With Bob Gibson leading way at bat before a stiff shoulder forced his exit after six innings, the Cardinals defeated the Cubs, 10-4. Gibson, who had only two RBIs to his credit previously this season, drove in four runs. The Cardinals loaded the bases in the second on walks to Ted Simmons and Joe Torre and a single by Bake McBride. Ken Reitz struck out and Mike Tyson grounded into a forceout at the plate, but Gibson came through with a double, driving in three runs. Gibson accounted for his other RBI with a sacrifice fly in the fourth.

The Cardinals then clinched their victory with four runs in the fifth, two scoring on a single by Simmons and two on a homer by Torre after Burt Hooton replaced Tom Dettore. Tyson hit his first homer of the season in the sixth. Lou Brock singled later in the same stanza and stole his 117th base. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Friday, September 27, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Cardinals    0  3  0    1  4  1    1  0  0  -  10 11  0
Cubs         0  1  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   4 13  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .309      Monday cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .294
  Melendez cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Kessinger ss          5   0   0   1     0   0   .263
Sizemore 2b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .253      Williams lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Smith rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .313        Hiser pr,lf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .235
  Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Hutson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Simmons c             4   2   2   2     1   0   .272      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Torre 1b              4   2   2   2     1   2   .282      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .294
McBride cf            2   2   1   0     1   1   .313      LaCock 1b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .192
  Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Dunn 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Reitz 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Swisher c             3   1   2   0     1   1   .227
Tyson ss              4   2   1   1     0   0   .221      Dettore p             2   0   1   1     0   1   .278
Gibson p              2   0   1   4     0   0   .215        Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .060
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Ward ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .204
  Garman p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Dwyer rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .282        Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Tyrone ph,lf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .185

Totals               34  10  11   9     6   6             Totals               38   4  13   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  4,904
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Cubs 11
DP: Cardinals 2, Cubs 2
Doubles: Gibson (4), LaCock (4)
Home Runs: Torre (11), Tyson (1)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (8), Brock (117)
Sacrifice Flies: Gibson (2)
GIDP: Reitz (23), Monday (4), Dunn (5)
Hit by Pitch: McBride (13,by Dettore), Brock (2,by Dettore), LaCock (1,by Gibson)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson W(11-12)         6     9   2   2   2   3   0  29   3.84
Folkers                 0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.00
Garman                  0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.64
Bare                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   6.35
Totals                  9    13   4   4   3   4   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dettore L(3-5)          4.1   5   7   7   4   3   0  22   4.14
Hooton                  1.2   3   2   2   0   1   2   8   4.81
Frailing                0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.86
Burris                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   6.60
Hutson                  1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   3.54
Totals                  9    11  10  10   6   6   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Gibson (5), Dettore 2 (6)
Wild Pitches: Folkers (3)
Balks: Gibson (3), Burris (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock lined to pitcher; Sizemore flied out to
left; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday singled to center; Kessinger flied out to
center; Williams forced Monday (second to shortstop); Madlock
forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; Torre walked [Simmons to second];
McBride singled to center [Simmons to third, Torre to second];
Reitz struck out; Tyson forced Simmons (third to catcher) [Torre
to third, McBride to second]; Gibson doubled to left [Torre
scored, McBride scored, Tyson scored]; Brock flied out to
center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock
doubled to right; Gibson balked [LaCock to third]; Dunn popped
to second; Swisher walked; Dettore singled to right [LaCock
scored, Swisher to second]; Monday struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore walked; Sizemore stole second; Smith was
called out on strikes; Simmons popped to shortstop; Torre struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Williams
flied out to left; Madlock walked; Cardenal grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride was hit by a pitch; Reitz singled to
center [McBride to third]; Tyson flied out to right; Gibson
sacrifice flied into a double play to center [McBride scored,
Reitz out at second (center to pitcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: LaCock was hit by a pitch; Dunn popped to third in
foul territory; Swisher singled to right [LaCock to second];
Dettore struck out; Monday singled to right [LaCock to third,
Swisher to second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Cubs 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock was hit by a pitch; Sizemore walked [Brock
to second]; Smith singled to right [Brock to third, Sizemore to
second]; Simmons singled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore
scored, Smith out at third (right to second to third)]; HOOTON
REPLACED DETTORE (PITCHING); Torre homered [Simmons scored];
McBride struck out; Reitz grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 8, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Williams singled to right; Madlock singled to left
[Williams to second]; Cardenal flied out to center; LaCock flied
out to left; Dunn singled to center [Williams scored, Madlock to
third]; Swisher struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 8,
Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson homered; Gibson grounded out (third to
first); Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Sizemore
flied out to left; Smith grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.

CUBS 6TH: WARD BATTED FOR HOOTON; Ward singled to left; Monday
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ward out at
second]; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Cubs 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: FRAILING REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Simmons
singled to center; Torre singled to left [Simmons to second];
McBride walked [Simmons to third, Torre to second]; BURRIS
REPLACED FRAILING (PITCHING); Reitz grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Simmons scored (no RBI), Torre
to third, McBride out at second]; Tyson popped to first; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: FOLKERS REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Williams singled
to right; HISER RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Folkers threw a wild pitch
[Hiser to second]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cardenal walked; GARMAN REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); LaCock
singled to center [Hiser scored, Cardenal to third]; Dunn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [LaCock out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Cubs 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to left; Burris
balked [Brock to second]; Sizemore flied out to right; Smith
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 10, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING CF); CRUZ REPLACED
MCBRIDE (PLAYING LF); Swisher singled to center; TYRONE BATTED
FOR BURRIS; BARE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); DWYER REPLACED
GARMAN (PLAYING RF); Tyrone singled to right [Swisher to
second]; Monday grounded out (first to pitcher) [Swisher to
third, Tyrone to second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first) [Swisher scored, Tyrone to third]; Hiser flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Cubs 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: HUTSON REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); TYRONE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Simmons grounded out (second to first);
Torre struck out; Cruz walked; Reitz was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10, Cubs 4.

CUBS 9TH: Madlock flied out to right; Cardenal flied out to
left; LaCock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 10, Cubs 4.