San Diego Padres vs Chicago Cubs
August 18, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 6, Chicago Cubs 14

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 0 2 2
Beckert 2b 5 0 2 1
Grubb lf 5 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 1 1
Winfield rf 4 2 2 0
Thomas cf 3 1 0 0
Hilton 3b 4 1 2 2
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Greif p 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Laxton p 0 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerhardt p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 2 2 2 1
  Grabarkewitz pr,ss 2 0 1 1
Cardenal rf 5 2 2 1
  Ward lf 1 0 1 0
Williams lf 5 1 2 1
  Tyrone pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 2 1 1
Morales cf 4 1 2 2
Fanzone 3b 3 1 0 1
Swisher c 3 3 2 3
Sperring 2b 5 1 1 0
Stone p 5 0 1 2
Totals 40 14 15 13
San Diego 010 310 0016112
Chicago 126 100 31x14151
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Greif  L (6-14) 2.1 3 6 5 2 3
  Palmer   0.1 0 2 2 2 0
  Laxton   0.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Gerhardt   3.2 6 4 4 1 1
  Johnson   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
14
13
6
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (5-4) 9.0 11 6 5 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
1
3

  E–Grubb (5), Winfield (7), Fanzone (12).  PB–Swisher (5).  2B–San Diego Hilton 2 (4,off Stone 2), Chicago Kessinger (15,off Greif).  3B–Chicago Thornton (3,off Gerhardt).  HR–San Diego McCovey (17,5th inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Swisher (4,2nd inning off Greif 1 on, 1 out); Cardenal (10,7th inning off Gerhardt 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Thornton (2,by Greif); Fanzone (2,by Gerhardt).  SB–Cardenal (20,2nd base off Greif/Kendall).  WP–Palmer (9).  HBP–Greif (12,Thornton); Gerhardt (1,Fanzone).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:54.  A–17,906.
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