Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 23, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1974 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 2 1 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams 1b 3 1 0 1
Cardenal rf 3 1 1 0
Morales lf 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 2
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
Frailing p 2 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Kremmel p 0 0 0 0
  Hutson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 2 2
Perez 1b 5 1 2 2
  Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0
Bench c 2 1 1 0
Foster cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Rettenmund rf 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0
Driessen 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
Nelson p 2 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 0 0 0 1
  Borbon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Chicago 000 100 002333
Cincinnati 200 001 02x570
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Frailing  L (2-1) 5.1 5 3 2 5 4
  Burris   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Pina   0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Kremmel   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hutson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
4
9
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W (1-2) 6.0 1 1 1 3 3
  Borbon  SV (2) 3.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
5
4

  E–Monday (3), Mitterwald (1), Harris (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  HR–Cincinnati Perez (7,1st inning off Frailing 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Crowley (1,off Burris).  IBB–Bench 2 (5,by Frailing,by Burris).  SB–Cardenal (1,2nd base off Nelson/Bench); Madlock (4,2nd base off Nelson/Bench); Foster (1,2nd base off Frailing/Mitterwald); Morgan (5,2nd base off Frailing/Mitterwald); Driessen (2,2nd base off Pina/Mitterwald).  WP–Borbon (1).  IBB–Frailing (2,Bench); Burris (1,Bench).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:37.  A–9,663.
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