Davey Lopes stole four bases and one of his thefts led to the Dodgers' first run in a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Another stolen base by Bill Russell paved the way for the second run. Lopes became first the Dodger player to steal four bases in one game since Maury Wills in 1962. In the first inning, Lopes singled, swiped second and scored on a single by Russell.

It was Russell's turn in the fifth. After beating out an infield hit, Russell stole second and counted on a single by Jim Wynn. The Astros' run in the first also scored with the aid of a stolen base. Greg Gross opened with a single and was forced by Cesar Cedeno, who pilfered second and crossed the plate on a single by Lee May. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    4, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Lopes 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .261
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .265      Russell ss            3   1   2   1     1   0   .267
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .308      Wynn cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .291
L. May 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .269      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
  Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Watson lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .297      Ferguson rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .245
C. Johnson c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .245        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Zahn p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Busse ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Crawford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   6   1     1   9             Totals               29   2   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 24,123
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 3, Dodgers 1
Errors: Metzger, Roberts, Russell, Cey
Doubles: Cedeno (24)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (39), Lopes 4 (44), Russell (8)
GIDP: Rader (11), Wynn (6), Paciorek (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(6-9)          6     6   2   2   4   2   0  26   3.61
Forsch                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.08
Totals                  8     7   2   2   4   3   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(2-1)             8     5   1   1   1   7   0  31   2.02
Marshall SV(16)         1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.16
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   9   0  35

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to shortstop; Metzger popped to first;
Cedeno forced Gross (second to shortstop); Cedeno stole second;
L. May singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Watson reached on an
error by Cey [L. May to second]; C. Johnson forced Watson
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Russell singled to center [Lopes scored]; Wynn grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Russell out at second]; Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); Roberts popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Ferguson walked; Paciorek grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to left; L.
May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out; Zahn grounded out (second to
first); Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole second; Lopes stole
third; Russell walked; Wynn walked [Russell to second]; Garvey
forced Russell (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros
1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to shortstop; C. Johnson struck out;
Rader grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
walked; Paciorek reached on an error by Metzger [Ferguson to
second]; Yeager hit into a double play (catcher to first)
[Ferguson out at home (first to pitcher), Paciorek to second]; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Zahn popped to shortstop in foul territory; Lopes
grounded out (second to first); Russell singled to shortstop;
Russell stole second; Wynn singled to right [Russell scored];
Garvey singled to center [Wynn to second]; Wynn was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Roberts [Wynn to third,
Garvey to second]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck out; L. May
reached on an error by Russell; Watson singled to left [L. May
to second]; C. Johnson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson popped to first in foul territory;
Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Yeager flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms flied
out to center; BUSSE BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Busse flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED BUSSE (PITCHING); Zahn struck out;
Lopes singled to shortstop; Lopes stole second; Russell grounded
out (third to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger struck out (catcher
to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
grounded out (second to first); Ferguson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 9TH: L. May walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR L. MAY; MARSHALL
REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); CRAWFORD REPLACED ZAHN (PLAYING
RF); Watson struck out; C. Johnson was called out on strikes;
Rader singled to center [Milbourne to third]; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 2.