In the biggest day for any major league batter so far this season, George Mitterwald hit three homers, one of them with the bases loaded, to lead the Cubs' attack in an 18-9 victory over the Pirates. The homers were the first in the N. L. for Mitterwald, who was obtained from the Twins in a winter deal.

The Cubs' catcher hit his grand-slam in the first inning, homered again with one aboard in the third, walked with the bases loaded in the fourth, slammed a solo drive in the sixth and doubled in his last plate appearance in the eighth to wind up with a total of eight runs driven in. Three other Cubs, Rick Monday, Jerry Morales and Bill Madlock, also hit for the circuit. Burt Hooton pitched the route for the Cubs, although allowing 16 hits including homers by Willie Stargell, Richie Hebner and Richie Zisk. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 18, Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Game Played on Wednesday, April     17, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Pirates      3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   9 16  2
Cubs         5  2  3    5  0  2    0  1  x  -  18 13  4


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           6   0   3   0     0   0   .245      Harris 2b             5   1   1   1     1   1   .185
Hebner 3b             6   2   4   2     0   0   .422      Monday cf             4   3   2   1     2   0   .280
Oliver cf             5   1   0   0     0   2   .265        Garrett c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stargell lf           5   2   3   3     0   0   .256      Morales lf,rf         3   2   1   1     2   0   .231
Parker rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .390      Williams 1b           4   2   2   3     0   1   .320
Robertson 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .174        Thornton 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sanguillen c          5   2   2   2     0   1   .231      Cardenal rf           4   2   1   0     0   0   .286
Maxvill ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200        Ward lf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Zisk ph             1   1   1   2     0   0   .208      Madlock 3b            3   5   2   2     2   0   .333
Reuss p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Mitterwald c          4   3   4   8     1   0   .563
  Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander pr,cf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rosello ss            5   0   0   1     0   0   .071
  Blass p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hooton p              4   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .467

Totals               46   9  16   9     1   7             Totals               38  18  13  17     9   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 15,560
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Cubs 5
DP: Pirates 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Hebner, Maxvill, Harris, Thornton 2, Madlock
Doubles: Cardenal (1), Madlock (2), Williams (3), Mitterwald (1)
Triples: Sanguillen (1)
Home Runs: Stargell (2), Hebner (4), Zisk (2), Mitterwald 3 (3), Monday (1), Morales (2), Madlock (1)
GIDP: Robertson (3), Thornton (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(0-1)            2     8  10  10   2   0   4  16   8.80
Morlan                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.74
Blass                   5     5   8   5   7   2   2  28   9.00
Totals                  8    13  18  15   9   3   6  47

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(1-0)           9    16   9   5   1   7   3  47   3.45
Totals                  9    16   9   5   1   7   3  47

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (1)
Wild Pitches: Blass (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to center; Hebner singled to right
[Stennett to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice
[Stennett out at home (pitcher to catcher), Hebner to second];
Stargell homered [Hebner scored, Oliver scored]; Parker grounded
out (third to first); Robertson flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Harris singled to center; Sanguillen allowed a passed
ball [Harris to second]; Monday walked; Morales flied out to
center; Williams singled to right [Harris scored, Monday to
third]; Cardenal popped to third in foul territory; Madlock
walked [Williams to second]; Mitterwald homered [Monday scored,
Williams scored, Madlock scored]; Rosello flied out to center; 5
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Cubs 5.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen singled to center; Maxvill struck out;
Reuss walked [Sanguillen to second]; Stennett reached on an
error by Harris [Sanguillen to third, Reuss to second]; Hebner
singled to right [Sanguillen scored, Reuss to third, Stennett to
second]; Oliver struck out; Stargell flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 2ND: Hooton grounded out (third to first); Harris grounded
out (shortstop to first); Monday homered; Morales homered;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker struck out; Robertson singled to center;
Sanguillen forced Robertson (second to shortstop); Maxvill
forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal doubled to left; Madlock doubled to right
[Cardenal scored]; Mitterwald homered [Madlock scored]; MORLAN
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Rosello flied out to center; Hooton
popped to third in foul territory; Harris struck out; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 10.

PIRATES 4TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MORLAN; Bevacqua struck out;
Stennett singled to center; Hebner flied out to left; Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 10.

CUBS 4TH: BLASS REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Monday walked;
Morales walked [Monday to second]; Williams doubled to right
[Monday scored, Morales scored]; Cardenal reached on an error by
Hebner [Williams to third, Cardenal to first]; Madlock reached
on an error by Maxvill [Cardenal to second, Madlock to first];
Mitterwald walked [Williams scored (unearned), Cardenal to
third, Madlock to second]; Blass threw a wild pitch [Cardenal
scored (unearned), Madlock to third, Mitterwald to second];
Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first) [Madlock scored
(unearned), Mitterwald to third]; Hooton grounded out (pitcher
to first); Harris grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R (2 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 15.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell singled to left; Parker struck out;
Robertson reached on an error by Madlock [Stargell to third,
Robertson to second]; Sanguillen struck out; Maxvill grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 15.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied out to right; Morales lined to center;
Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 15.

PIRATES 6TH: THORNTON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Blass
flied out to center; Stennett flied out to right; Hebner singled
to right; Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 15.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal popped to catcher in foul territory; Madlock
homered; Mitterwald homered; Rosello flied out to center; Hooton
popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 17.

PIRATES 7TH: WARD REPLACED CARDENAL (PLAYING LF); MORALES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stargell popped to shortstop;
Parker reached on an error by Thornton [Parker to first];
Robertson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Cubs 17.

CUBS 7TH: Harris popped to second; Monday singled to center;
Morales walked [Monday to second]; Thornton grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 17.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen made an out to third; Maxvill singled to
left; Blass flied out to right; Stennett forced Maxvill
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 17.

CUBS 8TH: Ward struck out; Madlock walked; Mitterwald doubled to
left [Madlock to third]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR MITTERWALD; Rosello
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hooton walked; Harris
walked [Madlock scored, Alexander to third, Hooton to second];
Monday forced Alexander (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 4, Cubs 18.

PIRATES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING C ); ALEXANDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hebner homered; Oliver lined to
right; Stargell singled to left; Parker reached on an error by
Thornton [Stargell to second, Parker to first]; Robertson forced
Parker (shortstop to second) [Stargell to third]; Sanguillen
tripled to left [Stargell scored (unearned), Robertson scored
(unearned)]; ZISK BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Zisk homered (unearned)
[Sanguillen scored (unearned)]; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR BLASS;
Kirkpatrick singled to right; Stennett singled to first
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted);
5 R (1 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Cubs 18.