Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
April 29, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1974 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 18

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams 1b 2 0 0 0
  Ward pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 1 0
  Garrett 1b 0 0 0 0
Morales lf,rf 4 1 1 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 2 1
Harris 2b 4 0 2 1
Bonham p 0 0 0 0
  Hutson p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Thornton ph 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0
  Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Kremmel p 0 0 0 0
  Rosello ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne ss 3 3 2 1
Gross rf,lf 6 2 3 2
Cedeno cf 4 3 1 0
Watson lf 3 1 2 3
  Gallagher pr,rf 2 2 1 0
May L. 1b 5 3 5 4
  Menke 1b 1 0 0 0
May M. c 5 1 1 0
  Johnson c 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 2 0
Campbell 2b 5 2 2 2
Roberts p 4 0 1 2
Totals 43 18 20 14
Chicago 010 100 000271
Houston 510 109 20x18201
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (1-4) 0.1 3 5 5 2 1
  Hutson   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Todd   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Burris   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Hooton   0.0 5 5 5 0 0
  Kremmel   3.0 6 6 6 1 3
Totals
8.0
20
18
18
6
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (4-2) 9.0 7 2 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3

  E–Mitterwald (3), Rader (5).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (4,off Roberts); Mitterwald (3,off Roberts), Houston Campbell (1,off Hooton).  3B–Houston Milbourne (1,off Kremmel).  HR–Houston L May 2 (4,6th inning off Hooton 1 on, 0 out,6th inning off Kremmel 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Watson (2,off Burris); Roberts (2,off Kremmel).  SB–Cedeno 3 (12,2nd base off Bonham/Mitterwald,2nd base off Todd/Mitterwald,2nd base off Burris/Mitterwald); Rader (3,2nd base off Todd/Mitterwald).  WP–Bonham 2 (2), Burris (3), Kremmel 2 (2).  BK–Todd (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Doug Harvey.
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