WHA game summary from October 16, 1974
| 1: |
SD , | Ray Adduono 1 (Wayne Rivers, Gene Peacosh), 1:31 |
| PHO, | Jim Boyd 1 (Dave Gorman, Don Borgeson), 8:30 |
| PHO, | Hugh Harris 1 (John Hughes), 10:50 |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 1 (Kevin Morrison, Kevin Devine), 17:19 |
| 2: |
PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 1 (Howie Young, Hugh Harris), 5:28 |
| PHO, | Al McLeod 1 (Michel Cormier, Dennis Sobchuk), 13:00 |
| 3: |
PHO, | Michel Cormier 1 (Dennis Sobchuk, Mike Stevens), 2:28 |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 2 (Cam Connor), 8:51 |
| PHO, | Robbie Ftorek 3 (Cam Connor, Rick Newell), 15:00 |
| PHO, | Murray Keogan 1 (Bob Barlow, John Hughes), 16:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Craig Reichmuth, SD 3:01 |
| Gene Peacosh, SD 6:07 |
| John Hughes, PHO 16:38 |
| Craig Reichmuth, SD 19:20 |
| Gerry Odrowski, PHO 20:00 |
| Andre Lacroix, SD 20:00 |
| 2: | none |
| 3: |
John Gray, PHO 0:30 |
| Andre Lacroix, SD 2:35 |
| Craig Reichmuth, SD 3:50 |
| Jamie Bateman, SD 15:42 |
| John Hughes, PHO 19:25 |
| Craig Reichmuth, SD 19:25 |
Penalty time: SD : 16 minutes
PHO: 8 minutes
Shots: SD : 9-10-13-32
PHO: 11-16- 8-35
Goalies: SD : Russ Gillow (L, 0-1-0)
PHO: Gary Kurt (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 6,564
San Diego Mariners (0-1-0)
Phoenix Roadrunners (1-0-0)