Joe Morgan and Tony Perez drove in two runs apiece in a 4-2 victory to enable the Reds to pull within 1½ games of the Dodgers in the N. L.'s West Division race. The Reds scored two runs off Geoff Zahn in the first inning. Davey Lopes fumbled a grounder by Pete Rose leading off and then overthrew first, allowing Rose to reach second. Morgan doubled to drive in Rose and then scored himself on a single by Perez.

The Dodgers nicked Don Gullett for a run in the second on a double by Steve Garvey, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Joe Ferguson. Then in the third, Steve Yeager singled and, with two out, scored the tying run on a single by Bill Buckner. Perez smashed the deadlock with a homer in the fourth and Morgan tied ribbons on the victory with a circuit clout off Mike Marshall in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         2  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  1
Dodgers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .283      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .271
Morgan 2b             3   2   2   2     0   0   .298      Buckner lf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .314
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Wynn cf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .274
Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .273      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .324
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Foster rf             4   0   3   0     0   1   .260      Ferguson rf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .245
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Russell ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Driessen 3b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .284        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Chaney 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Yeager c              2   1   1   0     1   1   .260
Gullett p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  C. Carroll p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Zahn p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .194

Totals               33   4   9   4     1   4             Totals               31   2   5   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 52,970
Left on Base: Reds 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Concepcion, Lopes 2
Doubles: Morgan (31), Garvey (29)
Home Runs: Perez (27), Morgan (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Geronimo (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (5)
GIDP: Concepcion (18), Driessen (9)
Hit by Pitch: Morgan (3,by Zahn)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(17-10)        7.1   5   2   2   3   5   0  30   2.91
C. Carroll SV(6)        1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.27
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(3-5)             4     6   3   2   1   1   1  18   1.96
Marshall                5     3   1   1   0   3   1  18   2.30
Totals                  9     9   4   3   1   4   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Zahn (2)
Wild Pitches: Gullett (8)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Lopes [Rose to second
(error by Lopes)]; Morgan doubled [Rose scored (unearned)];
Bench grounded out (first unassisted) [Morgan to third]; Perez
singled [Morgan scored]; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner lined to first; Wynn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled; Geronimo flied out to right; Driessen
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Foster out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey doubled; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Garvey
to third]; Cey flied out to right; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Garvey scored]; Russell flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 1.

REDS 3RD: Gullett grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan was hit by a pitch; Bench
forced Morgan (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled; Zahn grounded out (second to first)
[Yeager to second]; Lopes flied out to right; Buckner singled
[Yeager scored]; Wynn walked [Buckner to second]; Garvey made an
out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Perez homered; Concepcion walked; Foster singled
[Concepcion to second]; Concepcion was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); Geronimo struck out; Driessen singled
[Foster to third]; Gullett made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to left; Ferguson flied out to
center; Russell singled; Yeager walked [Russell to second]; MOTA
BATTED FOR ZAHN; Mota grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(second to first); Morgan flied out to center; Bench singled;
Perez lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes struck out; Buckner flied out to right; Wynn
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion struck out; Foster struck out; Geronimo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey lined to right; Cey flied out to right;
Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Driessen struck out; Gullett grounded out (first
unassisted); Rose lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Russell
singled; Yeager struck out; Marshall made an out to shortstop;
Lopes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: Morgan homered; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner flied out to center; Wynn walked; C.
CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Garvey forced Wynn (second
to shortstop) [Garvey to second (error by Concepcion)]; Cey
flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: Foster singled; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Foster to second]; Chaney lined to right; C.
Carroll grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson flied out to left; JOSHUA BATTED FOR
RUSSELL; Joshua grounded out (second to first); CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR YEAGER; Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 2.