Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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