dettore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyrone popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: McBride flied out to center; Reitz walked; DWYER
BATTED FOR TYSON; Dwyer grounded out (first to pitcher) [Reitz
to second]; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR DENNY; Scheinblum struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Cardinals 0.

CUBS 6TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING SS); LERSCH REPLACED
SCHEINBLUM (PITCHING); Kessinger flied out to left; Madlock
walked; Cardenal walked [Madlock to second]; MONDAY BATTED FOR
MORALES; Monday popped to shortstop; Thornton walked [Madlock to
third, Cardenal to second]; Grabarkewitz walked [Madlock scored,
Cardenal to third, Thornton to second]; Swisher homered
[Cardenal scored, Thornton scored, Grabarkewitz scored]; Dettore
flied out to left; 5 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 12, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: SPERRING REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); MONDAY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Brock singled to left; Brock stole
second; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to
right [Brock scored]; Simmons tripled to right [Smith scored];
Hernandez struck out; McBride doubled to right [Simmons scored];
Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 12, Cardinals 3.

CUBS 7TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); HERNDON REPLACED
SMITH (PLAYING CF); HILL REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); GODBY
REPLACED MCBRIDE (PLAYING RF); Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to
first); Sperring singled to shortstop; Madlock walked [Sperring
to second]; Cardenal doubled to left [Sperring scored, Madlock
to third]; HISER RAN FOR CARDENAL; SIEBERT REPLACED REITZ
(PITCHING); DAVANON REPLACED LERSCH (PLAYING 3B); Monday struck
out; Thornton popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
13, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STELMASZEK
REPLACED SWISHER (PLAYING C ); Heidemann flied out to left;
DaVanon was called out on strikes; Mumphrey reached on an error
by Grabarkewitz [Mumphrey to first]; Hunt was hit by a pitch
[Mumphrey to second]; Herndon singled to pitcher [Mumphrey to
third, Hunt to second]; Hill walked [Mumphrey scored (unearned),
Hunt to third, Herndon to second]; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 13,
Cardinals 4.

CUBS 8TH: Grabarkewitz singled to center; Stelmaszek popped to
third; WARD BATTED FOR DETTORE; Ward popped to shortstop; Tyrone
reached on an error by DaVanon [Grabarkewitz scored (unearned),
Tyrone out at second (right to catcher to second)]; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 14, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: TODD REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Godby struck out;
Siebert was called out on strikes; Heidemann grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 14, Cardinals
4.

CUBS 9TH: Sperring singled to center; Madlock was hit by a pitch
[Sperring to second]; Hiser popped to third in foul territory;
Monday walked [Sperring to third, Madlock to second]; Thornton
walked [Sperring scored, Madlock to third, Monday to second];
Grabarkewitz walked [Madlock scored, Monday to third, Thornton
to second]; Stelmaszek singled to right [Monday scored, Thornton
scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; Todd hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Grabarkewitz scored]; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 19, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: DaVanon grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (third to first); Hunt popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 19, Cardinals 4.