Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 2 1 0 0
Morales lf 4 0 1 0
Williams 1b 4 0 1 0
  Thornton 1b 0 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 1 1 1
Cardenal rf 3 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 1 1
Harris 2b 4 0 2 1
Swisher c 3 0 1 0
Todd p 2 0 0 0
  Zamora p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 1 1 1
Torre 1b 4 2 3 0
  Melendez pr 0 0 0 0
McBride cf 3 0 3 0
Reitz 3b 3 0 1 1
Tyson ss 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 0 0 0 1
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 0 0
Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Heidemann ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Chicago 400 000 000480
St. Louis 020 000 1003101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Todd  W (2-1) 5.0 6 2 2 1 0
  Zamora  SV (3) 4.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert  L (7-6) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Thompson   4.1 1 0 0 3 4
  Folkers   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Hrabosky   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
5

  E–Simmons (5).  DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 3.  2B–Chicago Cardenal (21,off Siebert); Madlock (10,off Siebert); Harris (6,off Thompson), St. Louis Torre (15,off Todd); Reitz (14,off Todd).  HR–Chicago Monday (8,1st inning off Siebert 0 on, 2 out), St. Louis Simmons (10,2nd inning off Todd 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reitz (2,off Zamora); McBride (3,off Zamora).  SF–McCarver (4,off Zamora).  CS–Monday (4,2nd base by Thompson/Simmons); McBride (5,2nd base by Todd/Swisher).  SB–Brock (49,2nd base off Zamora/Swisher).  WP–Thompson (3).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:27.  A–26,088.
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