May 1, 1974 Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
@BOS 2 CHW 2
BAL 0 DET 2
@KCR 1 MIL 11
TEX 3 NYY 4
OAK 3 HOU 11
CHC 7 LAD 2
NYM 1
(14) CIN 5
@PIT 3 SDP 5
MON 1 SFG 13
PHI 8 ATL 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 9,619

Wednesday, May 1, 1974, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Cubs

7-12

Lost 3

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  1   0  0  0   3  0  1    7  9  3
Astros          0  0  3   0  5  2   0  1  X   11 11  0

W: D Wilson (1-1), L: R Reuschel (0-1)

Astros

15-10

Won 3

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Harris 2B                   3   2   0   0    2   0  .134  .423    0    3   3   2·SB
R Monday CF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .299  .835    0    3   0   HR
B Madlock 3B                  5   3   4   3    0   1  .311  .843    0    0   0   HR,2B,SB
B Williams 1B                 5   1   2   3    0   0  .269  .905    0    6   0   HR,2B
J Cardenal RF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .802    0    0   0   2B
C Ward LF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .100  .408    0    4   0   2·IW
D Rosello SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .240    0    0   3   
T Lundstedt C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    6   0   
  D Kessinger PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .573    0    0   0   
  R Burris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   1   
R Reuschel P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583    0    1   0   2B
  H Hutson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Alexander PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Todd P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Garrett PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    1   0   
Totals                       36   7   9   7    5   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: J Cardenal (5, off T Griffin); B Williams (5, off T Griffin); R Reuschel (1, off D Wilson); B Madlock (4, off D Wilson).

HR: B Williams (4, off D Wilson; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); R Monday (2, off D Wilson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); B Madlock (2, off T Griffin; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: C Ward 2 (2, 2 by T Griffin).

TB: B Madlock 8; B Williams 6; R Monday 4; J Cardenal 2; R Reuschel 2.

RBI: B Madlock 3 (9); B Williams 3 (19); R Monday (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Rosello-V Harris-B Williams.

PB: A Garrett (1).

E: T Lundstedt (1); V Harris (5); D Rosello (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Harris 2 (4, 2nd base off F Scherman/M May, 2nd base off T Griffin/M May); B Madlock (5, 2nd base off T Griffin/M May).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kelleher SS                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .571 1.238    0    3   3   SB
G Gross RF-LF                 5   3   2   2    0   0  .375  .882    0    2   0   2·2B
C Cedeno CF                   3   2   1   1    2   0  .316  .916    0    4   0   SB,IW
B Watson LF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .348  .876    0    3   0   
  B Gallagher PR-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .374    0    1   0   
L May 1B                      4   1   2   4    0   0  .311  .854    0    7   1   GDP
M May C                       3   0   0   1    0   0  .311  .682    0    4   0   SF
D Rader 3B                    2   0   0   1    1   1  .284  .785    0    1   2   SF
D Menke 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .402    0    1   0   
T Griffin P                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .417 1.129    0    0   1   
  D Wilson P                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    1   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33  11  11   9    5   6                    27   7

BATTING

2B: G Gross 2 (3, off R Burris, off J Todd).

SF: D Rader (3, off H Hutson); M May (1, off H Hutson).

IBB: C Cedeno (1, by R Burris).

TB: G Gross 4; L May 2; B Watson 2; M Kelleher 2; T Griffin; C Cedeno; D Wilson.

GIDP: L May (4).

RBI: L May 4 (19); G Gross 2 (7); M May (6); C Cedeno (25); D Rader (16).

2-out RBI: L May 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (13, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Lundstedt); M Kelleher (1, 2nd base off R Reuschel/T Lundstedt).

PO: M Kelleher (1st base by J Todd).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reuschel, L (0-1)            4     7   8   5    3   4   0   6.39   23     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 3· 3     23    -     1.34  -0.52
H Hutson                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.23    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.34  -0.02
J Todd                         2     3   2   2    1   0   0   6.75    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.01
R Burris                       1     1   1   0    1   1   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.00
Totals                         8    11  11   7    5   6   0          40     -       ·  ·      9·10· 7· 3          2-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin                      3     4   3   3    3   1   1   2.77   16     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 2     37    -     0.83  -0.20
D Wilson, W (1-1)              5     4   4   4    2   2   2   7.80   21     -       ·  ·      3·10· 2· 2          0-0    0.54   0.13
F Scherman                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.35    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.31   0.01
Totals                         9     9   7   7    5   4   3          41     -       ·  ·      9·14· 5· 4          1-1

R Reuschel faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.
D Wilson faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: R Burris (1).

WP: R Reuschel (2); H Hutson (1); J Todd (1).

IBB: R Burris (3; C Cedeno); T Griffin 2 (2; C Ward, C Ward).

