Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 1, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 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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Chicago Cubs 7, Houston Astros 11

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Harris 2b 3 2 0 0
Monday cf 5 1 1 1
Madlock 3b 5 3 4 3
Williams 1b 5 1 2 3
Cardenal rf 5 0 1 0
Ward lf 2 0 0 0
Rosello ss 4 0 0 0
Lundstedt c 2 0 0 0
  Kessinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 1 0
  Hutson p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander ph 1 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Kelleher ss 4 2 2 0
Gross rf,lf 5 3 2 2
Cedeno cf 3 2 1 1
Watson lf 3 1 2 0
  Gallagher pr,rf 1 0 0 0
May L. 1b 4 1 2 4
May M. c 3 0 0 1
Rader 3b 2 0 0 1
Menke 2b 4 0 0 0
Griffin p 1 1 1 0
  Wilson p 3 1 1 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 11 11 9
Chicago 201 000 301793
Houston 003 052 01x11110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (0-1) 4.0 7 8 5 3 4
  Hutson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Todd   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Burris   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
11
7
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   3.0 4 3 3 3 1
  Wilson  W (1-1) 5.0 4 4 4 2 2
  Scherman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
5
4

  E–Harris (5), Rosello (2), Lundstedt (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Garrett (1).  2B–Chicago Cardenal (5,off Griffin); Williams (5,off Griffin); Reuschel (1,off Wilson); Madlock (4,off Wilson), Houston Gross 2 (3,off Todd,off Burris).  HR–Chicago Madlock (2,1st inning off Griffin 1 on, 1 out); Monday (2,7th inning off Wilson 0 on, 1 out); Williams (4,7th inning off Wilson 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Ward 2 (2,by Griffin 2); Cedeno (1,by Burris).  SF–M May (1,off Hutson); Rader (3,off Hutson).  SB–Harris 2 (4,2nd base off Griffin/M May,2nd base off Scherman/M May); Madlock (5,2nd base off Griffin/M May); Cedeno (13,2nd base off Reuschel/Lundstedt); Kelleher (1,2nd base off Reuschel/Lundstedt).  WP–Reuschel (2), Hutson (1), Todd (1).  BK–Burris (1).  IBB–Burris (3,Cedeno); Griffin 2 (2,Ward 2).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:47.  A–9,619.
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