1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley |
| General Manager(s) | Al Campanis |
| Manager(s) | Walter Alston |
| Local television | KTTV (11) |
| Local radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM |
The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers won the division by four games over the Cincinnati Reds and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Championship Series before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series.
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[edit] Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 60 | -- | .630 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | 4 | .605 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 14 | .543 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 21 | .500 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 30 | .444 |
| San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 42 | .370 |
[edit] 1974 Roster
| Opening Day Starters | |
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| Name | Position |
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Wynn | Centerfielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Willie Crawford | Rightfielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Von Joshua | Leftfielder |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Don Sutton | Starting Pitcher |
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1974 Los Angeles Dodgers roster
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Starting Pitchers
Relief Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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[edit] Starting Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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[edit] Relief Pitchers stats
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[edit] Batting Stats
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[edit] 1974 Playoffs
[edit] 1974 National League Championship Series
The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games in the NLCS.
[edit] Game One
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 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Game Two
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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game Three
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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game Four
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) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 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)
| 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 |
[edit] 1974 Awards
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[edit] 1974 Transactions
- October 27: Acquired Rick Auerbach from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash
- December 5: Acquired Mike Marshall from the Montreal Expos for Willie Davis
- December 5: Acquired Tommie Agee from the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Richert
- December 6: Acquired Jimmy Wynn from the Houston Astros for Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper
- April 3: Acquired Pedro Guerrero from the Cleveland Indians for Bruce Ellingsen
- July 11: Acquired Gail Hopkins from the San Diego Padres for cash
[edit] 1974 Minor League Teams
- AAA: Albuquerque Dukes (managed by Stan Wasiak) - Pacific Coast League
- AA: Waterbury Dodgers (managed by Don LeJohn) - Eastern League
- A: Bakersfield Dodgers (managed by George Freese) - California League
- A: Orangeburg Dodgers (managed by Bart Shirley) - Western Carolinas League
- A: Bellingham Dodgers (managed by Bill Berrier) - Northwest League
[edit] External links
- 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
- Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
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| Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1973 |
NL West Championship Season 1974 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1975 |
| Preceded by New York Mets 1973 |
National League Championship Season 1974 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1975 |
