Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 3, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1974 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 0, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Morales lf 4 0 0 0
Williams 1b 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 3 0 2 0
Cardenal rf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 2 0 1 0
Harris 2b 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Reuschel p 2 0 0 0
  Frailing p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 2 1
Smith rf 3 1 2 4
Simmons c 4 0 1 0
Torre 1b 3 0 0 0
McBride cf 3 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 0 0
Tyson ss 4 1 1 0
McGlothen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Chicago 000 000 000042
St. Louis 100 022 00x580
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel  L (7-6) 5.1 8 5 5 1 4
  Frailing   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Pina   1.1 0 0 0 4 2
  LaRoche   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
5
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (12-3) 9.0 4 0 0 3 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
7

  E–Madlock 2 (7).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Chicago Madlock (11,off McGlothen), St. Louis Sizemore (13,off Reuschel).  HR–St. Louis Smith (12,5th inning off Reuschel 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Sizemore (7,off Reuschel).  SF–Smith (6,off Reuschel).  SB–Brock (50,2nd base off Reuschel/Mitterwald).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:24.  A–29,705.
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