Houston Astros 9, Chicago Cubs 4
Regular Season Game 88
Played on Friday, July 12, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 6 1 HOU N 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 x - 9 13 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 Monday cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Cardenal rf 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Morales lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Grabarkewitz 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Swisher c 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 Reuschel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ward ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frailing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thornton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 6 4 7 2 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Williams, Kessinger-Grabarkewitz-Williams. E: Morales (5). BATTING - 2B: Swisher (2,off Wilson). HR: Kessinger (1,1st inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out). SF: Ward (1,off Wilson). HBP: Swisher (1,by Forsch). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Kessinger (5,2nd base off Wilson/M. May). CS: Williams (4,2nd base by Wilson/M. May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 Metzger ss 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 2 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 Watson lf,1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 L. May 1b 4 2 2 4 0 0 7 1 Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. May c 3 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 Rader 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Milbourne 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wilson p 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 9 13 8 3 5 27 12 BATTING - 2B: L. May (14,off Reuschel); Rader (17,off Frailing). 3B: Metzger (4,off Reuschel). HR: L. May (15,5th inning off Pina 1 on 0 out). SF: Cedeno (5,off Reuschel). HBP: Wilson (1,by Reuschel). GDP: Helms (8,off Stone). IBB: M. May (5,by Reuschel). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Gross (10,2nd base off Stone/Swisher).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuschel L(8-7) 2.1 5 7 6 2 1 0 15 Stone 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 Pina 0.2 4 2 2 1 1 1 6 Todd 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Frailing 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 8 13 9 8 3 5 1 39 WP: Reuschel (3). HBP: Reuschel (4,Wilson). IBB: Reuschel (5,M. May). Inherited Runners - Scored: Stone 2-1; Todd 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(6-6) 8 4 3 3 6 2 1 33 Forsch 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 Totals 9 6 4 4 7 2 1 40 HBP: Forsch (3,Swisher). Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Terry Tata Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 16946 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Gross rf 2. Monday cf Metzger ss 3. Cardenal rf Cedeno cf 4. Williams 1b Watson lf 5. Morales lf L. May 1b 6. Madlock 3b M. May c 7. Grabarkewitz 2b Rader 3b 8. Swisher c Helms 2b 9. Reuschel p Wilson p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger homered; Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams walked; Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross reached on an error by Morales [Gross to second]; Jerry Morales dropped a sinking liner; Metzger tripled to left [Gross scored (unearned)]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Metzger scored]; Watson lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Cedeno out at first]; L. May grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 2ND: Morales popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock popped to shortstop; Grabarkewitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: M. May flied out to right; Rader flied out to center; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. CUBS 3RD: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Reuschel popped to catcher in foul territory; Kessinger walked; Monday walked [Kessinger to second]; Cardenal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Gross singled to third [Wilson to second]; Metzger walked [Wilson to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wilson scored]; Watson singled to third [Gross to third, Metzger to second]; L. May doubled [Gross scored, Metzger scored, Watson to third]; M. May was walked intentionally; Reuschel threw a wild pitch [Watson scored, L. May to third, M. May to second]; STONE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Rader singled to right [L. May scored, M. May to third]; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. CUBS 4TH: Williams flied out to center; Morales flied out to left; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. ASTROS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Gross singled to right; Gross stole second; Metzger popped to shortstop; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. CUBS 5TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (pitcher to first); Swisher flied out to center; FANZONE BATTED FOR STONE; Fanzone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 7. ASTROS 5TH: PINA REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Watson walked; L. May homered [Watson scored]; M. May singled to right [M. May out at second (right to second)]; Rader struck out; Helms singled to third; Wilson singled to center [Helms to second]; TODD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Gross forced Helms (third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9. CUBS 6TH: Kessinger walked; Kessinger stole second; Monday made an out to catcher; Cardenal flied out to right; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to shortstop; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to second]; L. May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 9. CUBS 7TH: WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING LF); Morales popped to second; Madlock singled; Grabarkewitz singled to center [Madlock to third]; Swisher doubled to left [Madlock scored, Grabarkewitz to third]; WARD BATTED FOR TODD; Ward hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grabarkewitz scored]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. ASTROS 7TH: FRAILING REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); M. May struck out; Rader doubled to left; Helms grounded out (third to first); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. CUBS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Monday struck out; Cardenal walked; Williams flied out to right; Morales walked [Cardenal to second]; Madlock lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 9. CUBS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Grabarkewitz grounded out (second to first); Swisher was hit by a pitch; THORNTON BATTED FOR FRAILING; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; Kessinger singled to left [Swisher to second]; Monday singled to left [Swisher to third, Kessinger to second]; Cardenal walked [Swisher scored, Kessinger to third, Monday to second]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 4 6 1 9 Astros 9 13 0 6
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