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St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies

1974-07-31 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 33431 · 2:42

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–8. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 2nd. Bob Gibson earned the win and Al Hrabosky picked up the save. Mike Schmidt went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	9	14
PHI	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	3	8	12

W: Bob Gibson L: Dick Ruthven SV: Al Hrabosky

Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Dick Stello · 3B: John McSherry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	5	2	2	1	0	1
Ted Sizemore	4	3	3	2	1	0
Bake McBride	5	0	2	2	0	0
Reggie Smith	3	1	2	2	2	0
Ted Simmons	3	0	1	2	1	0
Joe Torre	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Reitz	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Tyson	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Gibson	3	1	1	0	0	1
Rich Folkers	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Cash	4	0	2	0	1	1
Larry Bowa	5	2	1	0	0	0
Mike Schmidt	4	1	1	3	1	1
Willie Montanez	5	1	2	1	0	0
Del Unser	3	0	0	0	2	1
Jay Johnstone	2	0	2	0	1	0
Bob Boone	4	0	1	2	0	1
Tom Hutton	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ollie Brown	1	1	1	2	0	0
Alan Bannister	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Robinson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tony Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Harmon	1	1	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	7.1	8	5	5
Rich Folkers	0.2	2	0	0
Mike Garman	0.1	2	0	0
Al Hrabosky	0.2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ruthven	1.2	5	4	0
Gene Garber	1.1	2	0	2
Ron Schueler	2.0	0	0	0
Mac Scarce	2.0	5	0	0
Pete Richert	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: 63
Ted Sizemore: W
Bake McBride: 7
Reggie Smith: W.1-2
Ted Simmons: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Torre: 7

Bot 1

Dave Cash: S5
Larry Bowa: 64(1)3/GDP
Mike Schmidt: 7

Top 2

Ken Reitz: W
Mike Tyson: S8.1-2
Bob Gibson: S8.2-3;1-2
Lou Brock: S8.3-H;2XH(82);1-2
Ted Sizemore: S8.2-H;1-3
Bake McBride: 63.3-H;1-2
Reggie Smith: T8.2-H
Ted Simmons: S9.3-H
Joe Torre: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Willie Montanez: 43
Del Unser: W
Jay Johnstone: S7.1-2
Bob Boone: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 3

Ken Reitz: D7
Mike Tyson: 63.2-3
Bob Gibson: K
Lou Brock: K

Bot 3

Tom Hutton: S9
Ollie Brown: HR/7.1-H
Dave Cash: W
Larry Bowa: 6/P
Mike Schmidt: SB2
Mike Schmidt: K
Willie Montanez: 43

Top 4

Ted Sizemore: 53
Bake McBride: 23
Reggie Smith: 8

Bot 4

Del Unser: 13
Jay Johnstone: W
Bob Boone: K/C
Tom Hutton: 63

Top 5

Ted Simmons: 8
Joe Torre: 7
Ken Reitz: 7

Bot 5

Alan Bannister: 8
Dave Cash: K
Larry Bowa: S9
Mike Schmidt: W.1-2
Willie Montanez: S9.2-H;1-2
Del Unser: K

Top 6

Mike Tyson: S8
Bob Gibson: 34/SH/BG.1-2
Lou Brock: S7.2-3
Ted Sizemore: D7.3-H;1-3
Bake McBride: S8.3-H;2-3
Reggie Smith: S8.3-H;1-2
Ted Simmons: 8.2-3
Joe Torre: 4/P

Bot 6

Jay Johnstone: S9
Bob Boone: 4/P
Tom Hutton: 13(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 7

Ken Reitz: 53
Mike Tyson: 3/G
Bob Gibson: 8

Bot 7

Mike Anderson: K
Dave Cash: 7
Larry Bowa: 7

Top 8

Lou Brock: 13
Ted Sizemore: S8
Bake McBride: D7.1-3
Reggie Smith: IW
Ted Simmons: 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Torre: 63

Bot 8

Mike Schmidt: 8
Willie Montanez: S8
Del Unser: W.1-2
Bill Robinson: 14(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Boone: D8.3-H;1-H
Tony Taylor: 8

Top 9

Ken Reitz: 9
Mike Tyson: 4/P
Rich Folkers: 1/G

Bot 9

Terry Harmon: S8
Dave Cash: S9.1-2
Larry Bowa: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Mike Schmidt: HR/7.3-H;1-H
Willie Montanez: 63
Del Unser: 43

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Peekoudas became ill and left with what was later diagnosed as severe hypertension; 2B Stello went behind the plate and game was finished with 3 umpires

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