A three-run homer by Steve Garvey in the first inning enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Reds, 3-1. Bill Buckner doubled and Jim Wynn walked before Garvey hammered his homer off Don Gullett. Don Sutton, who started for the Dodgers, held the Reds scoreless until Dan Driessen homered in eighth. When Cesar Geronimo followed with a single, Mike Marshall relieved Sutton.

The Reds staged a threat in the ninth, loading the bases on a single by Johnny Bench, double by Driessen and pass to Geronimo. However, with two out, Marshall retired Dave Concepcion on a soft liner to Garvey to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Friday, September 6, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Rose lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Buckner lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Wynn cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .280      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   3     0   2   .325      Perez 1b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Ferguson rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Driessen 3b           5   1   3   1     0   0   .285
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .302
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Concepcion ss         5   0   3   0     0   0   .275
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Foster rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Yeager c              4   0   2   0     0   2   .263        Crowley ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .190        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Crawford rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Rettenmund ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Griffey ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .206

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   7             Totals               37   1   9   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 51,083
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Reds 15
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 0
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Buckner (22), Garvey (28), Rose (34), Concepcion (24), Driessen (18)
Home Runs: Garvey (19), Driessen (5)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (56)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (7)
Hit by Pitch: Bench (2,by Sutton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(14-9)          7     7   1   1   3   3   1  33   3.55
Marshall SV(20)         2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   2.25
Totals                  9     9   1   1   5   5   1  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(15-10)        7     6   3   3   2   5   1  29   2.96
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.09
C. Carroll              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.46
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   7   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (6)
Wild Pitches: Gullett (6)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Buckner doubled; Gullett
threw a wild pitch [Buckner to third]; Wynn walked; Garvey
homered [Buckner scored, Wynn scored]; Ferguson struck out; Cey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan walked; Morgan stole
second; Bench walked; Perez struck out; Driessen popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell flied out to center; Yeager struck out;
Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Concepcion
singled; Foster reached on an error by Cey [Concepcion to
third]; Gullett popped to second; Rose lined to left; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynn popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to left; Bench popped to shortstop;
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey doubled to left; Ferguson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cey struck out; Russell grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to right; Geronimo flied out to
right; Concepcion singled to third [Driessen to second]; Foster
struck out; Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to left; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Yeager to second]; Lopes walked;
Buckner singled to center [Yeager to third, Lopes to second];
Wynn flied out to center; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose doubled to left; Morgan grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to third]; Bench popped to third in foul territory;
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
singled to center; Russell flied out to right; Yeager struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion doubled to left;
Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes
grounded out (second to first); Buckner popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GULLETT; Rettenmund walked; Rose
flied out to right; Morgan popped to first; Bench was hit by a
pitch [Rettenmund to second]; Perez popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Wynn struck
out; Garvey struck out; Ferguson singled to right; Cey popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds
0.

REDS 8TH: Driessen homered; Geronimo singled to right; MARSHALL
REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); CRAWFORD REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING
RF); Concepcion popped to first in foul territory; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR FOSTER; Crowley walked [Geronimo to second]; GRIFFEY
BATTED FOR BORBON; Griffey was called out on strikes; Rose lined
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

DODGERS 9TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); GRIFFEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Russell grounded out (third to
first); Yeager singled to left; Crawford forced Yeager (first to
shortstop); Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to third; Bench singled to left; Perez
was called out on strikes; Driessen doubled [Bench to third];
Geronimo walked; Concepcion lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 1.