Johnny Bench, who won the preceding night's game with a two-run homer in the 10th inning, smashed another two-run drive to give the Reds a 2-0 victory over the Dodgers in a duel between Jack Billingham and Andy Messersmith. The largest single-game crowd in the N. L. so far this season, 54,038, saw Joe Morgan single in the third inning before Bench belted his round-tripper. Messersmith allowed only two other hits, but Bench's blow was enough to end his streak of seven straight victories. The Dodgers collected six singles off Billingham. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    7, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .257
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Bench c               2   1   1   2     2   0   .275      Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .321
Driessen 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .293
  Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .310      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Griffey rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .201      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .040        Joshua ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     3   7             Totals               32   0   6   0     0  10

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 54,038
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Crawford
Doubles: Geronimo (14)
Home Runs: Bench (22)
GIDP: Buckner (9)
Hit by Pitch: Joshua (1,by Billingham)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(14-7)      9     6   0   0   0  10   0  33   3.27
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0  10   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(13-3)     8     4   2   2   3   5   1  31   2.18
Hough                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   7   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (5)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded
out (first unassisted); Bench walked; Perez forced Bench
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner grounded
out (second to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen singled to center; Geronimo walked [Driessen
to second]; Concepcion struck out; Griffey grounded out (second
to first) [Driessen to third, Geronimo to second]; Billingham
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Crawford was called out on
strikes; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to
right [Morgan to third (error by Crawford)]; Bench homered
[Morgan scored]; Perez grounded out (third to first); Driessen
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out; Russell singled to center;
Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Russell to
second]; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to
right; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (third to first); Wynn popped
to catcher in foul territory; Garvey singled to left; Crawford
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose was
called out on strikes; Morgan lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: McMullen singled to first; Yeager struck out;
Russell was called out on strikes; Messersmith made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to center; Perez grounded out (first
to pitcher); Driessen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Lopes
singled to left; Buckner grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; Wynn grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo doubled to center; Concepcion popped to first
in foul territory; Griffey grounded out (second to first)
[Geronimo to third]; Billingham grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Crawford
struck out; McMullen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: Rose struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Bench walked; Perez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); JOSHUA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH;
Joshua was hit by a pitch; Lopes grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 9TH: HOUGH REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Chaney struck out;
Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion popped to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner singled to second; Wynn forced Buckner
(third to second); Garvey singled to left [Wynn to second];
Crawford grounded out (second to first) [Wynn to third, Garvey
to second]; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 0.