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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.
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 | |
Record | 102–60 (.630) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
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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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 |
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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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Outfielders
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Manager
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Dodgers win | |
Dodgers loss | |
Postponement | |
Clinched division | |
Bold | Dodgers team member |
1974 regular season game log: 102–60 (Home: 52–29; Away: 50–31)[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 17–6 (Home: 11–3; Away: 6–3)
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May: 19–8 (Home: 9–2; Away: 10–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June: 16–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–5)
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July: 16–13 (Home: 3–6; Away: 13–7)
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September: 17–11 (Home: 10–8; Away: 7–3)
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October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0)
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Legend | |
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Dodgers win | |
Dodgers loss | |
Bold | Dodgers team member |
1974 Postseason game log: 4–5 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Game No. | Opponent | Record | Pct. | Position | GB | Ref. |
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April 8 | 4 | @ ATL | 3–1 | (.750) | 2nd | 1 | [12] |
April 9 | 5 | @ ATL | 4–1 | (.800) | 1st (tie) | +0 | [13] |
April 10 | 6 | @ ATL | 5–1 | (.833) | 1st (tie) | +0 | [14] |
April 11 | 7 | @ ATL | 5–2 | (.714) | 2nd | +1⁄2 | [15] |
May 17 | 37 | ATL | 27–10 | (.730) | 1st | +7 | [16] |
May 18 | 38 | ATL | 28–10 | (.737) | 1st | +7 | [17] |
May 19 | 39 | ATL | 28–11 | (.718) | 1st | +6 | [18] |
June 24 | 71 | ATL | 47–24 | (.662) | 1st | +6+1⁄2 | [19] |
June 25 | 72 | ATL | 48–24 | (.667) | 1st | +6+1⁄2 | [20] |
June 26 | 73 | ATL | 49–24 | (.671) | 1st | +6+1⁄2 | [21] |
July 27 | 101 | @ ATL | 65–36 | (.644) | 1st | +4+1⁄2 | [22] |
July 28 | 102 | @ ATL | 65–37 | (.637) | 1st | +3+1⁄2 | [23] |
July 29 | 103 | @ ATL | 66–37 | (.641) | 1st | +4+1⁄2 | [24] |
September 9 | 140 | @ ATL | 88–52 | (.629) | 1st | +3+1⁄2 | [25] |
September 10 | 141 | @ ATL | 89–52 | (.631) | 1st | +3+1⁄2 | [26] |
September 23 | 154 | ATL | 97–57 | (.630) | 1st | +5 | [27] |
September 24 | 155 | ATL | 98–57 | (.632) | 1st | +5 | [28] |
September 25 | 156 | ATL | 98–58 | (.628) | 1st | +4 | [29] |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh 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 | |
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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 |
October 6, Three Rivers Stadium
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) |
October 8, Dodger Stadium
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) |
October 9, Dodger Stadium
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) |
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)
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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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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January draft
January Secondary phase
June draft
June secondary phase
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