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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1974-09-22 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 43267 · 61°F, sunny · 2:43

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 1st. Al Hrabosky earned the win. Ted Simmons went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	8
SLN	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	10

W: Al Hrabosky L: Dave LaRoche SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rick Monday	5	1	3	2	0	0
Don Kessinger	5	1	1	1	0	1
Bill Madlock	3	0	0	1	1	1
Jose Cardenal	4	0	2	1	1	0
Jerry Morales	4	0	0	0	0	2
Andre Thornton	3	1	1	0	1	0
Steve Swisher	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rob Sperring	2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Stone	1	0	0	0	1	1
Pete LaCock	2	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Grabarkewitz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dave LaRoche	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	4	2	2	0	1	1
Ted Sizemore	4	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Smith	3	2	3	1	2	0
Ted Simmons	4	1	2	4	0	0
Joe Torre	2	1	1	0	1	0
Bake McBride	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Reitz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Tyson	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Gibson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Dwyer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Heidemann	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Hrabosky	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Stone	5.0	4	2	4
Jim Todd	0.0	1	1	0
Oscar Zamora	1.2	1	1	0
Dave LaRoche	2.0	4	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	7.0	8	5	5
Al Hrabosky	2.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rick Monday: 7
Don Kessinger: S8
Bill Madlock: W.1-2
Jose Cardenal: S7.2-H;1-2
Jerry Morales: K
Andre Thornton: W.2-3;1-2
Steve Swisher: 41

Bot 1

Lou Brock: 7
Ted Sizemore: 63
Reggie Smith: D9
Ted Simmons: HR/9.2-H
Joe Torre: HP
Bake McBride: K

Top 2

Rob Sperring: 2/FL
Steve Stone: W
Rick Monday: S9.1-2
Don Kessinger: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Ken Reitz: K
Mike Tyson: 7
Bob Gibson: 63

Top 3

Bill Madlock: 8
Jose Cardenal: S5
Jerry Morales: E4.1-2
Andre Thornton: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Steve Swisher: 13

Bot 3

Lou Brock: W
Ted Sizemore: SB2
Ted Sizemore: 13/SH.2-3
Reggie Smith: T9.3-H
Ted Simmons: 8/SF.3-H
Joe Torre: 31

Top 4

Rob Sperring: 13
Steve Stone: K
Rick Monday: S7
Don Kessinger: K

Bot 4

Bake McBride: 7
Ken Reitz: 53
Mike Tyson: W
Bob Gibson: K

Top 5

Bill Madlock: 63
Jose Cardenal: 53
Jerry Morales: 8

Bot 5

Lou Brock: K/C
Ted Sizemore: 53
Reggie Smith: T7
Ted Simmons: 43

Top 6

Andre Thornton: S8
Steve Swisher: 7
Pete LaCock: S9.1-3
Billy Williams: W.1-2
Rick Monday: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Don Kessinger: E4.3-H;1-2
Bill Madlock: SB2;SB3
Bill Madlock: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Jose Cardenal: IW
Jerry Morales: SB2
Jerry Morales: K/C

Bot 6

Joe Torre: W
Bake McBride: S9.1-3
Ken Reitz: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)
Mike Tyson: 53

Top 7

Andre Thornton: 8
Steve Swisher: K
Pete LaCock: 7

Bot 7

Jim Dwyer: 3/G
Lou Brock: S7
Ted Sizemore: SB2#
Ted Sizemore: 63
Reggie Smith: W
Ted Simmons: 5(2)/FO

Top 8

Billy Grabarkewitz: 8
Rick Monday: 7
Don Kessinger: 4/P

Bot 8

Joe Torre: S7
Bake McBride: 26(1)4/BG/GDP
Ken Reitz: D9
Jack Heidemann: 9

Top 9

Bill Madlock: K
Jose Cardenal: 2/FL
Dave LaRoche: K

Bot 9

Al Hrabosky: 9
Lou Brock: S7
Ted Sizemore: 9
Reggie Smith: W.1-2
Ted Simmons: S8.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

McBride and Cardinals Torre ejected by HP umpire Crawford for arguing that pitch had hit McBride; Crawford ruled it hit bat and the Cubs turned it into double play; McBride had four stitches placed into his right index finger
Cubs manager Marshall ejected by HP umpire Crawford for arguing that catcher Simmons should be ejected for hitting Madlock who had brushed Simmons with his bat during argument about automatic strike called by Crawford when he stepped out of box to protest pitcher Hrabosky's routine of turning his back to the plate during his delivery

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