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Saturday April 6, 1974
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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.



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