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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