For the second night in succession, the Dodgers staged a ninth-inning rally and scored two runs to defeat the Braves, 5-4, giving Mike Marshall his fifth victory in relief in six days. The Dodgers gave Don Sutton a 3-0 lead, scoring one run on a single by Jim Wynn in the first inning and two on a homer by Joe Ferguson in the fourth. Sutton, who had not been a winner since May 14, was removed in the sixth when the Braves loaded the bases on singles by Ralph Garr and Rowland Office and a walk to Darrell Evans. Jim Brewer, taking over, uncorked a wild pitch, allowing a run to score, and Mike Lum followed with a two-run single to tie the game.

The Braves then took a 4-3 lead against Marshall in the ninth on a triple by Craig Robinson and grounder by Garr, but the Dodgers took their ace reliever off the hook in the home half. Ferguson led off with his second homer of the game to tie the score. Tom House retired the next two batters, but Davey Lopes walked and stole second. Manny Mota then batted for Bill Buckner and singled to drive in the Dodgers' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Wednesday, June      26, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4  9  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 12  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .368      Lopes 2b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .240
Office cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Buckner lf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .331
Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .252        Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .375
Lum rf                4   0   1   2     0   1   .216      Wynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .297
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .328
  Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Tepedino 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .231      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Casanova c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .150      Ferguson c            3   2   2   3     1   1   .265
  Oates ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Auerbach ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .354
Robinson ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .214      Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .064        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               34   4   9   3     3   4             Totals               34   5  12   5     4   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 26,500
Left on Base: Braves 7, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 3
Errors: Auerbach
Doubles: Buckner (12)
Triples: Robinson (3)
Home Runs: Ferguson 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 3 (26)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (8), Crawford (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Morton (7)
GIDP: Office 3 (7), Crawford (5), Sutton (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7     8   3   3   3   2   1  28   2.89
J. Niekro               1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.08
House L(1-1)            0.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   5   1.85
Totals                  8.2  12   5   5   4   4   2  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  5     5   3   3   1   2   0  21   3.99
Brewer                  2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   1.75
Marshall W(9-3)         2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.23
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   4   0  38

Wild Pitches: Brewer (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Office
grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to right; Lum
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Lopes stole
third; Buckner was called out on strikes; Wynn singled to center
[Lopes scored]; Garvey singled to third [Wynn to second];
Crawford grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garvey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to right; Tepedino grounded out
(third to first); Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Ferguson walked; Auerbach
singled to center [Ferguson to third]; Sutton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Auerbach out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Robinson singled to third; Morton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Robinson to second]; Garr reached on an
error by Auerbach [Robinson to third]; Office grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
singled to right; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Lum popped to
third in foul territory; Johnson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Cey
singled to shortstop; Ferguson homered [Cey scored]; Auerbach
flied out to left; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Tepedino flied out to left; Casanova singled to
center; Robinson flied out to left; Morton struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to left; Lopes was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Buckner lined to right; Wynn
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr singled to center; Office singled to center
[Garr to third]; Evans walked [Office to second]; BREWER
REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Brewer threw a wild pitch [Garr
scored, Office to third, Evans to second]; Lum singled to center
[Office scored, Evans scored]; Johnson forced Lum (shortstop to
second); Tepedino walked [Johnson to second]; Casanova grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Johnson to third, Tepedino to second];
Robinson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey flied out to left; Crawford singled to left;
Crawford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cey
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Morton flied out to center; Garr walked; Office
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Garr out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson struck out; Auerbach walked; JOSHUA BATTED
FOR BREWER; Joshua lined to right; Lopes forced Auerbach (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Evans struck
out; Lum grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled to left;
Tepedino singled to left [Johnson to second]; OATES BATTED FOR
CASANOVA; Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: OATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); J. NIEKRO
REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Buckner doubled to left; Wynn struck
out; Garvey singled to center [Buckner to third]; Crawford
struck out; Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Robinson tripled to center; AARON BATTED FOR J.
NIEKRO; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr reached on
a fielder's choice [Robinson scored]; Office grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: PEREZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); HOUSE REPLACED
AARON (PITCHING); Ferguson homered; Auerbach popped to second;
Marshall flied out to right; Lopes walked; Lopes stole second;
MOTA BATTED FOR BUCKNER; Mota singled to left [Lopes scored]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 5.