After a rally to tie the score with two runs in the ninth inning, the Dodgers scored twice on a bases-loaded double by Bill Russell in the 11th to defeat the Reds, 5-3. Clay Kirby, who started for the Reds, had a 3-0 lead and had allowed only one hit until Andy Messersmith homered for the Dodgers' first run in the sixth. After Kirby left the game with a stiff back, the Dodgers jumped on Pedro Borbon in the ninth.

Jim Wynn homered and the tying run followed on singles by Ron Cey and Willie Crawford and an infield out by Steve Garvey. In the 11th, against Fred Norman, a single by Rick Auerbach, a sacrifice, intentional pass to Joe Ferguson and infield hit by Garvey loaded the bases and set the stage for Russell's two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     16, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  2  -   5  9  0
Reds         0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   0   0     1   2   .259      Rose lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .381
Buckner lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Morgan 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .324
Wynn cf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .300      Driessen 3b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .263
Cey 3b                4   0   2   0     0   2   .400        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Auerbach pr,3b      1   2   1   0     0   0  1.000        Foster ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .364
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ferguson c            4   1   0   0     1   1   .171      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   2   .273
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   1     0   2   .325      Bench c               5   0   1   0     0   1   .212
Russell ss            4   0   1   2     1   0   .282      Rettenmund cf,rf      4   1   0   0     1   0   .323
Messersmith p         2   1   1   1     0   0   .429      Concepcion ss         5   0   1   1     0   1   .316
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .130
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Kirby p               1   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Brewer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5   9   5     4  10             Totals               38   3   6   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 12,625
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Russell (3), Concepcion (6)
Home Runs: Messersmith (1), Wynn (5)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (6), Buckner (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Crawford (1)
GIDP: Morgan (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             7     6   3   3   4   2   0  30   2.49
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.79
Brewer W(1-0)           3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                 11     6   3   3   5   5   0  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby                   7     3   1   1   2   6   1  26   4.08
Borbon                  3     3   2   2   1   3   1  13   1.50
Norman L(0-1)           1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   6.00
Totals                 11     9   5   5   4  10   2  46

Balks: Messersmith (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner flied out to center; Wynn
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose lined to third; Morgan flied out to left;
Driessen made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Crawford flied out to left;
Ferguson struck out; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Bench popped to third in
foul territory; Rettenmund walked; Concepcion doubled to center
[Rettenmund scored]; Griffey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell made an out to second; Messersmith popped
to catcher; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Kirby walked; Rose walked [Kirby to second]; Morgan
singled to center [Kirby to third, Rose to second]; Driessen
singled to center [Kirby scored, Rose scored, Morgan to second];
Perez flied out to right; Bench flied out to right; Rettenmund
made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds
3.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner lined to center; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion struck out; Griffey made an out to first;
Kirby made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to
center; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second];
Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Reds 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Messersmith homered; Lopes walked; On a bunt Buckner singled
[Lopes to second]; Lopes stole third and Buckner stole second;
Wynn walked; Cey was called out on strikes; Crawford flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Perez walked; Bench singled to third [Perez to
second]; Rettenmund flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to
right; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO
REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING CF); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garvey flied out to center; Russell flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: KOSCO BATTED FOR KIRBY; Kosco popped to catcher in
foul territory; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan
singled to right; Messersmith balked [Morgan to second];
Driessen popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds
3.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); CHANEY
REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING 3B); JOSHUA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH;
Joshua struck out; Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Perez struck out;
Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Wynn homered; Cey singled to right; AUERBACH RAN
FOR CEY; Crawford singled to right [Auerbach to third]; Ferguson
forced Crawford (shortstop to second); Garvey grounded out
(third to first) [Auerbach scored, Ferguson to second]; Russell
was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Mota forced
Russell (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BREWER REPLACED
MOTA (PITCHING); Concepcion made an out to second; Geronimo made
an out to second; Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 3.

DODGERS 10TH: Lopes lined to center; Buckner flied out to left;
Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 3.

REDS 10TH: Rose flied out to right; On a bunt Morgan made an out
to catcher; Joe Morgan called for interference for running
into his own batted ball; FOSTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Foster
walked; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds
3.

DODGERS 11TH: NORMAN REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Auerbach
singled to left; Crawford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Auerbach to second]; Ferguson was walked intentionally;
Garvey singled to center [Auerbach to third, Ferguson to
second]; Russell doubled to left [Auerbach scored, Ferguson
scored, Garvey to third]; Brewer struck out; Lopes flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 11TH: Bench struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.