| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| National League champion National League West champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Record | 102–60 (.630) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Walter O'Malley, heirs ofJames 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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The1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 85th season for theLos Angeles Dodgers franchise inMajor League Baseball (MLB), their 17th season inLos Angeles,California, and their 13th season playing their home games atDodger Stadium inLos Angeles California. The Dodgers won the National League West Division by four games over theCincinnati Reds, then beat thePittsburgh Pirates in theNLCS before losing to theOakland Athletics in theWorld Series.
Mike Marshall set a record by pitching in 106 games in 1974, a record that still stands today.[6]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 52–29 | 50–31 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | .605 | 4 | 50–31 | 48–33 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | .543 | 14 | 46–35 | 42–39 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 21 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 30 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
| San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | .370 | 42 | 36–45 | 24–57 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Downing | 21 | 98.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.66 | 63 |
| Geoff Zahn | 21 | 79.2 | 3 | 5 | 2.03 | 33 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The Dodgers beat thePittsburgh Pirates in four games in the NLCS.
October 5, Three Rivers Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
October 6, Three Rivers Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 8, Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
October 9, Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
The Dodgers were defeated by theOakland Athletics in five games in the World Series.
ALOakland Athletics (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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This was the tenth year of aMajor League Baseball draft. The Dodgers drafted 23 players in the June draft and six in the January draft.
The top pick was pitcherRick Sutcliffe fromVan Horn High School inIndependence, Missouri. Sutcliffe would go on to win the 1979Rookie of the Year Award. The Dodgers traded him to theCleveland 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 LeagueCy Young Award, while with theChicago Cubs.
They also drafted infielderJim 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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