San Francisco Giants vs Chicago Cubs
May 27, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 12

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 5 0 4 0
Fuentes 2b 5 0 1 0
Maddox cf 5 1 2 1
Ontiveros 3b 5 1 2 0
Matthews lf 2 0 1 2
Speier ss 4 0 2 0
Kingman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 1 1 0
Boccabella c 4 1 2 1
Caldwell p 2 0 0 0
  Goodson 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 15 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 3b 4 1 0 0
Kessinger ss 5 2 3 1
Morales rf,cf 3 1 3 2
Cardenal lf,rf 5 0 1 2
Monday cf 4 1 1 0
  Tyrone lf 1 1 1 0
Thornton 1b 5 2 2 3
Mitterwald c 2 2 1 1
Rosello 2b 5 1 3 0
Frailing p 4 1 3 3
Totals 38 12 18 12
San Francisco 200 000 0024150
Chicago 110 205 03x12180
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (7-2) 5.1 9 6 6 3 3
  Williams   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Willoughby   1.0 4 0 0 0 0
  McMahon   1.1 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.0
18
12
12
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Frailing  W (3-4) 9.0 15 4 4 2 5
Totals
9.0
15
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3, Chicago 2.  2B–San Francisco Maddox (14,off Frailing), Chicago Kessinger (6,off Caldwell); Rosello (3,off Caldwell).  3B–San Francisco Arnold (1,off Frailing), Chicago Monday (1,off Caldwell).  HR–Chicago Thornton (2,8th inning off McMahon 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Mitterwald (2,off Caldwell).  SB–Bonds (9,2nd base off Frailing/Mitterwald).  CS–Matthews (2,2nd base by Frailing/Mitterwald).  WP–Caldwell (2), Frailing (2).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:49.  A–18,161.
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