Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 116
Played on Wednesday, August 14, 1974 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 13 2 CHI N 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 6 8 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Metzger ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 4 Cedeno cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 L. May 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 7 0 Howard pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. May c 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 Milbourne pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watson lf,1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Rader 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 Helms 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Wilson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gallagher ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 39 5 13 3 4 5 24 12 FIELDING - E: Watson (4), Rader (13). BATTING - 2B: L. May (22,off Stone); Wilson (4,off Stone); M. May 2 (11,off Stone,off Zamora); Gallagher (2,off Zamora). 3B: Watson (4,off Frailing). SH: Wilson (7,off Stone). Team LOB: 12.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cardenal rf 2 2 1 1 2 0 7 0 Williams lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 Tyrone pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 2 Morales cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 Madlock 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Sperring 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 Swisher c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Stone p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Frailing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zamora p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 6 8 5 6 3 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Williams-Thornton. E: Cardenal (10), Stone (2). BATTING - 3B: Kessinger (5,off Wilson). SH: Kessinger (6,off Wilson). SF: Madlock (4,off Wilson). IBB: Williams (12,by Wilson). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cardenal (19,2nd base off Wilson/M. May). CS: Morales (9,2nd base by Forsch/M. May).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(8-10) 6 6 6 5 6 3 0 30 Forsch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 York 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 8 6 5 6 3 0 37 Wilson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning WP: Wilson (2). IBB: Wilson (2,Williams). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-1. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stone W(4-4) 6 8 3 1 4 2 0 31 Frailing 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Zamora 2 4 2 2 0 3 0 10 Todd SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 13 5 3 4 5 0 44 Stone faced 1 batter in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Frailing 1-0; Zamora 1-0; Todd 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 10987 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Gross rf Kessinger ss 2. Metzger ss Cardenal rf 3. Cedeno cf Williams lf 4. L. May 1b Thornton 1b 5. M. May c Morales cf 6. Watson lf Madlock 3b 7. Rader 3b Sperring 2b 8. Helms 2b Swisher c 9. Wilson p Stone p ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled to left; L. May doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; L. May was picked off second but was safe on an error by Stone [L. May to third]; M. May walked; Watson lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger tripled to right; Cardenal singled to right [Kessinger scored]; Williams singled to right [Cardenal to second]; Thornton singled to left [Cardenal scored, Williams to third (error by Watson), Thornton to second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first) [Williams scored, Thornton to third]; Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thornton scored (unearned)]; Sperring walked; Swisher struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out to center; Wilson doubled to left; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. CUBS 2ND: Stone singled to center; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Stone to second]; Cardenal made an out to shortstop; Williams was walked intentionally; Thornton walked [Stone to third, Williams to second]; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 4. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger walked; Cedeno made an out to second; L. May flied out to right; M. May doubled to center [Metzger to third]; Watson reached on an error by Cardenal [Metzger scored (unearned) (no RBI), M. May scored (unearned) (no RBI), Watson to second]; Rader struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 3RD: Madlock flied out to center; Sperring walked; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Sperring to second]; Swisher flied out to right; Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 4TH: Helms singled to shortstop; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Helms to second]; Gross walked; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 4TH: Kessinger made an out to shortstop; Cardenal walked; Cardenal stole second; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal to third]; Thornton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 5TH: L. May walked; M. May flied out to right; Watson grounded out (second to first) [L. May to second]; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: Morales flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (third to first); Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 6TH: Helms flied out to right; Wilson flied out to right; Gross singled to left; Metzger singled to center [Gross to third]; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Swisher grounded out (third to first); Stone was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 7TH: L. May singled to right; FRAILING REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); HOWARD RAN FOR L. MAY; M. May lined into a double play (left to first) [Howard out at first]; Watson tripled to center; ZAMORA REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cardenal walked; Williams singled to right [Cardenal scored (error by Rader), Williams to second]; FORSCH REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); TYRONE RAN FOR WILLIAMS; On a bunt Thornton popped to pitcher in foul territory; Morales singled to right [Tyrone scored]; Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Madlock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 6. ASTROS 8TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Helms struck out; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gallagher doubled to right; Gross grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Gallagher to third]; Metzger singled to center [Gallagher scored]; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: YORK REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher singled; On a bunt Zamora made an out to pitcher; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 6. ASTROS 9TH: On a bunt Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); M. May doubled to right; MILBOURNE RAN FOR M. MAY; Watson flied out to right; Rader singled to center [Milbourne scored]; TODD REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Helms grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 13 2 12 Cubs 6 8 2 7
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