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Wednesday July 31, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Ron Cey broke his own Los Angeles club record by batting in eight runs as the Dodgers overwhelmed the Padres, 15-4. Cey drove in two runs with a single in the third inning and hit successive three-run homers in the eighth and ninth innings. The young third baseman had set the previous L. A. club mark with seven RBIs June 1. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 15, San Diego Padres 4

Game Played on Wednesday, July 31, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  6    0  0  1    0  3  5  -  15 12  1
Padres       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  1  -   4  7  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   2   1     2   1   .260      Thomas 3b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .272
Buckner lf            5   2   3   1     1   0   .313      Beckert 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Wynn cf               3   2   0   0     2   1   .297        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paciorek ph,cf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .237        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvey 1b             4   3   2   2     2   0   .318      Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Crawford rf           4   3   1   1     2   0   .297      Winfield lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Cey 3b                5   3   3   8     1   1   .270      Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
  Lacy 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Colbert 1b            3   2   1   1     1   0   .203
Ferguson c            6   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Kendall c             3   1   2   3     1   0   .249
Russell ss            1   1   0   0     2   0   .268      Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Auerbach ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rau p                 4   0   0   0     1   2   .152        Laxton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
                                                            Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilton ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .163

Totals               39  15  12  14    13   8             Totals               32   4   7   4     3   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 27,820
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Padres 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 1
Errors: Russell, Colbert, Kendall
Doubles: Garvey (23), Crawford (17), Lopes (16), Thomas (18), Winfield (13)
Home Runs: Cey 2 (14), Kendall (7), Colbert (11)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Beckert (1)
GIDP: Wynn (5), Hilton (3)
Hit by Pitch: Russell (3,by Freisleben)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(10-6)             9     7   4   4   3   3   2  36   2.84
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   3   2  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(7-6)       2.1   4   5   5   4   1   0  15   3.86
Hardy                   0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   4.76
Laxton                  2.1   0   0   0   3   2   0  10   4.05
Palmer                  0     1   1   1   2   0   0   3   6.42
Gerhardt                2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.00
Romo                    1     5   6   6   1   2   1   9   4.77
Johnson                 1     1   2   1   0   2   1   5   7.94
Totals                  9    12  15  14  13   8   2  53

Hit by Pitch: Freisleben (5)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Buckner singled to left [Lopes to
second]; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Lopes to third, Buckner out at second]; Garvey
walked; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas walked; Beckert out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Thomas to second]; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted) [Thomas to third]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; Ferguson
flied out to left; Russell was hit by a pitch; Rau forced
Russell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston struck out; Colbert flied out to center;
Kendall walked; Hernandez forced Kendall (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to
center; Buckner stole second; Wynn walked; Garvey singled to
right [Buckner scored, Wynn to third]; Crawford walked [Garvey
to second]; Cey singled to right [Wynn scored, Garvey scored,
Crawford scored (error by Kendall), Cey to second (on throw)];
HARDY REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Ferguson lined to center;
Russell was walked intentionally; Rau walked [Cey to third,
Russell to second]; Lopes singled to shortstop [Cey scored,
Russell to third, Rau to second]; LAXTON REPLACED HARDY
(PITCHING); Buckner walked [Russell scored, Rau to third, Lopes
to second]; Wynn struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Laxton grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas
singled to center; Beckert flied out to center; Grubb grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Padres
0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Cey walked; Ferguson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Gaston popped to second;
Colbert walked; Kendall homered [Colbert scored]; Hernandez
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Padres 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to center; Rau struck out; Lopes
walked; Buckner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: CLARKE BATTED FOR LAXTON; Clarke flied out to
center; Thomas doubled to center; Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Thomas to third]; Grubb popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Padres 2.

DODGERS 6TH: PALMER REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); Wynn walked;
Garvey doubled to center [Wynn scored]; Crawford walked;
GERHARDT REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Cey struck out; Ferguson
grounded out (third to first) [Garvey to third, Crawford to
second]; Russell was walked intentionally; Rau flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield doubled to right; Gaston grounded out
(first unassisted) [Winfield to third]; Colbert flied out to
center; Kendall singled to shortstop [Winfield scored, Kendall
to second (error by Russell)]; Hernandez flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: HILTON BATTED FOR GERHARDT; Hilton struck out;
Thomas flied out to center; Beckert lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Padres 3.

DODGERS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); HILTON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Garvey walked; Crawford doubled to center
[Garvey to third]; Cey homered [Garvey scored, Crawford scored];
Ferguson struck out; JOSHUA BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Joshua grounded
out (first unassisted); Rau struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 10, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING SS); Grubb
grounded out (second to first); Winfield grounded out (pitcher
to first); Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 10, Padres 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes doubled to left; Buckner singled to left
[Lopes to third]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR WYNN; Paciorek singled to
left [Lopes scored, Buckner to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Garvey forced Paciorek (third to second) [Buckner to
third]; Crawford reached on an error by Colbert [Buckner scored
(RBI), Garvey to second]; Cey homered [Garvey scored, Crawford
scored (unearned)]; Ferguson struck out; Auerbach struck out; 5
R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 15, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: LACY REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); PACIOREK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Colbert homered; Kendall flied out to left;
Hernandez singled to left; Hilton grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 15, Padres 4.



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