The Dodgers, who were assured of the West Division crown when the Reds lost to the Braves, clinched the title in their own right by defeating the Astros, 8-5. News of the Reds' demise reached the Dodger dugout at the start of the fifth inning and caused a five-minute delay of the game while the division champs celebrated. The Dodgers started their scoring with two runs in the first inning on a triple by Davey Lopes, double by Steve Garvey and single by Willie Crawford. Garvey's hit was his 200th of the season. The Dodgers added a run in the third. Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Houston Astros 5Game Played on Tuesday, October 1, 1974 (Night game) at AstrodomeDodgers 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 - 8 13 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 - 5 9 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Gross rf 5 0 2 0 1 0 .311 Auerbach ph,ss,2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .352 Metzger ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 .254 Buckner lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .315 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 1 2 .269 Lacy ph,2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Watson lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Royster 2b,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard pr,lf 2 1 0 0 0 1 .224 Wynn cf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .271 M. May c 3 0 0 0 2 0 .290 Joshua cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 L. May 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Garvey 1b 3 1 2 1 0 1 .312 C. Johnson 1b 2 2 1 1 1 0 .220 Paciorek lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Rader 3b 3 1 2 1 2 0 .258 Crawford rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .295 Helms 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Marshall p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Milbourne 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Alvarez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards ph 1 1 0 1 0 0 .222 Cey 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .262 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McMullen 3b 2 2 1 0 0 0 .268 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Russell ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Hopkins ph,1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Busse ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Yeager c 5 0 1 1 0 3 .265 Sutton p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .184 Hale ph,rf 2 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 De Jesus ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 41 8 13 8 5 11 Totals 37 5 9 5 9 5 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 9,260 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Astros 14 DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 0 Errors: Lacy, Rader Doubles: Garvey (32), Hale (1), McMullen (1), Yeager (16), Gross (21), Metzger (18) Triples: Lopes (3), Metzger (10) Home Runs: C. Johnson (10) Stolen Bases: Russell (14), Crawford (7), Lopes 2 (59) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(19-9) 5 4 0 0 2 4 0 21 3.23 Marshall 2 2 4 1 6 0 0 15 2.42 Brewer 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 10 2.52 Totals 9 9 5 2 9 5 1 46 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(2-3) 6 8 5 5 4 9 0 30 4.18 York 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 7 3.29 Cosgrove 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 3.50 Totals 9 13 8 6 5 11 0 46 Wild Pitches: Brewer (2), Richard (9), Cosgrove (3) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen DODGERS 1ST: Lopes tripled to right; Buckner struck out; Wynn struck out; Garvey doubled to left [Lopes scored]; Crawford singled to center [Garvey scored]; Cey struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to center; Metzger tripled to center; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Russell singled to center; Russell stole second; Yeager struck out; Sutton struck out; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: M. May walked; L. May forced M. May (shortstop to second); Rader walked [L. May to second]; Helms flied out to center; Richard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Buckner struck out; Wynn walked; Garvey singled to center [Wynn to third]; Crawford forced Garvey (shortstop to second) [Wynn scored]; Crawford stole second; Richard threw a wild pitch [Crawford to third]; Cey walked; Russell forced Cey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Gross doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno popped to shortstop; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager struck out; Sutton walked; Lopes forced Sutton (second to shortstop); Lopes stole second; Lopes stole third; Buckner walked; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: M. May grounded out (first unassisted); L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to shortstop; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: C. JOHNSON REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING 1B); MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Garvey struck out; Crawford popped to third; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: JOSHUA REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING CF); Richard struck out; Gross singled to left; Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: HOPKINS BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Hopkins grounded out (first to pitcher); Yeager flied out to left; HALE BATTED FOR SUTTON; Hale doubled to right; AUERBACH BATTED FOR LOPES; Auerbach singled to left [Hale scored, Auerbach to second (on throw to home)]; LACY BATTED FOR BUCKNER; Lacy singled to center [Auerbach scored]; Joshua flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PACIOREK REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING LF); MARSHALL REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); MCMULLEN REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Watson singled to left; HOWARD RAN FOR WATSON; M. May popped to second; C. Johnson walked [Howard to second]; Rader singled to center [Howard scored, C. Johnson to second]; Milbourne reached on a fielder's choice [Rader to second (error by Lacy; assist by Auerbach), C. Johnson to third]; EDWARDS BATTED FOR RICHARD; Edwards forced Milbourne (first to shortstop) [C. Johnson scored (unearned), Rader to third]; Gross walked [Edwards to second]; Metzger walked [Rader scored (unearned), Edwards to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno walked [Edwards scored (unearned), Gross to third, Metzger to second]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Astros 4. DODGERS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); YORK REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Marshall singled to center; McMullen reached on an error by Rader [Marshall to third, McMullen to second]; Hopkins was walked intentionally; Yeager struck out; Hale singled to left [Marshall scored (unearned), McMullen scored (unearned), Hopkins to second]; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: M. May walked; C. Johnson forced M. May (second unassisted); Rader flied out to center; Milbourne walked [C. Johnson to second]; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR YORK; Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 4. DODGERS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Lacy grounded out (third to first); Joshua flied out to center; Paciorek singled to right; ALVAREZ BATTED FOR MARSHALL; Alvarez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: ROYSTER REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 2B); BREWER REPLACED ALVAREZ (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger doubled to left; Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to third]; Howard struck out; M. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 7, Astros 4. DODGERS 9TH: McMullen doubled to center; Hopkins popped to second; Yeager doubled to left [McMullen scored]; DE JESUS BATTED FOR HALE; Cosgrove threw a wild pitch [Yeager to third]; De Jesus struck out; Auerbach grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: AUERBACH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DE JESUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); C. Johnson homered; Rader walked; Milbourne forced Rader (right to shortstop); BUSSE BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Brewer threw a wild pitch [Milbourne to second]; Busse grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Astros 5. |
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