The Cardinals clipped Mike Marshall for a run in the ninth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 2-1. Doug Rau, the Dodgers' starting pitcher, scored their run in third, hitting a single and counting on a double by Davey Lopes and sacrifice fly by Jim Wynn. Ted Simmons evened the score with a homer in the sixth.

Marshall, who made his 83rd appearance of the season in relief of Rau, yielded a single by Ken Reitz to open the ninth. Luis Melendez ran for Reitz. After a sacrifice by Mike Tyson, Luis Melendez advanced to third following a long fly by Tim McCarver. Lou Brock then singled to drive in the winning run. Earlier in the game, Brock stole his 87th base of the season. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Friday, August 23, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  8  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .318      Lopes 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Sizemore 2b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .261      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Smith rf              5   0   1   0     0   3   .324      Wynn cf               3   0   0   1     1   1   .278
Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .297      Garvey 1b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .318
Simmons c             3   1   1   1     1   0   .256      Crawford rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .297
McBride cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Reitz 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
  Melendez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .229      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
  DaVanon 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Rau p                 3   1   1   0     0   1   .161
Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .215        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .219        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               34   2   8   2     2   8             Totals               33   1   8   1     5   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 40,993
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Dodgers 12
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Lopes
Doubles: Lopes (20), Russell (17)
Home Runs: Simmons (16)
Stolen Bases: Brock (87)
Sacrifice Hits: Torre (1), Tyson (4), Crawford (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (10)
Hit by Pitch: Reitz (2,by Rau)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(14-8)       8     7   1   1   4   6   0  35   2.72
Garman SV(5)            1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.81
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   7   0  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     7     5   1   1   2   7   1  30   2.92
Marshall L(12-9)        2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.22
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Rau (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
flied out to center; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre struck out; Simmons walked; McBride struck
out; Reitz lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

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

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to shortstop; McGlothen struck out;
Brock walked [Tyson to second]; Sizemore flied out to left;
Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out; Rau singled to left; Lopes
doubled to left [Rau to third]; Buckner was walked
intentionally; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rau scored];
Garvey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre struck out; Simmons grounded out (shortstop
to first); McBride singled to second; Reitz was hit by a pitch
[McBride to second]; Tyson forced Reitz (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford walked; Cey flied out to center; Russell
doubled to left [Crawford to third]; Yeager was walked
intentionally; Rau was called out on strikes; Lopes flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: McGlothen popped to shortstop; Brock reached on
an error by Lopes; Brock stole second; Sizemore was called out
on strikes; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner flied out to left; Wynn was called out on
strikes; Garvey singled to shortstop; Crawford flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre popped to first in foul territory; Simmons
homered; McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Yeager grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Tyson flied out to center; McGlothen grounded out
(first to pitcher); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Rau grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner singled to
second; Wynn forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore singled to second; Smith singled to left
[Sizemore to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Torre
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to third,
Smith to second]; Simmons popped to third; McBride popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey singled to right; Crawford out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Garvey to second]; Cey was
walked intentionally; Russell struck out; Yeager popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz singled to left; MELENDEZ RAN FOR REITZ;
Tyson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Melendez to
second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; McCarver flied out to
center [Melendez to third]; Brock singled to center [Melendez
scored]; Sizemore singled to center [Brock to third]; Smith
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: DAVANON REPLACED MELENDEZ (PLAYING 3B); GARMAN
REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); JOSHUA BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Joshua
struck out; Lopes singled to shortstop; Buckner flied out to
center; Wynn walked [Lopes to second]; Garvey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1.

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