PO: J Todd (0; M Kelleher, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 9,619.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Houston Astros                       
1. V Harris             2B    1. M Kelleher           SS 
2. R Monday             CF    2. G Gross              RF 
3. B Madlock            3B    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. B Williams           1B    4. B Watson             LF 
5. J Cardenal           RF    5. L May                1B 
6. C Ward               LF    6. M May                C  
7. D Rosello            SS    7. D Rader              3B 
8. T Lundstedt          C     8. D Menke              2B 
9. R Reuschel           P     9. T Griffin            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  3-1  -23      21%  52% L May           R Reuschel      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gross Scores; Cedeno Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-     -17%  31% B Madlock       T Griffin       Home Run; Harris Scores
   b 3   1  3-1  -23      -9%  32% B Watson        R Reuschel      Flyball: CF
   b 5   0  3-3  -2-       9%  74% G Gross         R Reuschel      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kelleher to 3B
   b 5   0  3-4  123       8%  95% L May           R Reuschel      Single to 3B; Gross Scores/unER; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  V Harris        Walk
          1--      44%  R Monday        Harris Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -2-      31%  B Madlock       Home Run; Harris Scores
   O      ---      32%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---      31%  J Cardenal      Double to CF
          -2-      30%  C Ward          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      33%  D Rosello       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  M Kelleher      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      29%  G Gross         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      28%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  T Lundstedt     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      31%  R Reuschel      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  V Harris        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
          ---      36%  B Watson        Single to RF
   O      1--      32%  L May           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      30%  M May           Groundout: SS-1B; Watson to 2B
          -2-      31%  D Rader         Walk
   O      12-      27%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  R Monday        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  B Madlock       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      25%  B Williams      Madlock Steals 2B
   R      -2-      17%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive); Madlock Scores
   O      -2-      19%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      19%  C Ward          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      21%  D Rosello       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
          ---      25%  T Griffin       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      31%  M Kelleher      Single to CF (Line Drive); Griffin to 2B
   RO     12-      33%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Griffin Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B); Gross to 2B
          -2-      36%  C Cedeno        Wild Pitch; Gross to 3B
          --3      39%  " "             Walk
          1-3      41%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -23      32%  " "             Flyball: CF
   RR     -23      52%  L May           Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gross Scores; Cedeno Scores/unER
   O      1--      50%  M May           Groundout: 2B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Wilson facing 8-9-1
                  Don Wilson replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      53%  T Lundstedt     Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  R Reuschel      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      51%  V Harris        Groundout: 1B-P; Reuschel to 3B
   O      --3      56%  R Monday        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Wilson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B Madlock       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Cardenal      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  M Kelleher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      65%  G Gross         Kelleher Steals 2B
          -2-      74%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kelleher to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  C Cedeno        Single to 2B; Kelleher Scores; Gross to 2B
          12-      86%  B Watson        Walk; Gross to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   RR     123      95%  L May           Single to 3B; Gross Scores/unER; Cedeno Scores; Watson to 3B
                  Herb Hutson replaces Rick Reuschel pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      95%  M May           Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Watson Scores; May to 2B
          -2-      96%  D Rader         Wild Pitch; May to 3B
   RO     --3      96%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; May Scores/unER
   O      ---      96%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 8.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Don Wilson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  C Ward          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  D Rosello       Popfly: SS
          ---      97%  T Lundstedt     Walk
                  Matt Alexander pinch hits for Herb Hutson batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  M Alexander     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jim Todd facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Todd replaces Matt Alexander pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  D Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      99%  M Kelleher      Wild Pitch; Wilson to 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
          12-      99%  G Gross         Kelleher Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Wilson to 3B; Kelleher to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  " "             Double to CF (Pop Fly); Wilson Scores; Kelleher Scores
   O      -2-     100%  C Cedeno        Foul Flyball: C
          -2-     100%  B Watson        Single to P (Line Drive); Gross stays at 2B
                  Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Bob Watson batting 4th
   OO     12-      99%  L May           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 10.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-10, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
                  Greg Gross moves to LF; Bob Gallagher moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  V Harris        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      99%  R Monday        Home Run
          ---      99%  B Madlock       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-      97%  B Williams      Home Run; Madlock Scores
   O      ---      97%  J Cardenal      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      98%  C Ward          Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-6, Jim Todd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  D Menke         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 10.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-10, Don Wilson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  D Rosello       Flyball: LF
                  Don Kessinger pinch hits for Tom Lundstedt batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  D Kessinger     Flyball: SS
                  Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Jim Todd batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  A Garrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-6, Ray Burris facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Burris replaces Don Kessinger pitching and batting 8th; Adrian Garrett moves to C
   O      ---      99%  D Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Kelleher      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  G Gross         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      99%  C Cedeno        Passed Ball; Gross to 3B
          --3      99%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      1-3     100%  B Gallagher     Balk; Gross Scores/unER; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 6, Astros 11.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 6-11, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  V Harris        Walk
                  Fred Scherman replaces Don Wilson pitching and batting 9th
          1--      99%  R Monday        Harris Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      99%  B Madlock       Single to RF (Line Drive); Harris Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Williams      Lineout: SS
   O      1--     100%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Astros 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197405010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation