| Following the example set by Don Sutton in the Dodgers' opening game, Tommy John also pitched a shutout and defeated the Padres, 8-0. Jim Wynn led the Dodgers at bat with three hits and drove in three runs, two of his RBIs coming on a homer in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Saturday, April 6, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2 Dodgers 1 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 x - 8 10 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tolan rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Lopes 2b 4 3 2 0 1 0 .500 Beckert 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .571 Paciorek lf 5 2 2 2 0 1 .400 Winfield cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wynn cf 3 1 1 3 1 0 .500 Grubb cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .429 Joshua cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCovey 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Ferguson c 3 1 1 1 2 1 .333 Troedson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .571 Thomas ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Cey 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Colbert lf,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Kendall c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Hilton 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 4 0 1 1 0 2 .250 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 31 0 7 0 1 5 Totals 33 8 10 8 6 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 14,284 Left on Base: Padres 5, Dodgers 8 DP: Padres 1, Dodgers 3 Errors: Beckert, Hilton Doubles: Lopes (1), Garvey (1) Triples: Paciorek (1) Home Runs: Wynn (2) Stolen Bases: Lopes 3 (4) Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (1) GIDP: Hernandez (1), Hilton (1), Colbert (1), Cey (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(0-1) 4 6 6 6 3 3 1 21 13.50 Garcia 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 7 4.50 Troedson 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 12 3.00 Totals 8 10 8 8 6 4 1 40 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(1-0) 9 7 0 0 1 5 0 32 0.00 Totals 9 7 0 0 1 5 0 32 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas PADRES 1ST: Tolan struck out; Beckert grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second; Lopes stole third; Paciorek struck out; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lopes scored]; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. PADRES 2ND: McCovey was called out on strikes; Colbert flied out to center; Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford walked; Cey grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Crawford out at second]; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. PADRES 3RD: Hilton flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Dave Winfield injured in collision with Nate Colbert; GRUBB REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING CF); John grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes walked; Paciorek tripled [Lopes scored]; Wynn walked; Ferguson singled to left [Paciorek scored, Wynn to second]; Crawford made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. PADRES 4TH: Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert singled to left; Grubb struck out; McCovey singled to right [Beckert to second]; Colbert forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 4TH: Cey reached on an error by Hilton; Garvey flied out to right; Russell forced Cey (shortstop to second) [Russell to second (error by Beckert)]; John was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. PADRES 5TH: Kendall singled to shortstop; Hilton popped to first in foul territory; Hernandez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kendall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes doubled to left; Lopes stole third; Paciorek singled to left [Lopes scored]; Wynn homered [Paciorek scored]; GARCIA REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Ferguson walked; Crawford singled to left [Ferguson to second]; Cey singled to left [Ferguson scored, Crawford to third, Cey to second (on throw)]; Garvey grounded out (second to first); Russell was walked intentionally; John struck out; Lopes made an out to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 7. PADRES 6TH: WILLIAMS BATTED FOR GARCIA; Williams grounded out (second to first); Tolan struck out (catcher to first); Beckert singled to center; Grubb singled to right [Beckert to second]; McCovey lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 6TH: TROEDSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); COLBERT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GASTON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn popped to shortstop; Ferguson walked; Crawford popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 7. PADRES 7TH: Colbert grounded out (third to first); Kendall singled to left; Hilton grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kendall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 7TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey doubled to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); John singled [Garvey scored]; Lopes lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 8. PADRES 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Gaston struck out; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 8. DODGERS 8TH: Paciorek lined to right; Wynn grounded out (third to first); Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 8. PADRES 9TH: JOSHUA REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING CF); Beckert walked; Grubb forced Beckert (pitcher to shortstop); THOMAS BATTED FOR TROEDSON; Thomas singled to center [Grubb to second]; Colbert grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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