The relief pitching of Dave LaRoche, who allowed only one hit in the last four innings, enabled the Cubs to defeat the Cardinals, 5-4. The Cubs broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the third inning. Don Kessinger led off with a single and Billy Williams followed with a homer. Rick Monday walked, stole second, continued to third on a throwing error by Ted Simmons and scored when Luis Alvarado fumbled a grounder by George Mitterwald.

The Cardinals rallied for two runs off Bill Bonham in the fifth. With one out, Simmons, Bake McBride and Joe Torre singled for the first run, but Torre rounded first base too far and was nailed trying to get back on a throw from Jose Cardenal to Williams. McCarver then tripled for a second run, but Jose Cruz struck out to end the rally. [The Sporting News]



Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       25, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  2
Cubs         1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  3


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .318      Alexander 3b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .273
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .281
  Melendez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Williams 1b           4   1   1   3     0   0   .279
Smith rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .364        Thornton 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Simmons 1b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .304      Cardenal rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
McBride cf            4   2   2   0     0   1   .306      Monday cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .311
Torre 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .296      Morales lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .224
McCarver c            4   0   2   1     0   1   .240      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Alvarado ss           1   0   0   1     0   0   .079      Rosello 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .152
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Bonham p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .231
  Tyson ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .198        LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Reitz ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .335
Gibson p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .208
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   3     2   7             Totals               30   5   6   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 20,237
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Cubs 3
DP: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0
Errors: McCarver, Alvarado, Cardenal, Mitterwald, Rosello
Doubles: Brock (7), Morales (4)
Triples: McCarver (1)
Home Runs: Williams (7)
Stolen Bases: McBride (5), Brock (30), Alexander (6), Monday (3)
Caught Stealing: Cardenal (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Alvarado (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(3-4)           7     6   5   4   2   4   1  29   5.08
Folkers                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.12
Totals                  8     6   5   4   2   4   1  32

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(3-8)           5    10   4   3   2   6   0  26   4.66
LaRoche SV(1)           4     1   0   0   0   1   0  14   2.70
Totals                  9    11   4   3   2   7   0  40

Passed Balls: McCarver (2)
Balks: Bonham (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Lee Weyer


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore walked; Smith was
called out on strikes; Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Alexander walked; Alexander stole second; Kessinger
flied out to right [Alexander to third]; Williams grounded out
(second to first) [Alexander scored]; Cardenal popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: McBride struck out; Torre singled to left;
McCarver singled to right [Torre to third]; Alvarado hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Torre scored]; Gibson singled to right
[McCarver to second]; Brock singled to left [McCarver to third,
Gibson to second]; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 2ND: Monday flied out to left; Morales doubled to left;
Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Rosello singled to left
[Morales scored]; Bonham singled to center [Rosello to second];
Alexander forced Bonham (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith popped to shortstop; Simmons flied out to
left; McBride singled to left; McBride stole second [McBride to
third (error by Mitterwald)]; Torre walked; Bonham balked
[McBride scored (unearned), Torre to second]; McCarver flied out
to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to right; McCarver allowed a passed
ball [Kessinger to second]; Williams homered [Kessinger scored];
Cardenal singled to center; Cardenal was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Monday walked; Monday stole second
[Monday to third (error by McCarver)]; Morales struck out;
Mitterwald reached on an error by Alvarado [Monday scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Mitterwald to first]; Rosello lined to
second; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gibson struck out; Brock doubled to right; Sizemore popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Cubs 5.

CUBS 4TH: Bonham struck out; Alexander grounded out (second to
first); Kessinger lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Simmons singled
to center; McBride singled to center [Simmons to third]; Torre
singled to right [Simmons scored, McBride to third, Torre out at
second (right to first)]; McCarver tripled to right [McBride
scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR ALVARADO; Cruz struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 5TH: TYSON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); Williams flied out
to center; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); Monday
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); Gibson
grounded out (second to first); Brock reached on an error by
Rosello [Brock to first]; Brock stole second; Sizemore flied out
to center; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Morales flied out to right; Mitterwald flied out to
center; Rosello grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to center; McBride flied out to
left; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: LaRoche struck out; Alexander grounded out (second to
first); Kessinger lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: McCarver struck out; REITZ BATTED FOR TYSON;
Reitz lined to right; HICKMAN BATTED FOR GIBSON; Hickman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: FOLKERS REPLACED HICKMAN (PITCHING); REITZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Williams grounded out (catcher to first);
Cardenal flied out to center; Monday grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: THORNTON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Brock
lined to left; Sizemore singled to left; MELENDEZ RAN FOR
SIZEMORE; Smith flied out to right [Melendez to second (error by
Cardenal)]; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 5.