St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
May 25, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 2 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
  Melendez pr 0 0 0 0
Smith rf 5 0 0 0
Simmons 1b 5 1 1 0
McBride cf 4 2 2 0
Torre 3b 3 1 2 1
McCarver c 4 0 2 1
Alvarado ss 1 0 0 1
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Tyson ss 0 0 0 0
  Reitz ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Gibson p 3 0 1 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 3b 3 1 0 0
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Williams 1b 4 1 1 3
  Thornton 1b 0 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 3 1 0 0
Morales lf 3 1 1 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Rosello 2b 3 0 1 1
Bonham p 2 0 1 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 4
St. Louis 011 020 0004112
Chicago 113 000 00x563
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (3-4) 7.0 6 5 4 2 4
  Folkers   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W (3-8) 5.0 10 4 3 2 6
  LaRoche  SV (1) 4.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
2
7

  E–McCarver (1), Alvarado (1), Cardenal (2), Mitterwald (5), Rosello (4).  PB–McCarver (2).  2B–St. Louis Brock (7,off Bonham), Chicago Morales (4,off Gibson).  3B–St. Louis McCarver (1,off Bonham).  HR–Chicago Williams (7,3rd inning off Gibson 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Alvarado (1,off Bonham).  SB–McBride (5,2nd base off Bonham/Mitterwald); Brock (30,2nd base off LaRoche/Mitterwald); Alexander (6,2nd base off Gibson/McCarver); Monday (3,2nd base off Gibson/McCarver).  CS–Cardenal (3,2nd base by Gibson/McCarver).  BK–Bonham (2).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:22.  A–20,237.
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