Davey Lopes stole five bases to tie the N. L. record set by Dan McGann of the New York Giants in 1904 as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 3-0. Don Sutton pitched a shutout, scattering seven hits. Lopes' thievery set up the Dodgers' first two runs. After hitting a single in the third inning, Lopes stole second, continued to third on a throwing error by Cardinal catcher Ted Simmons and scored on a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey. Lopes singled in the fifth and swiped both second and third. The Dodgers then loaded the bases and Joe Ferguson walked to force in Lopes. Their last run counted on a double by Tom Paciorek and single by Lopes in the eighth.

The Dodgers also had two stolen bases by Bill Russell and one by Jim Wynn for a club record total of eight in one game. Lou Brock pilfered his 88th base of the season for the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    24, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  3
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  7  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .317      Lopes 2b              4   2   3   1     1   0   .269
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .270
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Wynn cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .279
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Garvey 1b             2   0   0   1     1   1   .317
Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .297      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
McBride cf            4   0   2   0     0   2   .297      Ferguson rf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .237
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Paciorek lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Sutton p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .208
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  DaVanon ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Curtis p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .188
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Dwyer ph,rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .300

Totals               32   0   7   0     1   8             Totals               30   3   7   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 41,199
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Dodgers 10
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Simmons, Reitz, Tyson
Doubles: Paciorek (7)
Stolen Bases: Brock (88), Lopes 5 (53), Wynn (16), Russell 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: Lopes 2 (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(7-12)          6     5   2   1   6   3   0  30   4.06
Garman                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.77
Hrabosky                1     2   1   1   0   1   0   4   3.10
Totals                  8     7   3   2   6   6   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(12-9)          9     7   0   0   1   8   0  33   3.54
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   8   0  33

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Sizemore struck out; Smith flied out to left; Torre walked;
McBride struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes reached on an error by Tyson; Russell
grounded out (third to first) [Lopes to second]; Lopes stole
third; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; Garvey walked;
Cey popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers
0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Reitz popped to
third; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson singled to center; Paciorek popped to
first; Yeager forced Ferguson (third to second); Sutton flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Curtis singled to right; Brock struck out;
Sizemore flied out to left; Smith lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second [Lopes
to third (error by Simmons)]; Russell struck out; Wynn walked;
Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lopes scored (unearned)];
Wynn stole second; Cey walked; Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre popped to second; McBride singled to
shortstop; Simmons hit into a double play (second to first)
[McBride out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to first; Tyson struck out; Curtis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Russell walked; Lopes stole third and Russell stole second; Wynn
singled to third [Lopes stayed at third, Russell stayed at
second]; Garvey popped to second; Cey popped to second; Ferguson
walked [Lopes scored, Russell to third, Wynn to second];
Paciorek lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
lined to pitcher; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager struck out; Sutton flied out to right; Lopes
walked; Lopes stole second; Lopes was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers
2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre grounded out (second to first); McBride
singled to third; Simmons singled to right [McBride to third];
Reitz flied out to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR TYSON; McCarver
popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: DAVANON REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING SS); Russell
singled to center; Russell stole second; Wynn reached on an
error by Reitz [Russell stayed at second]; GARMAN REPLACED
CURTIS (PITCHING); Garvey was called out on strikes; Cey flied
out to right; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR GARMAN; Dwyer singled to right;
Brock struck out; Sizemore flied to left in foul territory;
Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); DWYER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Paciorek doubled to right; Yeager popped to
catcher in foul territory; Sutton struck out; Lopes singled to
center [Paciorek scored]; Lopes was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Torre singled to left; McBride struck out;
Simmons lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Torre out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.