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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 2, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 2, 1975 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reuschel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,017 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Sudol |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Jose Cardenal | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Steve Swisher | Catcher |
| Rick Reuschel | Pitcher |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Center Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Ron Fairly | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 2, 1975
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Forsch
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Forsch
The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Forsch
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Reuschel
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Reuschel
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Reuschel
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Forsch
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Forsch
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Forsch
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Reuschel
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Reuschel
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. Fairly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reitz vs. Reuschel
Reitz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Reuschel
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Reuschel
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Reuschel
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Reuschel
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Forsch
Vic Harris pinch hits for Rick Reuschel.
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Forsch
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilcox
Milt Wilcox now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wilcox
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Wilcox
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Wilcox
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fairly. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Forsch
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Forsch
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sizemore throws to second for one, and Brinkman throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Madlock scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Forsch
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Wilcox
Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Wilcox
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Wilcox
Forsch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Morales who is chasing the ball. Forsch reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McBride vs. Wilcox
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sizemore vs. Wilcox
There goes McBride. The throw from Swisher and he is safe. McBride steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Wilcox
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Forsch
Swisher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilcox vs. Forsch
Wilcox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wilcox
Champ Summers now playing left field.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Wilcox
Wilcox fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wilcox. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Wilcox
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Wilcox
Fairly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Frailing
Luis Melendez pinch runs for Ron Fairly. Ken Frailing now pitching.
Hernandez strikes out. There goes Melendez. The throw from Swisher to Kessinger, and Melendez is out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Forsch
Luis Melendez now playing left field.
Summers hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Forsch
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Forsch
LaCock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Frailing
Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Frailing
Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Frailing
Forsch bunts towards the mound. Frailing fields it and throws to first for the out. Reitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Frailing
McBride strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Forsch
Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Forsch
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Forsch
Ron Dunn pinch hits for Ken Frailing.
Dunn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Sizemore hits a popup towards third. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Locker
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Locker
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melendez vs. Locker
Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Locker
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Forsch
Kessinger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Forsch
Summers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Forsch
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Locker
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Locker
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Locker
Forsch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Forsch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Locker
McBride strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Forsch
Monday hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Forsch
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Forsch
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1975 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 3 0 0 0 McBride B, cf 4 1 2 1
Cardenal J, lf 2 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Summers C, lf 2 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 3 1 0 0
Madlock B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Simmons T, c 3 0 2 1
Monday R, cf 2 0 1 0 Fairly R, lf 2 1 1 0
Morales J, rf 4 0 0 0 Melendez L, pr-lf 1 0 1 0
LaCock P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 1 1
Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reitz K, 3b 4 1 3 2
Swisher S, c 3 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0
Reuschel R, p 0 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 3 0 2 0
Harris V, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilcox M, p 1 0 0 0
Frailing K, p 0 0 0 0
Dunn R, ph 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 3 0 32 5 12 5
Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis 130 010 00x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Reuschel R (L) 2.0 5 4 4 0 4
Wilcox M 2.1 3 1 0 3 1
Frailing K 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Locker B 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch B (W) 9.0 3 1 0 2 5
E -- Brinkman E 2, Wilcox M
DP -- Chicago 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, St.Louis 8
2B -- Madlock B, Forsch B
3B -- Hernandez K, Forsch B
HR -- McBride B, Reitz K
SB -- McBride B
CS -- Melendez L
SH -- Forsch B
SF -- Simmons T
HBP -- by Forsch B (Kessinger D)
PB -- Simmons T
T -- 2:21
A -- 23017
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