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1 Offseason  





2 Regular season  



2.1  Season standings  





2.2  Record vs. opponents  





2.3  Opening Day lineup  





2.4  Notable transactions  





2.5  Roster  







3 Player stats  



3.1  Batting  



3.1.1  Starters by position  





3.1.2  Other batters  







3.2  Pitching  



3.2.1  Starting pitchers  





3.2.2  Other pitchers  





3.2.3  Relief pitchers  









4 Postseason  



4.1  1974 National League Championship Series  



4.1.1  Game One  





4.1.2  Game Two  





4.1.3  Game Three  





4.1.4  Game Four  







4.2  1974 World Series  







5 Awards and honors  



5.1  All-Stars  





5.2  Sporting News awards  







6 Farm system  





7 1974 Major League Baseball Draft  



7.1  January draft  



7.1.1  January Secondary phase  







7.2  June draft  



7.2.1  June secondary phase  









8 Notes  





9 References  





10 External links  














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1974 Los Angeles Dodgers
National League Champions
National League West Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
OwnersWalter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey
PresidentPeter O'Malley
General managersAl Campanis
ManagersWalter Alston
TelevisionKTTV (11)
RadioKABC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
XEGM
Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
← 1973 Seasons 1975 →

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.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Mike Marshall set a record by pitching in 106 games in 1974, a record that still stands today.[6]

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
  • NL West
    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

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

  • e

  • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    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


    Opening Day lineup[edit]

    Opening Day starters
    Name Position
    Davey Lopes Second baseman
    Bill Buckner First baseman
    Jimmy Wynn Center fielder
    Joe Ferguson Catcher
    Willie Crawford Right fielder
    Ron Cey Third baseman
    Von Joshua Left fielder
    Bill Russell Shortstop
    Don Sutton Starting pitcher

    Notable transactions[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1974 Los Angeles Dodgers
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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

    Other batters[edit]

    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

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

    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

    Other pitchers[edit]

    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

    Relief pitchers[edit]

    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

    Postseason[edit]

    1974 National League Championship Series[edit]

    The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games in the NLCS.

    Game One[edit]

    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

    Game Two[edit]

    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: LADRon Cey (1)

    Game Three[edit]

    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: PITWillie Stargell (1), Richie Hebner (1)

    Game Four[edit]

    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: LADSteve Garvey (2); PITWillie Stargell (2)

    1974 World Series[edit]

    The Dodgers were defeated by the Oakland 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

    Awards and honors[edit]

    All-Stars[edit]

    Sporting News awards[edit]

    Farm system[edit]

    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Stan Wasiak
    AA Waterbury Dodgers Eastern League Don LeJohn
    A Bakersfield Dodgers California League George Freese
    A Orangeburg Dodgers Western Carolinas League Bart Shirley
    Rookie Bellingham Dodgers Northwest League Bill Berrier

    1974 Major League Baseball Draft[edit]

    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 SchoolinIndependence, 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.

    Notes[edit]

  • ^ Sergio Ferrer page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Willie Davis page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Claude Osteen page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Single-Season Leaders & Records for Games Played from Baseball-Reference
  • ^ Bruce Ellingsen page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Gail Hopkins page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
  • ^ 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
  • ^ 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  • ^ 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase
  • References[edit]

    External links[edit]


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