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1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West by four games over the Cincinnati Reds, then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series.
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| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| National League Champions National League West Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Owners | Walter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey | |||
| President | Peter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Al Campanis | |||
| Managers | Walter Alston | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) | |||
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos | |||
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- October 27, 1973: Rick Auerbach was purchased by the Dodgers from the Milwaukee Brewers.[1]
- December 3, 1973: Sergio Ferrer was drafted from the Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins in the 1973 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 5, 1973: Willie Davis was traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Mike Marshall.[3]
- December 5, 1973: Pete Richert was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommie Agee.[4]
- December 6, 1973: Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the Houston Astros for Jimmy Wynn.[5]
Mike Marshall set a record by pitching in 106 games in 1974, a record that still stands today.[6]
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 52–29 | 50–31 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 4 | 50–31 | 48–33 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 14 | 46–35 | 42–39 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 21 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 30 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
| San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 42 | 36–45 | 24–57 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | |||||
| New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | |||||
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Opening Day lineup
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Notable transactions
- April 3, 1974: Bruce Ellingsen was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Pedro Guerrero.[7]
- July 11, 1974: Gail Hopkins was purchased by the Dodgers from the Hawaii Islanders.[8]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Steve Yeager | 94 | 316 | 84 | .266 | 12 | 41 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 156 | 642 | 200 | .312 | 21 | 111 |
| 2B | Davey Lopes | 145 | 530 | 141 | .266 | 10 | 35 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 160 | 553 | 149 | .269 | 5 | 65 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 159 | 577 | 151 | .262 | 18 | 97 |
| LF | Bill Buckner | 145 | 580 | 182 | .314 | 7 | 58 |
| CF | Jim Wynn | 150 | 535 | 145 | .271 | 32 | 108 |
| RF | Willie Crawford | 139 | 468 | 138 | .295 | 11 | 61 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Joe Ferguson | 111 | 349 | 88 | .252 | 16 | 57 |
| Tom Paciorek | 85 | 175 | 42 | .240 | 1 | 24 |
| Von Joshua | 81 | 124 | 29 | .234 | 1 | 16 |
| Lee Lacy | 48 | 78 | 22 | .282 | 0 | 8 |
| Rick Auerbach | 45 | 73 | 25 | .342 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken McMullen | 44 | 60 | 15 | .250 | 3 | 12 |
| Manny Mota | 66 | 57 | 16 | .281 | 0 | 16 |
| Gail Hopkins | 15 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hale | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Manuel | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan DeJesus | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Alvarez | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Royster | 6 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pasley | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Andy Messersmith | 39 | 292.1 | 20 | 6 | 2.59 | 221 |
| Don Sutton | 40 | 276.0 | 19 | 9 | 3.23 | 179 |
| Doug Rau | 36 | 198.1 | 13 | 11 | 3.72 | 126 |
| Tommy John | 22 | 153.0 | 13 | 3 | 2.59 | 78 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Al Downing | 21 | 98.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.66 | 63 |
| Geoff Zahn | 21 | 79.2 | 3 | 5 | 2.03 | 33 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Marshall | 106 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 2.42 | 143 |
| Charlie Hough | 49 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3.75 | 63 |
| Jim Brewer | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.52 | 26 |
| Rick Rhoden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 7 |
| Eddie Solomon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Greg Shanahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
| Rex Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 0 |
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1974 National League Championship Series
Main article: 1974 National League Championship Series
The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games in the NLCS.
Game One
October 5, Three Rivers Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| W: Don Sutton (1–0) L: Jerry Reuss (0–1) | |||||||||||||
| HR: None | |||||||||||||
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Game Two
October 6, Three Rivers Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| W: Andy Messersmith (1–0) L: Dave Giusti (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – Ron Cey (1) | ||||||||||||
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Game Three
October 8, Dodger Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| W: Bruce Kison (1–0) L: Doug Rau (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: PIT – Willie Stargell (1), Richie Hebner (1) | ||||||||||||
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Game Four
October 9, Dodger Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | X | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| W: Don Sutton (2–0) L: Jerry Reuss (0–2) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: LAD – Steve Garvey (2); PIT – Willie Stargell (2) | ||||||||||||
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1974 World Series
Main article: 1974 World Series
The Dodgers were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in five games in the World Series.
AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
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| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | Athletics – 3, Dodgers – 2 | October 12 | Dodger Stadium | 55,974 | 2:43 |
| 2 | Athletics – 2, Dodgers – 3 | October 13 | Dodger Stadium | 55,989 | 2:40 |
| 3 | Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3 | October 15 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 49,347 | 2:35 |
| 4 | Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 5 | October 16 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 49,347 | 2:17 |
| 5 | Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3 | October 17 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 49,347 | 2:23 |
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All-Stars
- 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Andy Messersmith starter
- Steve Garvey starter
- Ron Cey starter
- Jimmy Wynn starter
- Mike Marshall reserve
- Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
Sporting News awards
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Main article: 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
This was the tenth year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 23 players in the June draft and six in the January draft.
The top pick was pitcher Rick Sutcliffe from Van Horn High School in Independence, Missouri. Sutcliffe would go on to win the 1979 Rookie of the Year Award. The Dodgers traded him to the Cleveland Indians in 1982 but he would remain in the league through 1994. He accumulated a record of 171–139, was a three-time All-Star and won the 1984 National League Cy Young Award, while with the Chicago Cubs.
They also drafted infielder Jim Riggleman in the fourth round. While he never made the Majors as a player he had a stint as the Dodgers Major League Bench coach and would become a successful Major League Manager with four different clubs.
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