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Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 23, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 23, 1974 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 3,099 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Art Williams 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Pete LaCock | Right Fielder |
Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Chris Ward | Left Fielder |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Steve Swisher | Catcher |
Rob Sperring | Second Baseman |
Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
Jim Marshall | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
Ed Goodson | First Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Bruce Miller | Third Baseman |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
Jim Barr | Pitcher |
Wes Westrum | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 23, 1974
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Barr
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Barr
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Barr
Thornton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuschel
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton juggles the ball. That's an error on Thornton. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Reuschel
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Reuschel
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodson vs. Reuschel
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock juggles the ball. That's an error on Madlock. Fuentes moves to third. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speier vs. Reuschel
Speier is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Barr
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Barr
Madlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Barr
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Reuschel
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Reuschel
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Reuschel
Barr is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Barr
Sperring takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuschel vs. Barr
Reuschel bunts towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Sperring moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Barr
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Barr
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuschel
Fuentes hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuschel
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Reuschel
Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodson vs. Reuschel
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Barr
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Barr
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Barr
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodson scoops it up and throws to first, with Barr covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuschel
Speier hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Reuschel
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Reuschel
Rader hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barr vs. Reuschel
Barr bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Sperring covering, for the out. Speier moves to third. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Barr
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Barr
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Barr
Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuschel
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuschel
Bonds strikes out. Swisher drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bonds out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Reuschel
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Barr
Reuschel hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Barr
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Barr
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Barr
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Barr
Thornton hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Reuschel
Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuschel
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Reuschel
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Reuschel
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Barr
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Barr
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Barr
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Speier, and towards Fuentes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sperring vs. Barr
Sperring is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Reuschel
Jim Tyrone now playing left field. Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Jim Barr.
Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Reuschel
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field. Tyrone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tyrone. Here's the throw into the infield and Maddox is out. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Reuschel
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuschel vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Sosa
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Sosa
LaCock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Reuschel
Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodson vs. Reuschel
Goodson bunts towards the mound. Reuschel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Reuschel
Dave Kingman pinch runs for Ed Goodson.
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to third for the out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Reuschel
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to third. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Reuschel
Rader is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ontiveros vs. Reuschel
Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Elias Sosa.
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperring fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. D'Acquisto
Dave Kingman now playing first base. John D'Acquisto now pitching.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. D'Acquisto
Thornton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. D'Acquisto
Tyrone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tyrone for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuschel
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperring settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuschel
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuschel
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1974 -- Chicago at San Francisco (N) Chicago AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Kessinger D, ss 4 1 2 0 Maddox G, cf 5 0 1 0 LaCock P, rf 4 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 1 0 Morales J, cf 3 0 0 1 Bonds B, rf 5 0 1 0 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Matthews G, lf 4 0 2 0 Ward C, lf 3 0 0 0 Goodson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tyrone J, lf 1 0 0 0 Kingman D, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Madlock B, 3b 3 0 2 0 Speier C, ss 4 0 1 0 Swisher S, c 3 0 0 0 Miller B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sperring R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Rader D, c 3 0 1 0 Reuschel R, p 2 0 0 0 Barr J, p 1 0 0 0 Thomasson G, ph 1 0 0 0 Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, ph 1 0 0 0 D'Acquisto J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 4 1 37 0 9 0 Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1 San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Reuschel R (W) 9.0 9 0 0 1 5 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Barr J (L) 7.0 4 1 1 2 2 Sosa E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 D'Acquisto J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Thornton A, Kessinger D, Madlock B, Tyrone J DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Chicago 4, San Francisco 12 2B -- Kessinger D SH -- Reuschel R, Barr J T -- 2:01 A -- 3099
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