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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 20, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 20, 1974 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 20, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 25,335 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: John Kibler |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Pete LaCock | Right Fielder |
Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Ron Dunn | Second Baseman |
Steve Swisher | Catcher |
Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
Jim Marshall | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Mike Tyson | Shortstop |
Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 20, 1974
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Forsch
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Forsch
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Bonham
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Bonham
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bonham
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Bonham
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Bonham
Torre takes first base on ball four. Brock moves to third. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Forsch
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Forsch
Dunn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Bonham
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyson vs. Bonham
Tyson is hit by the pitch. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Forsch vs. Bonham
Forsch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Bonham
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Bonham
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dunn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Forsch
Swisher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonham vs. Forsch
There goes Swisher. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Tyson applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Forsch
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bonham
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Bonham
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of LaCock. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Bonham
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of LaCock. McBride reaches second base with a double. Simmons scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reitz vs. Bonham
Reitz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Forsch
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Forsch
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Bonham
Tyson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Bonham
Forsch bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tyson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Bonham
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tyson moves to third. Forsch moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Bonham
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Bonham
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tyson scores. There goes Forsch trying to get to home. LaCock throws the ball in to Swisher who tags Forsch who's trying to score from second, for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Bonham
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Bonham
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Bonham
Bonham fires to first and has Torre trapped. There's the throw to Kessinger who tags Torre for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Forsch
Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Forsch
Dunn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Forsch
Swisher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Forsch
Chris Ward pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swisher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Frailing
Ken Frailing now pitching.
McBride is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Frailing
Reitz hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Frailing
Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Forsch
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Forsch
Cardenal hits a line drive towards third. Reitz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Frailing
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Frailing
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Frailing
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Frailing
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Forsch
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dunn vs. Forsch
Dunn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock scores. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swisher vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Garman
Billy Williams pinch hits for Ken Frailing.
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Zamora
Oscar Zamora now pitching.
Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Zamora
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Zamora
McBride hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Zamora
Reitz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Garman
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Garman
Kessinger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Garman
LaCock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyson vs. Zamora
Tyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garman vs. Zamora
Garman bunts towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garman for the out. Tyson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Zamora
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dunn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sizemore vs. Zamora
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zamora fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Garman
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Garman
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Garman
Thornton is hit by the pitch. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dunn vs. Garman
Dunn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tyson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1974 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N) Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Monday R, cf 4 1 1 1 Brock L, lf 4 1 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 5 0 2 0 LaCock P, rf 4 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 1 1 Cardenal J, lf 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 2 2 3 Madlock B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Torre J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 3 0 1 0 McBride B, cf 4 0 2 1 Dunn R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Swisher S, c 3 0 2 0 Tyson M, ss 2 1 1 0 Bonham B, p 1 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 2 0 0 0 Ward C, ph 1 0 1 0 Garman M, p 0 0 0 0 Frailing K, p 0 0 0 0 Williams B, ph 1 0 0 0 Zamora O, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 8 2 31 5 10 5 Chicago 100 000 100 -- 2 St.Louis 001 400 00x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Bonham B (L) 4.0 7 5 5 4 3 Frailing K 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Zamora O 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Forsch B (W)* 6.0 8 2 2 0 3 Garman M (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Sizemore T DP -- St.Louis 3 LOB -- Chicago 5, St.Louis 9 2B -- Simmons T, McBride B 3B -- McBride B HR -- Monday R, Simmons T CS -- Swisher S, Torre J SH -- Forsch B, Garman M HBP -- by Bonham B (Tyson M), by Garman M (Thornton A) T -- 2:27 A -- 25335
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