The first grand slam of Steve Yeager's career snapped a 2-2 tie in the seventh and carried the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory over the Reds. Jim Wynn gave Los Angeles an early lead with a two-run homer in the first, but George Foster pulled the Reds into a tie with a duplicate blow for Cincinnati in the top of the seventh.

Loser Don Gullett gave up an infield single to Ron Cey in the seventh, walked Joe Ferguson, and Tom Paciorek beat out a bunt to load the bases for Yeager. The Reds got their final run in the eighth on singles by Pete Rose and Johnny Bench and an infield out. The victory was the eighth straight for the Dodgers, their ninth in 10 meetings with the Reds this season. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Monday, August    5, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   3  9  2
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   6  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Russell ss            4   1   0   0     0   0   .264
Bench 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Wynn cf               4   1   1   2     0   2   .291
Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .277      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Foster rf             3   1   1   2     0   0   .253        Auerbach pr,3b      1   1   1   0     0   0   .345
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Ferguson rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .242
Plummer c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Paciorek lf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .234
  Griffey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .210      Yeager c              3   1   1   4     0   1   .296
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .312      Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .146
Gullett p             1   0   1   0     1   0   .236        McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .279

Totals               35   3   9   3     1   7             Totals               31   6   5   6     1   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 45,577
Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 3
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Morgan, Bench, Russell
Home Runs: Foster (5), Wynn (25), Yeager (6)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (44)
GIDP: Rose (3), Morgan (3)
Hit by Pitch: Lopes (4,by Gullett)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(13-8)         7     4   6   5   1   6   2  29   2.93
C. Carroll              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.57
Totals                  8     5   6   5   1   7   2  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau W(11-6)             7     5   2   2   1   4   1  26   2.82
Marshall                2     4   1   1   0   3   0  10   2.19
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   7   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Gullett (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan struck out; Bench
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
reached on an error by Morgan [Russell to first]; Wynn homered
[Russell scored (unearned)]; Garvey popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cey made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Concepcion made an out to
first; Foster made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson reached on an error by Bench [Ferguson to
second]; Paciorek struck out; Yeager flied out to right; Rau
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: Plummer reached on an error by Russell [Plummer to
first]; Geronimo forced Plummer (shortstop to second); Gullett
singled to right [Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Gullett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell flied
out to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan singled to left; Morgan stole second; Bench
flied out to center; Perez struck out; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey struck out; Cey struck out; Ferguson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Foster flied out to center; Plummer struck out;
Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
struck out; Rau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: Gullett walked; Rose forced Gullett (shortstop to
second); Morgan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first to shortstop) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes was hit by a pitch; Russell flied out to
right; Wynn grounded out (third to first) [Lopes to second];
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Bench made an out to second; Perez singled to right;
Concepcion made an out to second; Foster homered [Perez scored];
Plummer singled to right; Geronimo popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey singled to pitcher; AUERBACH RAN FOR CEY;
Ferguson walked [Auerbach to second]; On a bunt Paciorek singled
[Auerbach to third, Ferguson to second]; Yeager homered
[Auerbach scored, Ferguson scored, Paciorek scored]; MCMULLEN
BATTED FOR RAU; McMullen made an out to second; Lopes flied out
to right; Russell lined to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Dodgers 6.

REDS 8TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MARSHALL
REPLACED MCMULLEN (PITCHING); GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GULLETT;
Gagliano flied out to center; Rose singled to center; On a bunt
Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rose to second]; Bench
singled to center [Rose scored]; Perez singled to left [Bench to
second]; Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Wynn
struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
singled to left; Ferguson forced Auerbach (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 6.

REDS 9TH: CROWLEY BATTED FOR FOSTER; Crowley struck out; GRIFFEY
BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Griffey singled to right; Geronimo struck
out; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Driessen forced Griffey
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 6.