Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
June 14, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 7, Chicago Cubs 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 5 2 2 0
Metzger ss 5 1 2 1
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Watson lf 5 2 3 4
May 1b 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 1
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Roberts p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson J. p 0 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Osteen p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson C. ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 2 2 2
Monday cf 5 1 1 1
Morales lf 5 1 1 1
Cardenal rf 4 1 2 2
Madlock 3b 3 0 1 1
  Alexander 3b 0 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1
Rosello 2b 4 2 2 1
Swisher c 4 1 1 0
Hooton p 2 1 2 1
  Todd p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10
Houston 012 400 0007111
Chicago 107 000 02x10130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (5-7) 2.0 5 5 5 1 0
  Johnson   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  York   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Osteen   4.0 1 0 0 0 6
  Forsch   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Cosgrove   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
2
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   3.2 9 7 7 1 1
  Todd  W (1-0) 4.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Pina   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
3

  E–Edwards (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Houston Watson (6,off Hooton); Gross (6,off Hooton), Chicago Kessinger (8,off Roberts); Hooton (1,off Roberts); Monday (10,off Roberts); Cardenal (12,off J Johnson); Thornton (3,off J Johnson); Rosello (6,off J Johnson); Madlock (6,off Osteen).  HR–Houston Watson (5,4th inning off Hooton 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–L May (4,by Hooton).  SF–Madlock (1,off J Johnson).  SB–Cardenal (10,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards).  WP–Cosgrove (1).  HBP–Hooton (1,L May).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:40.  A–11,070.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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