Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 4, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Harris 2b 5 0 2 0
  Kessinger ss 0 0 0 0
Monday cf 5 0 2 0
Morales lf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 2 1 1 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 2 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Fanzone 3b 0 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 3 1 1 1
Swisher c 3 0 1 1
Rosello ss,2b 4 0 1 1
Stone p 2 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McBride cf 4 0 2 0
Heintzelman 2b 5 0 0 1
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 0
McCarver c 2 0 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1
Tyson ss 2 0 0 0
  Brock ph 1 0 0 0
  Heidemann ss 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 1 0
Curtis p 0 1 0 0
  Garman p 1 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Melendez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Chicago 000 300 0003101
St. Louis 001 001 000271
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (3-2) 7.2 6 2 1 3 4
  Zamora  SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (4-9) 4.1 8 3 3 3 4
  Garman   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Pena   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
5
6

  E–Harris (16), Smith (3).  2B–Chicago Thornton (4,off Curtis), St. Louis Simmons (17,off Stone); McBride (9,off Stone).  SH–Stone 2 (5,off Curtis,off Garman).  HBP–McCarver (2,by Stone).  SB–Cardenal (15,2nd base off Curtis/McCarver).  CS–Alexander (3,2nd base by Pena/McCarver); McCarver (1,2nd base by Stone/Swisher).  WP–Pena (1).  HBP–Stone (3,McCarver).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:31.  A–28,350.
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