Undefeated Tommy John, who pitched seven innings before going out for a pinch-hitter, gained his fourth straight victory and ninth in a row over two seasons when the Dodgers beat the Giants, 4-2. After the Giants took a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning on singles by Bobby Bonds, Mike Phillips and Garry Maddox, the Dodgers tied the score in the fourth with a walk to Jim Wynn, double by Ron Cey and infield out by Willie Crawford. Joe Ferguson and Bill Russell then hit homers on consecutive pitches by Jim Willoughby in the fifth to the break tie. The Giants closed in with a run in the seventh, but a throwing error by Dave Kingman in the Dodgers' half allowed an insurance run to cross the plate. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 20, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 12  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  x  -   4  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   1   0     0   3   .237      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Phillips 2b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .275      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Maddox cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .349      Wynn cf               1   1   0   0     3   0   .260
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .365
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Crawford rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .318
Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .340
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Ferguson c            2   2   1   1     1   1   .182
Rader c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .200      Russell ss            2   1   1   1     0   0   .313
  Thomasson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Willoughby p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .111        Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arnold ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .200
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rose p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               36   2  12   2     1  10             Totals               26   4   7   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 33,707
Left on Base: Giants 8, Dodgers 5
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Kingman
Doubles: Maddox (3), Rader (1), Cey (3), John (1)
Home Runs: Ferguson (1), Russell (1)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (1), Crawford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (1), Russell (1)
GIDP: Ontiveros (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Willoughby L(1-3)       4     4   3   3   3   2   2  18   5.66
Williams                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Sosa                    1     2   1   0   2   0   0   6   6.00
Rose                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     7   4   3   5   2   2  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(4-0)             7    10   2   2   0   8   0  28   1.09
Marshall                2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.72
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1  10   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to right; Phillips singled to left
[Bonds to second]; Maddox singled to center [Bonds scored,
Phillips to second]; Ontiveros grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Phillips to third, Maddox out at second];
Matthews struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn walked; Cey flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Speier struck out;
Rader singled to center; Willoughby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford walked; Crawford was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Garvey made an out to shortstop;
Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Phillips lined to pitcher; Maddox
doubled to right; Ontiveros singled to left [Maddox out at third
(left to second to third)]; Garry Maddox out on appeal for
missing 3B; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell popped to first in foul territory; John
made an out to second; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews singled to shortstop; Matthews was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kingman flied out to
left; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner struck out; Wynn walked; Cey doubled to
left [Wynn to third]; Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Wynn scored, Cey to third]; Garvey flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Willoughby struck out;
Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson homered; Russell homered; John doubled to
left; WILLIAMS REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Lopes out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [John to third]; Buckner made
an out to second; Wynn flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 1, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Phillips singled to center; Maddox lined to right;
Ontiveros flied out to right; Matthews forced Phillips
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers
3.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Garvey grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Speier struck out; Rader doubled
to left; ARNOLD BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Arnold singled to left
[Rader scored]; Bonds forced Arnold (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Ferguson walked;
Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ferguson to
second]; MOTA BATTED FOR JOHN; Mota singled to right [Ferguson
scored (error by Kingman) (unearned), Mota out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Lopes flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Phillips struck
out; Maddox singled to shortstop; Ontiveros flied out to center;
Matthews lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner singled to center; Wynn walked [Buckner to
second]; ROSE REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Cey lined to left;
Crawford singled to right [Buckner out at home (right to
catcher), Wynn to third]; Garvey made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Kingman walked; Speier singled to shortstop [Kingman
to second]; On a bunt Rader forced Speier (pitcher to shortstop)
[Kingman to third]; THOMASSON RAN FOR RADER; MILLER BATTED FOR
ROSE; Miller flied out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

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