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August 14, 1974

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 13 2
Cubs 6 8 2
Top 9 R H E
Astros 5 13 2
Cubs 6 8 2

Tommy Helms Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .289
OBP .250 .322
At Bats 4 367
Hits 1 106
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 37

Jim Todd Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Wrigley Field - August 14, 1974
Out
Jim Todd
Steve Swisher
Andre Thornton
Rob Sperring
Bill Madlock
Don Kessinger
Jim Tyrone
Jerry Morales
Jose Cardenal
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 13 2 12
Chicago Cubs 6 8 2 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Stone
Losing Pitcher Don Wilson
Save Jim Todd
Game Winning RBI Andre Thornton
Attendance 10,987
Time of Game 2 hours 46 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Todd now pitching. Helms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Todd covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Milbourne scores.
Top 9 Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Milt May. Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Howard bunts towards the mound. Zamora fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. York fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Zamora bunts towards the mound. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Swisher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim York now pitching. Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 8 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gallagher scores.
Top 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zamora, and towards Sperring, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gallagher moves to third.
Top 8 Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Gallagher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Gallagher reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Jim Tyrone now playing left field. Helms strikes out.
Bottom 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Morales. The throw from May and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Morales hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tyrone scores.
Bottom 7 Ken Forsch now pitching. Jim Tyrone pinch runs for Billy Williams. Thornton bunts, foul, towards the mound. Forsch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground to right field. Gross throws towards third. Rader fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Cardenal goes all the way around to score. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Bob Watson now playing first base. Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Oscar Zamora now pitching. Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Watson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Ken Frailing now pitching. Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Lee May. May hits a line drive towards left. Williams catches it and throws to first to double up Howard.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third.
Top 6 Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to second.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thornton hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Cardenal. The throw from May and he is safe. Cardenal steals second.
Bottom 4 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wilson bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Sperring covering, for the out. Helms moves to second.
Top 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Swisher hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Sperring moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sperring takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rader strikes out.
Top 3 Watson hits a fly ball towards right. Cardenal settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cardenal. Metzger scores. May scores. Watson moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morales. May reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third.
Top 3 May hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Morales is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Thornton takes first base on ball four. Stone moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 2 Williams is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Cardenal hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger bunts towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Stone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Swisher strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sperring takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thornton tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. Thornton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thornton hits a line drive into left field. Watson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Watson. Cardenal scores. Williams moves to third. Thornton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kessinger scores.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Watson hits a line drive towards first. Thornton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stone spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stone. May moves to third.
Top 1 May hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. May reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Metzger strikes out.
Top 1 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out.