1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1974 Los Angeles Dodgers
1974 National League Champions NL West Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
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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 1974 National League Championship Series before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 World Series.

Offseason

October 27, 1973: Rick Auerbach was purchased by the Dodgers from the Milwaukee Brewers.^[1]
December 3, 1973: Sergio Ferrer was drafted from the Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins in the 1973 rule 5 draft.^[2]
December 5, 1973: Willie Davis was traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Mike Marshall.^[3]
December 5, 1973: Pete Richert was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommie Agee.^[4]
December 6, 1973: Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the Houston Astros for Jimmy Wynn.^[5]

Regular season

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

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	60	0.630	—	52–29	50–31
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	0.605	4	50–31	48–33
Atlanta Braves	88	74	0.543	14	46–35	42–39
Houston Astros	81	81	0.500	21	46–35	35–46
San Francisco Giants	72	90	0.444	30	37–44	35–46
San Diego Padres	60	102	0.370	42	36–45	24–57

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League Records Sources:
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


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

April 3, 1974: Bruce Ellingsen was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Pedro Guerrero.^[7]
July 11, 1974: Gail Hopkins was purchased by the Dodgers from the Hawaii Islanders.^[8]

Roster

1974 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

21 Jim Brewer

44 Al Downing

49 Charlie Hough

40 Rex Hudson

25 Tommy John

28 Mike Marshall

47 Andy Messersmith

31 Doug Rau

36 Rick Rhoden

41 Greg Shanahan

50 Eddie Solomon

20 Don Sutton

38 Geoff Zahn

Catchers

13 Joe Ferguson

16 Gail Hopkins

9 Kevin Pasley

7 Steve Yeager

Infielders

1 Rick Auerbach

10 Ron Cey

14 Iván DeJesús

6 Steve Garvey

34 Lee Lacy

15 Davey Lopes

5 Ken McMullen

8 Jerry Royster

18 Bill Russell

Outfielders

2 Orlando Alvarez

22 Bill Buckner

27 Willie Crawford

43 John Hale

12 Von Joshua

46 Charlie Manuel

11 Manny Mota

17 Tom Paciorek

23 Jimmy Wynn

Manager

24 Walter Alston

Coaches

26 Red Adams

54 Monty Basgall

58 Mark Cresse

19 Jim Gilliam

52 Tommy Lasorda

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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
Auerbach, RickRick Auerbach	45	73	25	.342	1	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Marshall, MikeMike Marshall	106	15	12	21	2.42	143
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	24	4	4	0	2.52	26

Postseason

1974 National League Championship Series

Main article: 1974 National League Championship Series

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

Game One

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

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)

Game Three

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)

Game Four

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)

1974 World Series

Main article: 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
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

NL Player of the Month
- Tommy John (April 1974)
NL Player of the Week
- Tommy John (Apr. 22–28)
- Jimmy Wynn (May 6–12)
- Mike Marshall (June 17–23)
- Davey Lopes (Aug. 19–25)
- Ron Cey (Sep. 16–22)

All-Stars

1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Andy Messersmith starter
- Steve Garvey starter
- Ron Cey starter
- Jimmy Wynn starter
- Mike Marshall reserve
Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
- Steve Garvey

Sporting News awards

Farm system

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

Main article: 1974 Major League Baseball Draft

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.

1974 Draft Picks

January draft

^[9]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Claude Westmoreland	OF	University of California, Berkeley	Yes	1974–1982	AAA
2	Dale Forchetti	SS	University of Southern Mississippi	No
3	Hank Boguszewski	RHP	Nassau Community College	No
4	Shane Rawley	LHP	Indian Hills Community College	No Expos-1974	1974–1989	MLB

January Secondary phase

^[10]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Donald Cardoza	OF	College of the Sequoias	Yes	1974–1978	AAA
2	Jim Dorsey	RHP	Los Angeles Valley College	No Angels-1975	1975–1985	MLB

June draft

^[11]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Rick Sutcliffe	RHP	Van Horn High School	Yes	1974–1994	MLB
2	Steve Shirley	LHP	Terra Nova High School	Yes	1974–1988	MLB
3	Freddie Tisdale	SS	Centennial High School	Yes	1974–1983	AAA
4	Jim Riggleman	2B	Frostburg State University	Yes	1974–1981	AAA
5	Alvin Harper	SS	Southern University and A&M College	Yes	1974	A
6	James Del Vecchio	2B	Andrew Ward High School	Yes	1974–1979	AAA
7	Chris Gandy	OF	Christian Brothers High School	No Dodgers-1978	1978–1980	A
8	Randy Rogers	SS	Texas High School	Yes	1974–1981	AAA
9	Joseph Keller	RHP	Clover Park High School	Yes	1974–1976	A
10	Charles Ollar	OF	Oklahoma State University	Yes	1974–1980	AAA
11	Scott Anderson	RHP	Lake Oswego High School	No Expos-1977	1977–1982	AA
12	Dwayne Wright	C	Berkeley High School	No Blue Jays-1977	1977–1978	A
13	Les Pearsey	SS	Brethren High School	No Twins-1978	1978–1982	AAA
14	Jackie Schuman	2B	Putnam City High School	No
15	Richard Oliveri	3B	Bishop Fallon High School	Yes	1974–1978	A-
16	Billy Wilson	RHP	Emporia State University	Yes	1974–1978	AAA
17	Michael Laurent	RHP	University of New Mexico	Yes	1974–1975	A
18	Ramon Murillo	RHP	Agua Fria High School	No White Sox-1978	1978–1982	AAA
19	Brian Heublein	LHP	University of Southern California	No
20	Chris Lynch	RHP	Miami Dade College	No
21	Ronald Wrobel	LHP	Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary	No Indians-1978	1978–1980	A
22	Doug Slocum	RHP	Arizona State University	Yes	1974–1978	AA

June secondary phase

^[12]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Robert Glass	3B	State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota	Yes	1974–1979	AAA

Notes

References

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1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

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