San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 1, Chicago Cubs 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Beckert 2b 4 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0
Winfield lf 3 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 0 0 1
Gaston rf 4 0 0 0
Hilton 3b 4 0 3 0
Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 0 0
  Kendall c 1 0 0 0
Freisleben p 1 0 0 0
  Hardy p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 3 1 2 1
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 2 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 2 2 0
Sperring 2b 3 1 1 0
Swisher c 3 0 1 0
Kremmel p 0 0 0 0
  Dettore p 3 0 1 2
  Todd p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 3
San Diego 100 000 000151
Chicago 110 002 00x471
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  L (8-7) 5.0 6 4 3 5 1
  Hardy   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Laxton   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
7
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kremmel   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Dettore  W (1-0) 6.1 3 0 0 1 6
  Todd  SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
8

  E–Hernandez (22), Thornton (5).  2B–San Diego Grubb (15,off Dettore), Chicago Cardenal (28,off Freisleben); Dettore (1,off Hardy).  HR–Chicago Cardenal (9,1st inning off Freisleben 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Freisleben (7,off Dettore); Swisher (1,off Hardy).  SF–Thomas (2,off Kremmel).  CS–Hilton (2,2nd base by Dettore/Swisher).  WP–Kremmel (3).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:37.  A–9,075.
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