The Dodgers piled up their season high of 20 hits, including two-run homers by Ken McMullen and Joe Ferguson, and peppered the Cardinals, 11-5. McMullen's homer followed a single by Ron Cey in the second inning. The Dodgers racked up three more runs in the third. Bill Russell singled and took third on a single by Willie Crawford, who then was out trying to steal second. Steve Garvey singled to drive in Russell and Ferguson followed with his homer.

The Dodgers made it 8-2 with three more runs in the fourth, but Don Sutton failed to take advantage of the big lead and was kayoed when Reggie Smith homered with two men on base for the Cardinals in the fifth. Charlie Hough relieved and gained the victory with the aid of Mike Marshall, who pitched the last two innings. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 11, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       28, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  2  3    3  0  0    0  3  0  -  11 20  0
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Russell ss            5   2   3   1     0   0   .282      McBride cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .313
Buckner lf            5   1   3   2     0   1   .320      Sizemore 2b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .295
Crawford cf,rf        4   0   2   2     0   2   .290      Smith rf              3   1   2   4     1   0   .370
Garvey 1b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .337      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Ferguson rf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .266      Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
  Paciorek cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Cey 3b                5   1   4   0     0   0   .291      Cruz lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .277
McMullen 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .333      Alvarado ss           2   1   1   0     0   0   .130
  Auerbach pr,2b      0   1   0   0     1   0   .300        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              4   2   2   0     1   1   .375        McCarver ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .381        Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foster p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Thompson p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Melendez ph,ss      3   1   1   0     0   0   .268

Totals               41  11  20  11     3   8             Totals               34   5   9   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 18,064
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Yeager 2 (9), Reitz (9), Alvarado (2), Sizemore (9), Smith (10)
Triples: Cruz (3)
Home Runs: McMullen (2), Ferguson (5), Smith (9)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (6), Garvey (3), Crawford (4), Cey (1), Smith (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Crawford (2)
GIDP: Ferguson (5), Torre (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  4.1   8   5   5   1   2   1  22   3.80
Hough W(5-1)            2.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   9   1.52
Marshall                2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.05
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   4   1  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster L(1-5)           2.2   9   5   5   1   4   2  15   4.75
Thompson                2.1   6   3   3   0   0   0  11   6.62
Garman                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.22
Folkers                 1.1   4   3   3   1   1   0   9   3.44
Richert                 1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   7   2.84
Totals                  9    20  11  11   3   8   2  45

Passed Balls: Yeager (4)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Russell grounded out (second to first); Buckner
singled to right; Buckner was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Crawford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: McBride flied out to center; Sizemore lined to
second; Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to left; Ferguson struck out while
Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cey
singled to left; McMullen homered [Cey scored]; Yeager walked;
Sutton was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
grounded out (third to first); Reitz doubled to left; Cruz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to center; Buckner was called out
on strikes; Crawford singled to right [Russell to second];
Crawford was caught stealing second (catcher to second) [Russell
to third]; Garvey singled to left [Russell scored]; Ferguson
homered [Garvey scored]; Cey singled to center; THOMPSON
REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); McMullen forced Cey (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Alvarado doubled; Thompson flied out to right;
McBride made an out to second; Sizemore doubled to left
[Alvarado scored]; Smith doubled to center [Sizemore scored];
Simmons popped to catcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager doubled; On a bunt Sutton grounded out
(first to second); Russell singled to shortstop [Yeager to
third]; Buckner singled to left [Russell to second, Yeager
scored]; Crawford singled to center [Russell scored, Buckner to
third]; Garvey singled to left [Buckner scored, Crawford to
second]; Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Garvey out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
8, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre flied out to center; Reitz flied out to
left; Cruz tripled to right; Alvarado popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey singled to left; Cey was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); McMullen popped to first; Yeager made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Melendez singled to
center; McBride singled to center [Melendez to second]; Sizemore
struck out; Smith homered [Melendez scored, McBride scored];
Simmons walked; HOUGH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Torre grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Simmons out
at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 6TH: GARMAN REPLACED ALVARADO (PITCHING); MELENDEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hough struck out; Russell flied out
to center; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz struck out (catcher to first); On a bunt
Cruz singled to third; MCCARVER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Yeager
allowed a passed ball [Cruz to second]; McCarver walked;
Melendez flied out to left; McBride grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 7TH: FOLKERS REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Crawford
struck out; Garvey flied out to center; Ferguson flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: CRAWFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK
REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING CF); Sizemore popped to catcher in
foul territory; Smith walked; Smith was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
singled to right; AUERBACH RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Yeager doubled to
right [Auerbach to third]; MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Mota was
walked intentionally; Russell singled to right [Auerbach scored,
Yeager to third, Mota to second]; Buckner singled to right
[Yeager scored, Mota to third, Russell to second]; RICHERT
REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Mota scored, Russell to third, Buckner to second]; Garvey
flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Cardinals
5.

CARDINALS 8TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL
REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Torre struck out; Reitz grounded out
(third to first); Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Cardinals 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Paciorek struck out; Cey singled; Auerbach walked
[Cey to second]; Yeager struck out; Marshall grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Cardinals
5.

CARDINALS 9TH: HICKMAN BATTED FOR RICHERT; Hickman flied out to
left; Melendez flied out to left; McBride walked; Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
11, Cardinals 5.