Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Gullett
  
  Kessinger hits a line drive towards the mound. Gullett can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Monday vs. Gullett
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morales vs. Gullett
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Gullett
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Hooton
  
  Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Hooton
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Hooton
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Gullett
  
  Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Madlock vs. Gullett
  
  Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grabarkewitz vs. Gullett
  
  Grabarkewitz strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitterwald vs. Gullett
  
  Mitterwald strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Hooton
  
  Bench strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Hooton
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Driessen vs. Hooton
  
  There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Driessen vs. Hooton
  
  Driessen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Hooton
  
  Concepcion hits a fly ball towards right. Cardenal catches it and throws to first to double up Driessen. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hooton vs. Gullett
  
  Hooton strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Gullett
  
  Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Gullett
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Hooton
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gullett vs. Hooton
  
  Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Hooton
  
  Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Gullett
  
  Morales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Gullett
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Gullett
  
  Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Madlock vs. Gullett
  
  Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Hooton
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Hooton
  
  Morgan hits a popup towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Hooton
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grabarkewitz vs. Gullett
  
  Grabarkewitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Gullett
  
  Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hooton vs. Gullett
  
  Hooton strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kessinger vs. Gullett
  
  Kessinger strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Hooton
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Driessen vs. Hooton
  
  Driessen hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Hooton
  
  Concepcion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morales. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Griffey vs. Hooton
  
  Griffey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Cardenal is chasing the ball. Griffey rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gullett vs. Hooton
  
  Gullett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Gullett
  
  Monday strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Gullett
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Gullett
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Hooton
  
  Geronimo strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Hooton
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hooton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Hooton
  
  Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Hooton
  
  Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Bonham
  
  Bill Bonham now pitching.
  
  Perez hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Perez reaches second base with a double. Bench goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Driessen vs. Frailing
  
  Ken Frailing now pitching.
  
  Driessen hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Gullett
  
  Thornton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madlock vs. Gullett
  
  Madlock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grabarkewitz vs. Gullett
  
  Grabarkewitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Madlock scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitterwald vs. Gullett
  
  Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards second. Morgan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Frailing
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Frailing
  
  George Foster pinch hits for Ken Griffey.
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gullett vs. Frailing
  
  Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fanzone vs. Gullett
  
  Darrel Chaney now playing third base. Dan Driessen now playing first base. George Foster now playing right field. Carmen Fanzone pinch hits for Ke
  
  Fanzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Gullett
  
  Kessinger strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Gullett
  
  Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. LaRoche
  
  Dave LaRoche now pitching.
  
  Geronimo is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. LaRoche
  
  Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. LaRoche
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bench vs. Burris
  
  Ray Burris now pitching.
  
  Bench hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Morales chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Kessinger. Kessinger fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kessinger. Rose scores. Morgan goes all the way around to score. Bench moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Chaney vs. Burris
  
  Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bench tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Driessen vs. Burris
  
  Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Gullett
  
  Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Gullett
  
  Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thornton vs. Gullett
  
  Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Thornton reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Madlock vs. Gullett
  
  Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/21/1974 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Kessinger D, ss       4  1  1  0   Geronimo C, cf        4  0  0  0   
Monday R, cf          4  0  0  0   Rose P, lf            3  1  0  0   
Morales J, lf         4  0  1  1   Morgan J, 2b          3  2  1  1   
Cardenal J, rf        4  0  0  0   Bench J, c            3  2  1  2   
Thornton A, 1b        2  0  1  0   Perez T, 1b           3  1  2  1   
Madlock B, 3b         4  1  1  0   Chaney D, 3b          0  0  0  1   
Grabarkewitz B, 2b    3  0  1  1   Driessen D, 3b-1b     4  0  1  1   
Mitterwald G, c       3  0  1  0   Concepcion D, ss      3  1  1  0   
Hooton B, p           2  0  0  0   Griffey K, rf         2  1  1  2   
Bonham B, p           0  0  0  0   Foster G, ph-rf       1  0  0  0   
Frailing K, p         0  0  0  0   Gullett D, p          3  0  0  0   
Fanzone C, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
LaRoche D, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Burris R, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  6  2                        29  8  7  8

Chicago          100 000 100 --  2
Cincinnati       010 022 03x --  8

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hooton B (L)          5.2  5  5  5  1  3
Bonham B*             0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Frailing K            1.1  0  0  0  0  0
LaRoche D             0.1  0  2  2  2  1
Burris R              0.2  1  1  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gullett D (W)         9.0  6  2  2  2  8
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- Kessinger D
DP -- Chicago 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Chicago 4, Cincinnati 1
2B -- Mitterwald G, Concepcion D, Perez T, Madlock B, Bench J, Thornton A
HR -- Griffey K, Morgan J
SF -- Chaney D
WP -- Hooton B
T -- 2:24
A -- 34031

    

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