Mike Marshall, making his 103rd relief appearance of the season for the Dodgers, was tagged for a pair of two-run homers in the seventh inning and lost to the Braves, 5-2. Davey Lopes scored one of the Dodgers' runs and drove in another. Geoff Zahn was lifted with one out in seventh after the Braves scored their first run on a single by Craig Robinson and double by Ralph Garr.

Marshall came in and retired Marty Perez on a fly, but then yielded a homer by Darrell Evans. Hank Aaron drew a walk and Dusty Baker followed with another homer. The Dodgers' last home game of the season attracted a crowd of 53,306. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 25, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   5 12  2
Dodgers      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .354      Lopes 2b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .266
Perez 2b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .258      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Evans 3b              4   1   1   2     1   1   .239      Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .270
Aaron lf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .262      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .316
  Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Baker cf,rf           5   1   1   2     0   0   .248        Paciorek ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   3   .233      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .265
Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Ferguson c            4   1   3   0     0   0   .253
Robinson ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .227      Auerbach ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .353
Thompson p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .111        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Blanks ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Zahn p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Russell ss          1   0   0   0     1   0   .264

Totals               38   5  12   5     2   6             Totals               31   2   8   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 53,306
Left on Base: Braves 9, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 4, Dodgers 2
Errors: Garr, Lum, Wynn, Cey
Doubles: Garr (24)
Home Runs: Evans (24), Baker (19)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (56)
Sacrifice Hits: House (3), Zahn (3)
GIDP: Perez (13), Buckner (13), Auerbach (4), Lopes (10)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thompson                4     7   2   2   2   2   0  20   5.53
J. Niekro W(3-2)        2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.43
House SV(11)            3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10   1.93
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   5   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn                    6.1   8   2   2   1   3   0  28   2.03
Marshall L(14-12)       0.2   2   3   3   1   1   2   5   2.42
Brewer                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.52
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   6   2  41

Passed Balls: Correll (13), Ferguson (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Nick Colosi


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
singled to left; Evans walked [Perez to second]; Aaron flied out
to left; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to right; Lopes stole second; Buckner
singled to left [Lopes to third]; Wynn walked [Buckner to
second]; Garvey forced Wynn (second to shortstop) [Lopes scored,
Buckner to third]; Crawford struck out; Cey flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum struck out; Correll grounded out (third to
first); Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson singled to center; Auerbach singled to
left [Ferguson to second]; Zahn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Ferguson to third, Auerbach to second]; Lopes
singled to left [Ferguson scored, Auerbach to third]; Buckner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Lopes out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers
2.

BRAVES 3RD: Thompson singled to center; Garr flied out to right;
Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Wynn flied out to center; Garvey reached on an
error by Lum (assist by Robinson); Correll allowed a passed ball
[Garvey to second]; Crawford grounded out (second to first)
[Garvey to third]; Cey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron made an
out to shortstop; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson singled to left; Auerbach singled to right
[Ferguson to third]; Zahn lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Auerbach out at first]; Lopes walked; Buckner forced
Lopes (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum struck out; Correll flied out to center;
Robinson singled to center; BLANKS BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Blanks
singled to right [Robinson to second]; Garr flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: J. NIEKRO REPLACED BLANKS (PITCHING); Wynn struck
out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Crawford struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez singled to left; Evans lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Perez out at first]; Aaron reached on
an error by Cey; Baker reached on an error by Wynn [Aaron to
second]; Lum singled to second [Aaron to third, Baker to
second]; Correll flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey walked; Ferguson flied out to right; Auerbach
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cey out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Robinson singled to left; MURRELL BATTED FOR J.
NIEKRO; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Robinson to second];
Murrell struck out; Garr doubled to center [Robinson scored];
MARSHALL REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); RUSSELL REPLACED ZAHN
(PLAYING SS); Perez flied out to right; Evans homered [Garr
scored]; Aaron walked; Baker homered [Aaron scored]; Lum struck
out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: HOUSE REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Russell walked;
Lopes grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Russell out at second]; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: BREWER REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Correll struck
out; Robinson singled to center; House out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Robinson to second]; Garr flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Wynn made an out to shortstop; Garvey made an out
to shortstop; PACIOREK BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Paciorek struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Perez singled
to right; Evans struck out; Aaron flied out to center; Baker
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE
REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Cey flied out to right; Ferguson singled to left [Ferguson
to second (error by Garr)]; MOTA BATTED FOR BREWER; Mota
grounded out (first unassisted) [Ferguson to third]; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
5, Dodgers 2.