Al Downing and Mike Marshall, who divided the pitching duties, yielded only three hits apiece as the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 8-1. Davey Lopes and Willie Crawford hit homers for the Dodgers, holding a 3-0 lead before the Padres settled for one run on an infield out by Dave Winfield after loading the bases in the sixth when Dan Spillner walked and Glenn Beckert and Johnny Grubb singled.

Marshall, making his 71st appearance of the season, took over for Downing in the seventh. In the home half of the seventh, when the Dodgers broke the game apart with five runs, Marshall drove in a pair with a single. Steve Yeager also accounted for two RBIs with a double. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 1, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Dodgers      2  0  1    0  0  0    5  0  x  -   8 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 3b,2b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Lopes 2b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .259
Beckert 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .327      Buckner lf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .314
  Roberts pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     2   1   .294
Grubb cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Garvey 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .319
Winfield lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .263      Crawford rf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .301
Gaston rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Mota ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .317
Colbert 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .201        Paciorek pr,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .237
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Joshua pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     1   1   .269
Spillner p            1   1   0   0     1   1   .000      Yeager c              3   1   1   2     2   1   .307
  Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .250
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .400        Marshall p          1   0   1   2     0   0   .130
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .160

Totals               32   1   6   1     4   5             Totals               35   8  10   8     6   8

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 21,374
Left on Base: Padres 8, Dodgers 11
DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Beckert, Gerhardt, Lopes
Doubles: Thomas (19), Yeager (11)
Triples: Crawford (4)
Home Runs: Lopes (3), Crawford (6)
Stolen Bases: Buckner 2 (23)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (2)
GIDP: Kendall (9)
Hit by Pitch: Paciorek (1,by Laxton)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(5-7)         6.1   8   5   4   3   7   2  31   3.35
Gerhardt                0     1   3   3   2   0   0   4  12.00
Hardy                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.72
Laxton                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.77
Totals                  8    10   8   7   6   8   2  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(4-5)          6     3   1   1   4   4   0  24   4.43
Marshall SV(14)         3     3   0   0   0   1   0  12   2.19
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Laxton (2)
Wild Pitches: Spillner (4)

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


PADRES 1ST: Thomas struck out; Beckert walked; Grubb popped to
second; Winfield forced Beckert (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes homered; Buckner singled to right; Buckner
stole second; Wynn walked; Garvey singled to center [Buckner
scored, Wynn to third]; Crawford popped to second; Cey struck
out; Yeager walked [Garvey to second]; Russell flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Colbert
walked; Kendall forced Colbert (third to second); Hernandez
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Downing was called out on strikes; Lopes lined to
right; Buckner singled to center; Wynn forced Buckner (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 3RD: Spillner struck out; Thomas doubled to left; Beckert
lined into a double play (pitcher to second) [Thomas out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey struck out; Crawford homered; Cey singled to
shortstop; Yeager struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb lined to right; Winfield lined to left; Gaston
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Downing was called out on strikes; Lopes lined to
left; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert struck out; Kendall flied out to right;
Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Wynn lined to center; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crawford tripled to center; Cey flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 6TH: Spillner walked; Thomas struck out; Beckert singled
to right [Spillner to second]; Grubb singled to left [Spillner
to third, Beckert to second]; Winfield grounded out (third to
first) [Spillner scored, Beckert to third, Grubb to second];
Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager walked; Russell forced Yeager (third to
second); Spillner threw a wild pitch [Russell to second];
Downing struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert walked; MARSHALL REPLACED DOWNING
(PITCHING); Kendall grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Colbert out at second]; Hernandez flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner reached on an error by Beckert; Buckner
stole second; Wynn struck out; Garvey singled to left [Buckner
to third]; GERHARDT REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED
FOR CRAWFORD; Mota reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Buckner scored (unearned) (RBI), Garvey to third (error by
Gerhardt), Mota to second]; PACIOREK RAN FOR MOTA; Cey was
walked intentionally; Yeager doubled to left [Garvey scored,
Paciorek scored, Cey to third]; Russell was walked
intentionally; HARDY REPLACED GERHARDT (PITCHING); Marshall
singled to center [Cey scored, Yeager scored, Russell to third];
Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 8.

PADRES 8TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LOCKLEAR
BATTED FOR HARDY; Locklear was called out on strikes; Thomas
reached on an error by Lopes; Beckert singled to left [Thomas to
second]; ROBERTS RAN FOR BECKERT; Grubb flied out to left;
Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROBERTS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LAXTON REPLACED LOCKLEAR
(PITCHING); Wynn walked; Garvey flied out to center; Paciorek
was hit by a pitch [Wynn to second]; JOSHUA RAN FOR PACIOREK;
Cey popped to first; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 8.

PADRES 9TH: JOSHUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Gaston singled
to first; Colbert grounded out (second to first) [Gaston to
second]; Kendall grounded out (third to first); Hernandez
singled to left [Gaston to third]; HILTON BATTED FOR LAXTON;
Hilton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Dodgers 8.

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