Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 20, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 1 1 1
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
LaCock rf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal lf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 3 1 1 0
Thornton 1b 3 0 1 0
Dunn 2b 4 0 1 1
Swisher c 3 0 2 0
Bonham p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 1 0
  Frailing p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Zamora p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 4 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 5 0 2 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Simmons c 4 2 2 3
Torre 1b 2 0 0 0
McBride cf 4 0 2 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Tyson ss 2 1 1 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Chicago 100 000 100280
St. Louis 001 400 00x5101
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (11-20) 4.0 7 5 5 4 3
  Frailing   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Zamora   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (6-4) 6.0 8 2 2 0 3
  Garman  SV (6) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5

  E–Sizemore (13).  DP–St. Louis 3.  2B–St. Louis Simmons (32,off Bonham); McBride (17,off Bonham).  3B–St. Louis McBride (5,off Zamora).  HR–Chicago Monday (18,1st inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Simmons (18,4th inning off Bonham 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Thornton (4,by Garman); Tyson (3,by Bonham).  SH–Forsch (6,off Bonham); Garman (1,off Zamora).  CS–Swisher (3,2nd base by Forsch/Simmons); Torre (2,2nd base by Bonham/Swisher).  HBP–Bonham (5,Tyson); Garman (2,Thornton).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:27.  A–25,335.
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