Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 5 1 2 1
Hebner 3b 5 0 4 0
Oliver cf 5 0 0 0
Stargell lf 5 0 0 0
Zisk rf 5 1 1 0
Sanguillen c 5 2 4 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 4 0 2 1
Taveras ss 2 0 0 1
  Parker ph 1 0 0 0
  Mendoza ss 0 0 0 0
  Howe ph,ss 0 0 0 1
Demery p 1 0 0 0
  Morlan p 0 0 0 0
  Popovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Dilone ph 1 0 0 0
  Jimenez p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 1 0
  Augustine pr 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 14 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 5 0 3 1
Kessinger ss 5 2 2 0
Cardenal lf 4 2 2 1
Morales rf 2 0 1 2
Madlock 3b 3 1 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1
Swisher c 3 1 2 1
Dunn 2b 3 0 0 0
  Sperring 2b 1 1 1 0
Stone p 3 0 0 0
  Frailing p 0 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 9 13 7
Pittsburgh 110 000 0204141
Chicago 113 000 13x9131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Demery  L (6-5) 2.1 5 5 5 3 1
  Morlan   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Pizarro   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Jimenez   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
5
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (7-5) 6.1 10 2 2 0 1
  Frailing   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Zamora   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Todd   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
0
4

  E–Hebner (21), Thornton (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Hebner (21,off Stone), Chicago Morales (18,off Demery).  HR–Pittsburgh Stennett (7,1st inning off Stone 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Cardenal (12,1st inning off Demery 0 on, 2 out); Thornton (9,2nd inning off Demery 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Howe (1,off Zamora).  CS–Morales (10,2nd base by Pizarro/Sanguillen).  WP–Demery (2).  BK–Hernandez (1).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:59.  A–2,918.
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