The Cardinals, who executed four double plays to set a St. Louis club record with 188 for the season, swept back into a tie with the Pirates for the East Division lead by defeating the Cubs, 7-3. Lou Brock opened the game with a double and was caught off second on Ted Sizemore's bouncer to the mound. However, Sizemore reached second on the play and scored on a single by Ted Simmons. The Cubs counted in their half on singles by Don Kessinger and Jose Cardenal and an error by Mike Tyson. Singles by Sizemore and Joe Torre around a walk to Simmons put the Cards back in the lead again. Another run followed in the fourth on a single by Ken Reitz, an infield out and single by Brock.

After Bill Madlock homered for the Cubs in their half of the fourth, the Cardinals broke the game apart with four runs in the sixth. Tyson singled and when Steve Stone threw wildly on a bunt by John Curtis, Tyson scored. Kessinger dropped a pop fly by Sizemore. Jose Cruz batted for Reggie Smith, who had been playing with an aching back, and smashed a three-run homer for the clinching blow. Doubles by Jerry Morales and Carmen Fanzone produced a run for the Cubs in the seventh before Al Hrabosky took over for Curtis and checked the Cubs with the aid of two twin killings. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 29, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    1  0  1    1  0  4    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Cubs         1  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   2   1     0   1   .308      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Sizemore 2b           5   3   1   0     0   2   .252      Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Cruz ph,rf          2   1   1   3     0   0   .256        Hiser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Simmons c             3   0   2   1     2   0   .272      Madlock 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .313
Torre 1b              3   0   1   1     2   1   .281      Morales cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .272
McBride cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Fanzone 1b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .185
Reitz 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Swisher c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Tyson ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Sperring 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .202
Curtis p              2   1   0   0     0   1   .159      Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .121
  Hrabosky p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .308        Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            Tyrone ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .185
                                                            Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Hutson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   6     4   6             Totals               31   3   7   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 17,722
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 4
DP: Cardinals 4, Cubs 1
Errors: Tyson, Kessinger, Stone
Doubles: Brock (25), Morales (20), Fanzone (6)
Triples: Hrabosky (1)
Home Runs: Cruz (5), Madlock (9)
Stolen Bases: Brock (118)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (6)
GIDP: Reitz (24), Madlock (15), Swisher (7), Kessinger (14), Williams (9)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(10-14)         6.1   6   3   2   2   3   1  26   3.78
Hrabosky                2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.95
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   5   1  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(8-6)            5.2   9   7   3   3   3   1  31   4.14
Todd                    1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.89
Frailing                1.1   2   0   0   1   3   0   7   3.82
Hutson                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.45
Totals                  9    11   7   3   4   6   1  43

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to left; Sizemore reached on a
fielder's choice [Brock out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third), Sizemore to second]; Smith flied out to center [Sizemore
to third]; Simmons singled to right [Sizemore scored]; Torre
walked [Simmons to second]; McBride flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Cardenal singled to right
[Kessinger to third]; Williams reached on an error by Tyson
[Kessinger scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cardenal to second,
Williams to first]; Madlock grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cardenal to third, Williams out
at second]; Morales grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson flied
out to right; Curtis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone walked; Swisher grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fanzone out at second]; Sperring
singled to right; Stone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore singled to
left; Smith was called out on strikes; Simmons walked [Sizemore
to second]; Torre singled to left [Sizemore scored, Simmons to
second]; McBride forced Torre (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
flied out to right; Williams popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz singled to center; Tyson grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Reitz to second]; Curtis struck out; Brock
singled to left [Reitz scored]; Brock stole second; Sizemore
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Madlock homered; Morales grounded out (second to
first); Fanzone was called out on strikes; Swisher struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith popped to third; Simmons grounded out
(second to first); Torre walked; McBride flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Sperring flied out to right; Stone grounded out
(second to first); Kessinger lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson
singled to left; Curtis reached on an error by Stone on a
sacrifice bunt [Tyson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Curtis to
second]; Brock popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore
reached on an error by Kessinger [Curtis to third, Sizemore to
first]; CRUZ BATTED FOR SMITH; Cruz homered (unearned) [Curtis
scored (unearned), Sizemore scored (unearned)]; Simmons singled
to center; TODD REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Torre flied out to
right; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cardenal grounded
out (shortstop to first); Williams struck out; Madlock grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7,
Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
grounded out (third to first); Tyson flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: Morales doubled to right; Fanzone doubled to left
[Morales scored]; Swisher lined to third; Sperring walked;
TYRONE BATTED FOR TODD; HRABOSKY REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING);
Tyrone walked [Fanzone to third, Sperring to second]; Kessinger
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Tyrone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs
3.

CARDINALS 8TH: FRAILING REPLACED TYRONE (PITCHING); Hrabosky
tripled to center; Brock struck out; Sizemore struck out; Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Cardenal singled to left; Williams grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cardenal out at
second]; Madlock popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: HISER REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Simmons
walked; Torre struck out; McBride singled to right [Simmons to
third]; HUTSON REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Reitz grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McBride out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Morales struck out; Fanzone flied out to center;
Swisher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Cubs 3.