Reliever Mike Marshall hurled six scoreless innings and raced home with two out in the top of the 12th with the deciding run from second base on an infield out as the Dodgers ended their six-game losing streak at the Cubs' expense, 8-7. Marshall opened the inning with a single off Rob Sperring's glove, was sacrificed to second by Steve Yeager and scored when Rick Auerbach hit a slow roller down the first-base line, which was fielded by catcher Steve Swisher. Neither Cub reliever Oscar Zamora nor third baseman Bill Madlock backed up the plate, and Marshall scored without a play.

Los Angeles took a 2-0 lead in the third on Yeager's solo homer and singles by Davey Lopes, Bill Buckner and Jim Wynn, but the Cubs tallied six in the third, with the big hits being triples by Jose Cardenal and Andre Thornton, and tacked on one run in the fourth. The Dodgers got back in the game with three in the fifth off starter Rick Reuschel and tied it in the seventh when Steve Garvey homered with Wynn aboard. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 7
Game Played on Monday, August    19, 1974 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  3  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 17  1
Cubs         0  0  6    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 13  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              6   2   2   0     0   1   .251      Grabarkewitz ss       5   1   0   0     1   3   .196
Buckner lf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .309      Cardenal rf,cf        5   2   3   2     1   0   .311
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Williams lf           6   0   1   1     0   1   .281
  Paciorek lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Tyrone lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Wynn cf               6   1   2   2     0   1   .281      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     2   0   .292
Garvey 1b             6   1   2   3     0   1   .320      Morales cf            5   1   3   2     0   1   .256
Crawford rf           6   0   1   0     0   2   .292        Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Cey 3b                5   0   1   0     1   2   .265        Stelmaszek ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Russell ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     1   0   .289
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Swisher c             6   1   2   1     0   2   .225
  Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Sperring 2b           5   0   1   1     0   2   .188
  Hopkins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Mitterwald ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Marshall p          2   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Reuschel p            2   1   0   0     0   0   .221
Yeager c              5   1   1   1     0   2   .270        Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .151        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Todd p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Lacy ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .276        Frailing p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Auerbach ss         3   0   2   1     1   0   .361        Ward rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .267

Totals               51   8  17   8     2  11             Totals               47   7  13   7     5  10

Time of Game: 3:58   Attendance: 15,261
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Cubs 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Russell, Madlock
Doubles: Lacy (3), Buckner (19), Paciorek (6), Williams (20), Sperring (2), Cardenal (30)
Triples: Cardenal (2), Thornton (4)
Home Runs: Yeager (7), Garvey (17)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (8), Yeager (1), Madlock (3)
GIDP: Joshua (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     2.1   4   5   4   2   2   0  14   2.99
Hough                   1.2   5   2   1   1   0   0   9   3.96
Downing                 2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   4.36
Marshall W(12-8)        6     4   0   0   0   5   0  22   2.22
Totals                 12    13   7   5   5  10   0  53

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel                4     8   5   5   0   5   1  20   4.30
Hooton                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.84
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.62
Todd                    3     3   2   1   1   3   1  13   4.24
Frailing                2.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.82
Zamora L(3-7)           2.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.25
Totals                 12    17   8   7   2  11   2  55

Passed Balls: Yeager (8)
Balks: Todd (2)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


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

CUBS 1ST: Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Cardenal
popped to second; Williams doubled to center; Thornton walked;
Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Crawford
singled to right; Cey forced Crawford (shortstop to second);
Russell forced Cey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Madlock flied out to left; Swisher popped to catcher
in foul territory; Sperring was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager homered; Rau was called out on strikes;
Lopes singled to center; Buckner singled to right [Lopes to
third]; Wynn singled to left [Lopes scored, Buckner to third];
Garvey struck out; Crawford struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel reached on an error by Russell; Grabarkewitz
walked [Reuschel to second]; Cardenal tripled to center
[Reuschel scored (unearned), Grabarkewitz scored]; Williams
grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal scored]; Thornton
tripled; Morales singled to right [Thornton scored]; HOUGH
REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Madlock singled to left [Morales to
third]; Swisher singled to left [Morales scored, Madlock to
second]; Madlock was picked off second (catcher to shortstop);
Yeager allowed a passed ball [Swisher to second]; Sperring
doubled to right [Swisher scored (unearned)]; Reuschel popped to
third in foul territory; 6 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cubs 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey popped to shortstop; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs 6.

CUBS 4TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
doubled to center; Williams grounded out (second to first)
[Cardenal to third]; Thornton walked; Morales singled to third
[Cardenal scored, Thornton to second]; Thornton was picked off
second (pitcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Cubs 7.

DODGERS 5TH: LACY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Lacy doubled to left; On a
bunt Lopes singled to pitcher [Lacy to third]; Buckner doubled
to center [Lacy scored, Lopes to third]; HOOTON REPLACED
REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Wynn singled to center [Lopes scored,
Buckner to third]; Garvey singled to right [Buckner scored, Wynn
to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Crawford struck
out; Cey walked [Wynn to third, Garvey to second]; TODD REPLACED
LAROCHE (PITCHING); JOSHUA BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Joshua grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cey out at
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 7.

CUBS 5TH: DOWNING REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); AUERBACH REPLACED
LACY (PLAYING SS); Madlock walked; Swisher struck out; Sperring
flied out to right; Todd grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager was called out on strikes; Auerbach singled
to shortstop; On a bunt Lopes grounded out (catcher unassisted)
[Auerbach stayed at first]; Davey Lopes called for
interference when the ball struck his bat in fair territory;
Buckner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 7.

CUBS 6TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Cardenal walked; Cardenal
stole second; Williams struck out; Thornton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Wynn reached on an error by Madlock; Garvey homered
[Wynn scored (unearned)]; Crawford lined to second; Cey struck
out; HOPKINS BATTED FOR DOWNING; Hopkins singled to left; Yeager
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Morales singled
to left; Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Morales to second]; Swisher grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sperring struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Auerbach walked; Todd balked [Auerbach to second];
Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Auerbach to
third]; FRAILING REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR
BUCKNER; Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 8TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Frailing flied
out to left; On a bunt Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to
first); Cardenal popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(second to first); Cey singled to left; Marshall forced Cey
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 9TH: Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
flied out to left; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 10TH: Yeager struck out; Auerbach singled to right;
Lopes flied out to right; Paciorek doubled to left [Auerbach to
third]; CARDENAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); ZAMORA REPLACED
MORALES (PITCHING); WARD REPLACED FRAILING (PLAYING RF); Wynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 10TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Swisher struck
out; Sperring grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 11TH: Garvey flied out to center; Crawford flied out to
right; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

CUBS 11TH: Ward was called out on strikes; Grabarkewitz struck
out; Cardenal singled to left; Williams grounded out (first to
pitcher); Billy Williams injured; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 7, Cubs 7.

DODGERS 12TH: TYRONE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Marshall
singled to second; Yeager out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Marshall to second]; Auerbach grounded out (catcher to
first) [Marshall scored]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 7.

CUBS 12TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); STELMASZEK
BATTED FOR ZAMORA; Stelmaszek singled to center; Madlock flied
out to center; Swisher singled to center [Stelmaszek to second];
MITTERWALD BATTED FOR SPERRING; Mitterwald grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Cubs 7.