1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 85th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 17th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 13th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers won the National League West Division 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.

Offseason October 27, 1973: Rick Auerbach was purchased by the Dodgers from the Milwaukee Brewers.Rick Auerbach page at Baseball Reference December 3, 1973: Sergio Ferrer was drafted from the Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins in the 1973 rule 5 draft.Sergio Ferrer page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1973: Willie Davis was traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Mike Marshall.Willie Davis page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1973: Pete Richert was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommie Agee.Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1973: Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the Houston Astros for Jimmy Wynn.Claude Osteen page at Baseball Reference

Regular season Mike Marshall set a record by pitching in 106 games in 1974, a record that still stands today.Single-Season Leaders & Records for Games Played from Baseball-Reference

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Davey Lopes Second basemanBill Buckner First basemanJimmy Wynn Center fielderJoe Ferguson CatcherWillie Crawford Right fielderRon Cey Third basemanVon JoshuaLeft fielderBill Russell ShortstopDon Sutton Starting pitcher

Notable transactions April 3, 1974: Bruce Ellingsen was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Pedro Guerrero.Bruce Ellingsen page at Baseball Reference July 11, 1974: Gail Hopkins was purchased by the Dodgers from the Hawaii Islanders.Gail Hopkins page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 5–0 || John (9–1) || Reuss (4–4) || — || 2:18 || 23,472 || 35–18 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 3–2 || Marshall (3–3) || Rooker (2–5) || — || 2:10 || 25,959 || 36–18 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 6–0 || Messersmith (6–1) || Brett (6–4) || — || 2:03 || 26,717 || 37–18 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–7 || Brett (8–4) || Sutton (6–6) || — || 2:12 || 17,105 || 44–21 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 0–2 || Giusti (2–2) || John (10–2) || Patterson (1) || 2:09 || 15,054 || 44–22 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–7 || Reuss (6–4) || Rau (5–3) || — || 2:34 || 16,493 || 44–23 || L3

|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 5:15p.m. PDT || 45th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Ellis (9–8) || Sutton (10–9) || — || 2:06 || 32,347 || 75–44 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || || 11:15a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Reuss (13–9) || Messersmith (13–5) || Giusti (8) || 2:18 || 18,681 || 75–45 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–10 || Demery (4–4) || Zahn (2–3) || — || 2:42 || 33,225 || 75–46 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 3–4 || Rooker (10–10) || Marshall (13–10) || Giusti (9) || 2:53 || 38,887 || 83–48 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || || 7:00p.m. PDT || Pirates || 3–4 || Demery (6–4) || Zahn (2–4) || Giusti (10) || 2:22 || 41,653 || 83–49 || L2

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || || 1:15p.m. PDT || Pirates || 6–2 || Sutton (13–9) || Ellis (11–9) || — || 2:33 || 29,667 || 84–49 || W1

Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 5–1 5–1 10–2 94 56 Montreal Expos 4–2 4–2 8–4 63 45 New York Mets 3–3 2–4 5–7 36 42 Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 2–4 6–6 41 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 0–6 4–8 40 47 St. Louis Cardinals 2–4 4–2 6–6 48 38 22–13 17–19 40–32 322 259 NL West Atlanta Braves 5–4 5–4 10–8 66 58 Cincinnati Reds 5–4 7–2 12–6 79 57 Houston Astros 7–2 6–3 13–5 96 61 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 8–1 8–1 16–2 129 47 San Francisco Giants 5–4 7–2 12–6 106 78 30–18 33–15 63–33 476 301

Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % April 23 17 6 136 66 May 27 19 8 158 109 June 26 16 10 110 84 July 29 16 13 134 106 August 27 15 12 123 96 September 28 17 11 124 91 October 2 2 0 13 9 Total 162 102 60 798 561 Games Won Lost Win % Home 81 52 29 355 250 Road 81 50 31 443 311 Total 162 102 60 798 561

Composite Box + 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E Opponents 70 30 65 59 64 73 74 69 40 5 6 0 0 0 561 1272 175 Dodgers 120 72 91 91 91 109 93 71 55 7 5 1 7 1 798 1511 157 Sources:

Postseason Game log

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || 10:00a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–0 || Sutton (1–0) || Reuss (0–1) || — || 2:25 || 40,638 || LAN 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 10:00a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Messersmith (1–0) || Giusti (0–1) || — || 2:43 || 49,247 || LAN 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || 12:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 0–7 || Kison (1–0) || Rau (0–1) || — || 2:41 || 55,953 || LAN 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || || 12:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 12–1 || Sutton (2–0) || Reuss (0–2) || — || 2:36 || 54,424 || LAN 3–1 || W1

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Athletics || 2–3 || Fingers (1–0) || Messersmith (0–1) || Hunter (1) || 2:43 || 55,974 || OAK 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 1:00p.m. PDT || Athletics || 3–2 || Sutton (1–0) || Blue (0–1) || Marshall (1) || 2:40 || 55,989 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Hunter (1–0) || Downing (0–1) || — || 2:35 || 49,347 || OAK 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || 2–5 || Holtzman (1–0) || Messersmith (0–2) || Fingers (1) || 2:17 || 49,347 || OAK 3–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Odom (1–0) || Marshall (0–1) || Fingers (2) || 2:23 || 49,347 || OAK 4–1 || L3

Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order

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Defensive Lineup

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Postseason Batting Order

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Defensive Lineup

Game Umpires Regular Season

Postseason

1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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