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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

1974-08-13 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 11947 · 70°F · 2:29

Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 3–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 9th. Dave Roberts earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	11
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Dave Roberts L: Bill Bonham SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dutch Rennert · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Greg Gross	4	0	3	0	0	0
Roger Metzger	3	0	0	0	0	1
Cesar Cedeno	4	1	3	0	0	1
Lee May	4	0	0	0	0	2
Milt May	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Watson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Doug Rader	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Helms	3	0	2	2	0	0
Dave Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	5	0	3	0	0	0
Jose Cardenal	4	1	2	0	0	1
Billy Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Andre Thornton	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jerry Morales	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Madlock	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rob Sperring	4	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Swisher	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Bonham	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Tyrone	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Roberts	9.0	8	2	5

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Bonham	8.1	10	1	6
Oscar Zamora	0.1	1	0	0
Ken Frailing	0.1	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Greg Gross: S8/P
Roger Metzger: K/C
Cesar Cedeno: S9/G.1-2
Lee May: 5(2)3(B)/GDP

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: 9
Jose Cardenal: S9/L
Billy Williams: S8/G.1-3
Andre Thornton: S7/G.3-H;1-2
Jerry Morales: SB3;SB2
Jerry Morales: W
Bill Madlock: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Rob Sperring: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Milt May: 43
Bob Watson: 8
Doug Rader: K

Bot 2

Steve Swisher: K
Bill Bonham: 8
Don Kessinger: S/L
Jose Cardenal: 9

Top 3

Tommy Helms: S8/G
Dave Roberts: 46(1)3/GDP
Greg Gross: 53

Bot 3

Billy Williams: 3/G
Andre Thornton: 53
Jerry Morales: 5

Top 4

Roger Metzger: 63
Cesar Cedeno: S6/G
Lee May: CS2(24)#
Lee May: K

Bot 4

Bill Madlock: 8
Rob Sperring: 53
Steve Swisher: 53

Top 5

Milt May: 13
Bob Watson: W
Doug Rader: 63.1-2
Tommy Helms: S9/L.2-H
Dave Roberts: 7/L

Bot 5

Bill Bonham: 53
Don Kessinger: S9/L
Jose Cardenal: K
Billy Williams: 5

Top 6

Greg Gross: S5/G
Roger Metzger: 14/SH.1-2
Cesar Cedeno: K
Lee May: K

Bot 6

Andre Thornton: S8/P
Jerry Morales: 14/SH.1-2
Bill Madlock: IW
Rob Sperring: K/C
Steve Swisher: 7

Top 7

Milt May: 7
Bob Watson: 7
Doug Rader: 6

Bot 7

Bill Bonham: K
Don Kessinger: S8/G
Jose Cardenal: S7/L.1-2
Billy Williams: 8/L
Andre Thornton: 7

Top 8

Tommy Helms: 2/FL
Dave Roberts: K
Greg Gross: S4/G
Roger Metzger: 43

Bot 8

Jerry Morales: 53
Bill Madlock: 13/BG
Rob Sperring: K

Top 9

Cesar Cedeno: T9/L
Lee May: 63
Milt May: S8/L.3-H
Bob Watson: S8/P.1-2
Doug Rader: S/P.2-3;1-2
Tommy Helms: 8/SF.3-H
Dave Roberts: K

Bot 9

Steve Swisher: 53
Jim Tyrone: 8
Don Kessinger: 9