Pitching a five-hitter, Tommy John posted his third shutout of the season and gained his ninth victory when the Dodgers defeated the Pirates, 5-0. The Dodgers decided the game at the expense of Jerry Reuss in the third inning. Bill Russell and Jim Wynn singled, Joe Ferguson walked to load the bases and Tom Paciorek cleared the sacks with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      4, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Dodgers      0  0  3    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Lopes 2b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .213
Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Russell ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .310
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Wynn cf               2   1   1   1     1   0   .310
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .327
Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .309      Ferguson rf           2   1   1   1     2   0   .283
Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .200      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .136      Paciorek lf           4   0   2   3     0   0   .253
Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .349
Reuss p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .136      John p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .121
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               31   0   5   0     3   5             Totals               31   5  10   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 23,472
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Dodgers 8
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Stennett (12), Zisk (9), Ferguson (5)
Triples: Paciorek (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 3 (20)
Sacrifice Hits: John (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (7)
GIDP: Bevacqua (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(4-4)            4     7   4   4   4   1   0  23   4.73
Tekulve                 2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.68
Giusti                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.04
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   2   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(9-1)             9     5   0   0   3   5   0  34   2.61
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   5   0  34

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Oliver flied out to center;
Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to right; Lopes stole second; Lopes
stole third; Russell grounded out (third to first); Wynn walked;
Garvey struck out; Ferguson walked [Wynn to second]; Cey flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson
walked; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Paciorek singled to left; Yeager flied out to
right; John out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Paciorek
to second]; Lopes grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Reuss
walked; Stennett flied out to center; Sanguillen forced Reuss
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to right; Wynn singled to left
[Russell to second]; Garvey popped to second; Ferguson walked
[Russell to third, Wynn to second]; Cey popped to second;
Paciorek tripled to right [Russell scored, Wynn scored, Ferguson
scored]; Yeager was walked intentionally; John flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
grounded out (second to first); Zisk walked; Robertson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell flied
out to right; Wynn popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Taveras singled to
third; Reuss struck out; Stennett doubled to left [Taveras to
third]; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey singled to center; Ferguson doubled to right
[Garvey scored]; TEKULVE REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Cey reached
on a fielder's choice [Ferguson out at third (pitcher
unassisted)]; Paciorek flied out to right; Yeager grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Stargell
grounded out (first unassisted); Zisk doubled to center;
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers
4.

DODGERS 6TH: John struck out; Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole
second; Russell singled to shortstop [Lopes to third]; Wynn hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Lopes scored]; Garvey grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Bevacqua singled to third; Taveras flied out to
right; POPOVICH BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Popovich was called out on
strikes; Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); Ferguson
popped to second; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen made an out to second; Oliver struck
out; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager flied out to center; John grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopes singled to left; Lopes was picked
off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Robertson flied
out to right; Bevacqua grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.