A tremendous relief performance by Mike Marshall, who took over with the bases loaded and none out in the sixth inning, shared honors with the Dodgers' hitting in a 9-3 victory over the Cardinals. Marshall, replacing Andy Messersmith, induced Ted Simmons to pop up and struck out both Ken Reitz and Mike Tyson.

The Dodgers tore into Alan Foster for five runs in the first. Davey Lopes singled, Jim Wynn walked and Steve Garvey whacked a liner off Foster's shoulder for a hit, driving in Lopes. Willie Crawford doubled, scoring Wynn and Garvey. Ron Cey then capped the outburst with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    25, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Dodgers      5  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   9 14  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              2   0   0   1     1   2   .316      Lopes 2b              4   2   3   0     1   1   .274
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .258      Buckner lf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .314
Smith rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .319      Wynn cf               3   2   1   2     2   0   .279
Torre 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .295        Joshua cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
McBride cf            4   0   2   1     0   2   .299      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   1     1   0   .316
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Crawford rf           4   1   2   2     1   0   .299
Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Cey 3b                4   1   3   3     0   0   .274
Tyson ss              3   1   2   1     0   1   .218      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .270
  Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .266
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Messersmith p         2   1   1   0     0   1   .257
Foster p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .098
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .296
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Cruz ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .245
  Osteen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Heidemann ss        2   0   0   0     0   1   .224

Totals               30   3   6   3     5  11             Totals               34   9  14   9     6   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 38,986
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Dodgers 8
DP: Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Crawford (20), Messersmith (7), Wynn (15)
Triples: Tyson (5)
Home Runs: Cey (15)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (54)
Caught Stealing: Brock (22), Buckner (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Brock (2), Marshall (2)
GIDP: Torre (14), Yeager (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster L(7-9)           0.1   4   5   5   1   0   1   6   3.73
Siebert                 1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   3.22
Forsch                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0   8   3.46
Osteen                  1.2   4   3   3   2   0   0  11   3.99
Bare                    2.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   9   7.80
Totals                  8    14   9   9   6   5   1  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(15-5)     5     5   3   3   4   7   0  23   2.53
Marshall SV(19)         4     1   0   0   1   4   0  13   2.17
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5  11   0  36

Balks: Foster (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock walked; Brock was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Sizemore struck out; Smith flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to shortstop; Foster balked [Lopes to
second]; Buckner grounded out (second to pitcher) [Lopes to
third]; Wynn walked; Garvey singled to pitcher [Lopes scored,
Wynn to second]; Crawford doubled to right [Wynn scored, Garvey
scored]; Cey homered [Crawford scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED FOSTER
(PITCHING); Russell was called out on strikes; Yeager struck
out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to third in foul territory; McBride
struck out; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 2ND: Messersmith struck out; Lopes singled to center;
Lopes stole second; Buckner lined to left; Wynn walked; Garvey
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers
5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz singled to center; Tyson tripled to center
[Reitz scored]; DWYER BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Dwyer struck out;
Brock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tyson scored];
Sizemore lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 3RD: FORSCH REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Crawford walked;
Cey singled to center [Crawford to third]; Russell was called
out on strikes; Yeager grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 4TH: Smith popped to second; Torre struck out; McBride
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Messersmith doubled to left; Lopes struck out;
Buckner singled to center [Messersmith scored]; Buckner was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wynn flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons was called out on strikes; Reitz flied
out to left; Tyson singled to third; CRUZ BATTED FOR FORSCH;
Cruz walked [Tyson to second]; Brock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: OSTEEN REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Garvey flied out
to center; Crawford singled to second; Cey flied out to center;
Russell singled to center [Crawford to second]; Yeager flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Dodgers 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore singled to left; Smith walked [Sizemore
to second]; Torre walked [Sizemore to third, Smith to second];
McBride singled to right [Sizemore scored, Smith to third, Torre
to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Simmons
popped to second; Reitz struck out; Tyson struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Marshall grounded out (third to first); Lopes
walked; Buckner singled to right [Lopes to second]; Wynn doubled
to center [Lopes scored, Buckner scored]; Garvey was walked
intentionally; Crawford flied to left in foul territory; BARE
REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN REPLACED OSTEEN (PLAYING
SS); Cey singled to left [Wynn scored, Garvey to second];
Russell flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 9.

CARDINALS 7TH: Heidemann was called out on strikes; Brock struck
out; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager walked; Marshall out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes singled to left
[Yeager to third]; Buckner hit into a double play (pitcher to
catcher) [Yeager out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Dodgers 9.

CARDINALS 8TH: Smith walked; Torre grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; McBride singled to
first; Simmons popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 8TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (second to first); Crawford grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 9.

CARDINALS 9TH: JOSHUA REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING CF); Reitz grounded
out (second to first); MCCARVER BATTED FOR BARE; McCarver lined
to first; Heidemann flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 9.