1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 National League championNational League West champions National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 102–60 (102 60) 1st Walter O'Malley, heirs of James Mulvey Peter O'Malley Al Campanis Walter Alston KTTV (11) KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett XEGM Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 85th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 17th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 13th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers won the National League West Division by four games over the Cincinnati Reds, then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series. Offseason October 27, 1973: Rick Auerbach was purchased by the Dodgers from the Milwaukee Brewers.Rick Auerbach page at Baseball Reference December 3, 1973: Sergio Ferrer was drafted from the Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins in the 1973 rule 5 draft.Sergio Ferrer page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1973: Willie Davis was traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Mike Marshall.Willie Davis page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1973: Pete Richert was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommie Agee.Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1973: Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper (minors) were traded by the Dodgers to the Houston Astros for Jimmy Wynn.Claude Osteen page at Baseball Reference Regular season Mike Marshall set a record by pitching in 106 games in 1974, a record that still stands today.Single-Season Leaders & Records for Games Played from Baseball-Reference Season standings Record vs. opponents LAD Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Davey Lopes Second basemanBill Buckner First basemanJimmy Wynn Center fielderJoe Ferguson CatcherWillie Crawford Right fielderRon Cey Third basemanVon JoshuaLeft fielderBill Russell ShortstopDon Sutton Starting pitcher Notable transactions April 3, 1974: Bruce Ellingsen was traded by the Dodgers to the Cleveland Indians for Pedro Guerrero.Bruce Ellingsen page at Baseball Reference July 11, 1974: Gail Hopkins was purchased by the Dodgers from the Hawaii Islanders.Gail Hopkins page at Baseball Reference Roster 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 21 Jim Brewer 44 Al Downing 49 Charlie Hough 40 Rex Hudson 25 Tommy John 28 Mike Marshall 47 Andy Messersmith 31 Doug Rau 36 Rick Rhoden 41 Greg Shanahan 50 Eddie Solomon 20 Don Sutton 38 Geoff Zahn Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson 16 Gail Hopkins  9 Kevin Pasley  7 Steve Yeager Infielders  1 Rick Auerbach 10 Ron Cey 14 Iván DeJesús  6 Steve Garvey 34 Lee Lacy 15 Davey Lopes  5 Ken McMullen  8 Jerry Royster 18 Bill Russell Outfielders  2 Orlando Alvarez 22 Bill Buckner 27 Willie Crawford 43 John Hale 12 Von Joshua 46 Charlie Manuel 11 Manny Mota 17 Tom Paciorek 23 Jimmy Wynn Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 26 Red Adams 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 19 Jim Gilliam 52 Tommy Lasorda Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 regular season game log: 102–60 (Home: 52–29; Away: 50–31)1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/1974-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 2 December 2025 y Los Angeles Dodgers April: 17–6 (Home: 11–3; Away: 6–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May: 19–8 (Home: 9–2; Away: 10–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June: 16–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 4, 1974 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 5–0 || John (9–1) || Reuss (4–4) || — || 2:18 || 23,472 || 35–18 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 5, 1974 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 3–2 || Marshall (3–3) || Rooker (2–5) || — || 2:10 || 25,959 || 36–18 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 6, 1974 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 6–0 || Messersmith (6–1) || Brett (6–4) || — || 2:03 || 26,717 || 37–18 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 17, 1974 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–7 || Brett (8–4) || Sutton (6–6) || — || 2:12 || 17,105 || 44–21 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 18, 1974 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 0–2 || Giusti (2–2) || John (10–2) || Patterson (1) || 2:09 || 15,054 || 44–22 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 19, 1974 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–7 || Reuss (6–4) || Rau (5–3) || — || 2:34 || 16,493 || 44–23 || L3 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July: 16–13 (Home: 3–6; Away: 13–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 23, 1974 || 5:15p.m. PDT || 45th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August: 15–12 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 16, 1974 || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Ellis (9–8) || Sutton (10–9) || — || 2:06 || 32,347 || 75–44 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 17, 1974 || 11:15a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Reuss (13–9) || Messersmith (13–5) || Giusti (8) || 2:18 || 18,681 || 75–45 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 18, 1974 || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–10 || Demery (4–4) || Zahn (2–3) || — || 2:42 || 33,225 || 75–46 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 30, 1974 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 3–4 || Rooker (10–10) || Marshall (13–10) || Giusti (9) || 2:53 || 38,887 || 83–48 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 31, 1974 || 7:00p.m. PDT || Pirates || 3–4 || Demery (6–4) || Zahn (2–4) || Giusti (10) || 2:22 || 41,653 || 83–49 || L2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September: 17–11 (Home: 9–8; Away: 8–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || September 1, 1974 || 1:15p.m. PDT || Pirates || 6–2 || Sutton (13–9) || Ellis (11–9) || — || 2:33 || 29,667 || 84–49 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 5–1 5–1 10–2 10 2 94 56 Montreal Expos 4–2 4–2 8–4 8 4 63 45 New York Mets 3–3 2–4 5–7 5 7 36 42 Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 2–4 6–6 6 6 41 31 Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 0–6 4–8 4 8 40 47 St. Louis Cardinals 2–4 4–2 6–6 6 6 48 38 22–13 17–19 40–32 40 32 322 259 NL West Atlanta Braves 5–4 5–4 10–8 10 8 66 58 Cincinnati Reds 5–4 7–2 12–6 12 6 79 57 Houston Astros 7–2 6–3 13–5 13 5 96 61 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 8–1 8–1 16–2 16 2 129 47 San Francisco Giants 5–4 7–2 12–6 12 6 106 78 30–18 33–15 63–33 63 33 476 301 Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 23 17 6 17 6 y 136 66 May 27 19 8 19 8 y 158 109 June 26 16 10 16 10 y 110 84 July 29 16 13 16 132 y 134 106 August 27 15 12 15 12 y 123 96 September 28 17 11 17 11 y 124 91 October 2 2 0 2 0 y 13 9 Total 162 102 60 94 67 y 798 561 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 52 29 52 29 y 355 250 Road 81 50 31 50 31 y 443 311 Total 162 102 60 102 60 y 798 561 Composite Box + 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E Opponents 70 30 65 59 64 73 74 69 40 5 6 0 0 0 561 1272 175 Dodgers 120 72 91 91 91 109 93 71 55 7 5 1 7 1 798 1511 157 Sources: Postseason Game log Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Postseason game log: 4–5 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–3) y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 2–0)1974 NL Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1974_NLCS.shtml Baseball Reference 7 June 2026 # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series BoxStreak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 5, 1974 || 10:00a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 3–0 || Sutton (1–0) || Reuss (0–1) || — || 2:25 || 40,638 || LAN 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 6, 1974 || 10:00a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Messersmith (1–0) || Giusti (0–1) || — || 2:43 || 49,247 || LAN 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 8, 1974 || 12:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 0–7 || Kison (1–0) || Rau (0–1) || — || 2:41 || 55,953 || LAN 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 9, 1974 || 12:30p.m. PDT || Pirates || 12–1 || Sutton (2–0) || Reuss (0–2) || — || 2:36 || 54,424 || LAN 3–1 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–3)1974 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1974_WS.shtml Baseball Reference 7 June 2026 # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series BoxStreak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 12, 1974 || 1:00p.m. PDT || Athletics || 2–3 || Fingers (1–0) || Messersmith (0–1) || Hunter (1) || 2:43 || 55,974 || OAK 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 13, 1974 || 1:00p.m. PDT || Athletics || 3–2 || Sutton (1–0) || Blue (0–1) || Marshall (1) || 2:40 || 55,989 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 15, 1974 || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Hunter (1–0) || Downing (0–1) || — || 2:35 || 49,347 || OAK 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || October 16, 1974 || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || 2–5 || Holtzman (1–0) || Messersmith (0–2) || Fingers (1) || 2:17 || 49,347 || OAK 3–1 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 17, 1974 || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Odom (1–0) || Marshall (0–1) || Fingers (2) || 2:23 || 49,347 || OAK 4–1 || L3 |- Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Regular Season Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |53 | June 4, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |54 | June 5, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |55 | June 6, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |65 | June 17, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |66 | June 18, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |67 | June 19, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |119 | August 16, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |120 | August 17, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |121 | August 18, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |131 | August 30, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |132 | August 31, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |133 | September 1, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |53 | June 4, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |54 | June 5, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |55 | June 6, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |65 | June 17, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |66 | June 18, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |67 | June 19, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |119 | August 16, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |120 | August 17, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |121 | August 18, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |131 | August 30, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1321 | August 31, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |133 | September 1, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- Postseason Batting Order Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Postseason Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 5, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |2 | October 6, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 8, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 9, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 12, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |2 | October 13, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |3 | October 15, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |4 | October 16, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |5 | October 17, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 5, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |2 | October 6, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 8, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 9, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 12, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |2 | October 13, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |3 | October 15, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |4 | October 16, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |5 | October 17, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK |- Game Umpires Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Regular Season Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |53 | June 4, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #10John McSherry | #16Paul Runge | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #6Bruce Froemming |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |54 | June 5, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #16Paul Runge | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #6Bruce Froemming | #10John McSherry |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |55 | June 6, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #6Bruce Froemming | #10John McSherry | #16Paul Runge |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |65 | June 17, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #14Frank Pulli | #18Ed Sudol(crew chief) | #4Satch Davidson | #22Lee Weyer |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |66 | June 18, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #18Ed Sudol(crew chief) | #4Satch Davidson | #22Lee Weyer | #14Frank Pulli |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |67 | June 19, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #4Satch Davidson | #22Lee Weyer | #14Frank Pulli | #18Ed Sudol(crew chief) |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |119 | August 16, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #6Bruce Froemming | #16Paul Runge | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #11Andy Olsen |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |120 | August 17, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #16Paul Runge | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #11Andy Olsen | #6Bruce Froemming |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |121 | August 18, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #11Andy Olsen | #6Bruce Froemming | #16Paul Runge |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |131 | August 30, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #23Art Williams | #21Harry Wendelstedt | #8Dave Harvey(crew chief) | #3Jerry Dale |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |132 | August 31, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #21Harry Wendelstedt | #8Dave Harvey(crew chief) | #3Jerry Dale | #23Art Williams |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#bffbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |133 | September 1, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #8Dave Harvey(crew chief) | #3Jerry Dale | #23Art Williams | #21Harry Wendelstedt |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- Postseason Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Postseason Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 5, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #1Nick Colosi | #13Paul Pryor | #22Lee Weyer | #10John McSherry | #2Shag Crawford(crew chief) | #4Satch Davidson |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |2 | October 6, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |@ PIT | #13Paul Pryor | #22Lee Weyer | #10John McSherry | #2Shag Crawford(crew chief) | #4Satch Davidson | #1Nick Colosi |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 8, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #22Lee Weyer | #10John McSherry | #2Shag Crawford(crew chief) | #4Satch Davidson | #1Nick Colosi | #13Paul Pryor |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 9, 1974 ! style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1971thru1976 1974 2;" |PIT | #10John McSherry | #2Shag Crawford(crew chief) | #4Satch Davidson | #1Nick Colosi | #13Paul Pryor | #22Lee Weyer |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |1 | October 12, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |OAK | #7Tom Gorman(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Kunkel(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL) | Don Denkinger(AL) | #11Andy Olsen(NL) | Ron Luciano(AL) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |2 | October 13, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |OAK | Bill Kunkel(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL) | Don Denkinger(AL) | #11Andy Olsen(NL) | Ron Luciano(AL) | #7Tom Gorman(NL)(crew chief) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |3 | October 15, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK | #8Dave Harvey(NL) | Don Denkinger(AL) | #11Andy Olsen(NL) | Ron Luciano(AL) | #7Tom Gorman(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Kunkel(AL) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |4 | October 16, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK | Don Denkinger(AL) | #11Andy Olsen(NL) | Ron Luciano(AL) | #7Tom Gorman(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Kunkel(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 2;" |5 | October 17, 1974 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1974 2;" |@ OAK | #11Andy Olsen(NL) | Ron Luciano(AL) | #7Tom Gorman(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Kunkel(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL) | Don Denkinger(AL) |- Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Steve Yeager 94 316 84 .266 12 41 1B Steve Garvey 156 642 200 .312 21 111 2B Davey Lopes 145 530 141 .266 10 35 SS Bill Russell Bill Russell (shortstop) 160 553 149 .269 5 65 3B Ron Cey 159 577 151 .262 18 97 LF Bill Buckner 145 580 182 .314 7 58 CF Jim Wynn 150 535 145 .271 32 108 RF Willie Crawford 139 468 138 .295 11 61 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson (baseball) 111 349 88 .252 16 57 Tom Paciorek 85 175 42 .240 1 24 Von Joshua 81 124 29 .234 1 16 Lee Lacy 48 78 22 .282 0 8 Rick Auerbach 45 73 25 .342 1 4 Ken McMullen Ken McMullen (baseball) 44 60 15 .250 3 12 Manny Mota 66 57 16 .281 0 16 Gail Hopkins 15 18 4 .222 0 0 John Hale John Hale (baseball) 4 4 4 1.000 0 2 Charlie Manuel 4 3 1 .333 0 1 Ivan DeJesus 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Orlando Alvarez 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Jerry Royster 6 0 0 ---- 0 0 Kevin Pasley 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Andy Messersmith 39 292.1 20 6 2.59 221 Don Sutton 40 276.0 19 9 3.23 179 Doug Rau 36 198.1 13 11 3.72 126 Tommy John 22 153.0 13 3 2.59 78 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Al Downing Al Downing (baseball) 21 98.1 5 6 3.66 63 Geoff Zahn 21 79.2 3 5 2.03 33 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (pitcher) 106 15 12 21 2.42 143 Charlie Hough 49 9 4 1 3.75 63 Jim Brewer baseball 24 4 4 0 2.52 26 Rick Rhoden 4 1 0 0 2.00 7 Eddie Solomon 4 0 0 1 1.50 2 Greg Shanahan 4 0 0 0 3.86 2 Rex Hudson 1 0 0 0 22.50 0 Postseason 1974 National League Championship Series 1974 National League Championship Series The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games in the NLCS. Game One October 5, Three Rivers Stadium Team123456789RHELos Angeles010000002392Pittsburgh000000000040W: Don Sutton (1–0)   L: Jerry Reuss (0–1)  HR: None Game Two October 6, Three Rivers Stadium Team123456789RHELos Angeles1001000305120Pittsburgh000000200283W: Andy Messersmith (1–0)  L: Dave Giusti (0–1)  HRs: LAD – Ron Cey (1) Game Three October 8, Dodger Stadium Team123456789RHEPittsburgh5020000007100Los Angeles000000000045W: Bruce Kison (1–0)  L: Doug Rau (0–1)  HRs: PIT – Willie Stargell (1), Richie Hebner (1) Game Four October 9, Dodger Stadium Team123456789RHEPittsburgh000000100131Los Angeles10202223X12120W: Don Sutton (2–0)  L: Jerry Reuss (0–2)  HRs: LAD – Steve Garvey (2); PIT – Willie Stargell (2) 1974 World Series 1974 World Series The Dodgers were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in five games in the World Series. AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Athletics – 3, Dodgers – 2 October 12Dodger Stadium 55,974 2:432 Athletics – 2, Dodgers – 3 October 13Dodger Stadium 55,989 2:403 Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3 October 15Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347 2:354 Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 5 October 16Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347 2:175 Dodgers – 2, Athletics – 3 October 17Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347 2:23 Awards and honors National League Most Valuable Player Steve Garvey Cy Young Award Mike Marshall Gold Glove Award Andy Messersmith Steve Garvey Comeback Player of the Year Award Jimmy Wynn NL Player of the Month Tommy John (April 1974) NL Player of the Week Tommy John (Apr. 22–28) Jimmy Wynn (May 6–12) Mike Marshall (June 17–23) Davey Lopes (Aug. 19–25) Ron Cey (Sep. 16–22) All-Stars 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Andy Messersmith starter Steve Garvey starter Ron Cey starter Jimmy Wynn starter Mike Marshall reserve Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award Steve Garvey Sporting News awards TSN Pitcher of the Year Award Mike Marshall TSN Fireman of the Year Award Mike Marshall TSN National League All-Star Jimmy Wynn Andy Messersmith Steve Garvey Farm system AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Stan Wasiak AA Waterbury Dodgers Eastern League Don LeJohn A Bakersfield Dodgers California League George Freese A Orangeburg Dodgers Western Carolinas League Bart Shirley Rookie Bellingham Dodgers Northwest League Bill Berrier 1974 Major League Baseball draft 1974 Major League Baseball draft This was the tenth year of a Major League Baseball draft. The Dodgers drafted 23 players in the June draft and six in the January draft. Four players from this class played in MLB. The top pick was pitcher Rick Sutcliffe from Van Horn High School in Independence, Missouri. Sutcliffe would go on to win the 1979 Rookie of the Year Award. The Dodgers traded him to the Cleveland Indians in 1982 but he would remain in the league through 1994. He accumulated a record of 171–139, was a three-time All-Star and won the 1984 National League Cy Young Award, while with the Chicago Cubs. They also drafted infielder Jim Riggleman in the fourth round. While he never made the Majors as a player, he had a stint as the Dodgers Major League Bench coach and would become a successful Major League Manager with four different clubs. 1974 draft picksJanuary draft 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Claude WestmorelandOF University of California, BerkeleyYes 1974–1982 AAA2Dale ForchettiSS University of Southern MississippiNo 3Hank BoguszewskiRHP Nassau Community CollegeNo 4Shane RawleyLHP Indian Hills Community CollegeNoExpos-1974 1974–1989 MLB January secondary phase 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Donald CardozaOF College of the Sequoias Yes1974–1978 AAA2Jim DorseyRHPLos Angeles Valley College NoAngels-1975 1975–1985 MLB June draft 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Rick SutcliffeRHPVan Horn High SchoolYes1974–1994MLB2Steve ShirleyLHPTerra Nova High SchoolYes1974–1988MLB3Freddie TisdaleSSCentennial High SchoolYes1974–1983AAA4Jim Riggleman2BFrostburg State UniversityYes1974–1981AAA5Alvin HarperSSSouthern University and A&M CollegeYes 1974A6James Del Vecchio2BAndrew Ward High SchoolYes1974–1979 AAA7Chris GandyOFChristian Brothers High SchoolNoDodgers-1978 1978–1980 A8Randy RogersSSTexas High SchoolYes 1974–1981 AAA9Joseph KellerRHPClover Park High SchoolYes 1974–1976 A10Charles OllarOFOklahoma State UniversityYes 1974–1980 AAA11Scott AndersonRHPLake Oswego High SchoolNoExpos-1977 1977–1982AA12Dwayne WrightCBerkeley High SchoolNoBlue Jays-1977 1977–1978 A13Les PearseySSBrethren High SchoolNoTwins-1978 1978–1982 AAA14Jackie Schuman2B Putnam City High SchoolNo 15Richard Oliveri3BBishop Fallon High SchoolYes 1974–1978 A-16Billy WilsonRHPEmporia State UniversityYes 1974–1978 AAA17Michael LaurentRHPUniversity of New MexicoYes 1974–1975 A18Ramon MurilloRHPAgua Fria High SchoolNoWhite Sox-1978 1978–1982AAA19Brian HeubleinLHPUniversity of Southern CaliforniaNo 20Chris LynchRHPMiami Dade CollegeNo 21Ronald WrobelLHPArchbishop Quigley Preparatory SeminaryNoIndians-19781978–1980 A22Doug SlocumRHPArizona State UniversityYes 1974–1978 AA June secondary phase 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Robert Glass3B State College of Florida, Manatee–SarasotaYes 1974–1979AAA Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Category:National League West champion seasons Category:National League champion seasons Los Angel