| Scoring five runs in the first inning on homers by Willie Crawford and Von Joshua, the Dodgers defeated the Astros, 5-1, behind the four-hit hurling of Andy Messersmith, who posted his seventh straight victory. Bill Buckner singled ahead of Crawford's circuit clout. Steve Garvey then singled, Ron Cey walked and Joshua, filling in for Jim Wynn, who was given the day off, hit his first homer of the season. Messersmith lost his bid for a shutout in the eighth when the Astros scored their run on a walk to Milt May and singles by Bob Watson and Cliff Johnson. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, August 3, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 2 Dodgers 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Buckner lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .318 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .309 Crawford rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .300 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Garvey 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .325 M. May c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Cey 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .270 Watson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Joshua cf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .253 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Yeager c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .301 Milbourne 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 C. Johnson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .255 Messersmith p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Campbell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Dierker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Richard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .183 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 4 1 2 8 Totals 33 5 10 5 1 3 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 47,931 Left on Base: Astros 3, Dodgers 5 DP: Astros 2, Dodgers 2 Errors: L. May, Milbourne Doubles: Cedeno (23), Crawford (18) Home Runs: Crawford (7), Joshua (1) GIDP: Metzger (7), L. May (10), Lopes (5), Garvey (8) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker L(7-7) 2.1 7 5 5 1 1 2 13 2.84 Richard 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.21 Scherman 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.29 Cosgrove 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.45 Totals 8 10 5 5 1 3 2 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith W(13-2) 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 31 2.18 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 8 0 31 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to center; Metzger popped to shortstop; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to left; Buckner singled to right; Crawford homered [Buckner scored]; Garvey singled to left; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; Joshua homered [Garvey scored, Cey scored]; Yeager struck out; Russell flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 2ND: L. May struck out; M. May popped to shortstop; Watson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 2ND: Messersmith singled to left; Lopes grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Messersmith out at second]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 3RD: Rader flied out to center; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Dierker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 3RD: Crawford doubled to center [Crawford out at third (center to third)]; Garvey singled to left; RICHARD REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Cey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garvey to second]; Joshua flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 4TH: Gross walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Cedeno doubled to left; L. May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager popped to first in foul territory; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Messersmith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 5TH: M. May flied out to left; Watson flied out to right; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to center; Crawford reached on an error by Milbourne [Buckner to second]; Garvey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 6TH: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); GALLAGHER BATTED FOR RICHARD; Gallagher struck out; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 6TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Cey flied out to right; Joshua grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger flied to left in foul territory; Cedeno singled to left; L. May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied out to center; Messersmith reached on an error by L. May; Lopes forced Messersmith (third to second); Buckner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 8TH: M. May walked; Watson singled to left [M. May to second]; Rader struck out; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; C. Johnson singled to center [M. May scored, Watson to second]; EDWARDS BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Edwards struck out; Gross lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); COSGROVE REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); Crawford struck out; Garvey singled to center; Cey singled to center [Garvey to second]; Joshua forced Cey (first to shortstop) [Garvey to third]; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5. ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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