Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 117
Played on Thursday, August 15, 1974 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 6 1 CHI N 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 x - 5 8 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 M. May c 4 0 2 1 0 0 9 1 Watson lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Milbourne pr,2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Busse ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 3 6 3 3 7 24 5 FIELDING - E: Milbourne (3). PB: M. May (4). BATTING - 2B: Watson (13,off Reuschel); M. May 2 (13,off Reuschel,off Todd). GDP: Metzger (9,off Zamora). IBB: Watson (7,by Todd). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (41,2nd base off Reuschel/Swisher). CS: Cedeno (14,2nd base by Todd/Swisher).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 Cardenal rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Tyrone pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 10 0 Morales cf 3 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 Madlock 3b 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 Sperring 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Mitterwald ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Frailing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Swisher c 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 Reuschel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grabarkewitz ph,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 5 8 2 3 9 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Zamora-Kessinger-Thornton, Swisher-Sperring. E: Kessinger (20), Madlock (14), Sperring (2). BATTING - 3B: Kessinger (6,off Richard). HR: Morales (12,2nd inning off Richard 0 on 1 out). IBB: Madlock (6,by York). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Madlock (11,2nd base off Richard/M. May). CS: Swisher (2,2nd base by York/M. May).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard 5 4 2 1 1 4 1 20 Cosgrove 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Forsch L(4-4) 1.1 3 3 1 1 2 0 8 York 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 8 8 5 2 3 9 1 35 IBB: York (2,Madlock). Inherited Runners - Scored: York 2-2. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuschel 6.1 5 3 0 1 5 0 28 Zamora 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Todd W(3-2) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 Frailing 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 6 3 0 3 7 0 37 IBB: Todd (3,Watson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Zamora 2-0. . Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 9151 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. Richard p Reuschel p ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to center; L. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Cardenal flied out to left; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: On a bunt M. May grounded out (third to first); Watson doubled to left; Rader flied out to center; Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Thornton popped to first in foul territory; Morales homered; Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole second; Sperring struck out; Swisher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Reuschel grounded out (third to first); Kessinger tripled to center; M. May allowed a passed ball [Kessinger scored (unearned)]; Cardenal was called out on strikes; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Kessinger; Cedeno stole second; L. May struck out; M. May doubled to right [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Watson struck out; Rader was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Thornton made an out to second; Morales walked; Madlock singled to right [Morales to second]; Sperring struck out; Swisher flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. ASTROS 5TH: Helms lined to third; Richard struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger struck out; Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger walked; Cedeno flied out to center; L. May made an out to shortstop; M. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: COSGROVE REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Williams struck out; Thornton singled; Morales lined to center; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. ASTROS 7TH: Watson lined to left; Rader singled to center; Helms reached on an error by Sperring [Rader to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR COSGROVE; C. Johnson reached on an error by Madlock [Rader to third, Milbourne to second]; Gross singled to left [Rader scored (unearned), Milbourne scored (unearned), C. Johnson to second]; ZAMORA REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Metzger grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FORSCH REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Sperring flied out to center; Swisher singled to left; WARD BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Ward was called out on strikes; Kessinger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. ASTROS 8TH: TODD REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Cedeno walked; L. May struck out while Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); M. May doubled to right; Watson was walked intentionally; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cardenal struck out; Williams singled to right; Thornton walked [Williams to second]; TYRONE RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Morales singled to right [Tyrone scored, Thornton to third]; YORK REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Madlock was walked intentionally [Morales to second]; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR SPERRING; Mitterwald struck out; Swisher reached on an error by Milbourne [Thornton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morales scored (unearned) (no RBI), Madlock to third]; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR TODD; Swisher was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 5. ASTROS 9TH: TYRONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GRABARKEWITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FRAILING REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); Milbourne lined to right; BUSSE BATTED FOR YORK; Busse was called out on strikes; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 6 1 7 Cubs 5 8 3 6
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