Don Sutton decided his own pitching duel with Larry Dierker by batting in a run with a bloop single in the second inning to give the Dodgers a 1-0 victory over the Astros. The shutout was his second straight and third of the year for Sutton, who allowed four hits. Dierker yielded only two hits in six innings on the mound. However in the second, the Dodgers loaded the bases when Willie Crawford and Ron Cey walked and Steve Yeager was hit by a pitch. Bill Russell forced Crawford at the plate, but Sutton looped his single for the game's only run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       14, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .350      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .191
Gallagher rf          3   0   1   0     1   2   .162      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Wynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .325
L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Garvey 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .338
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .254      Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .196        Paciorek rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .286
Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .109      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .370
  Easler ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Milbourne pr,ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Sutton p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .192
Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  M. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     3   9             Totals               30   1   8   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 17,536
Left on Base: Astros 7, Dodgers 9
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 0
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (18), Rader (5), Milbourne (1), Garvey (1)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (6)
GIDP: Russell (4)
Hit by Pitch: Yeager (1,by Dierker)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(2-3)          6     5   1   1   3   2   0  25   2.10
Forsch                  2     3   0   0   0   2   0   9   1.10
Totals                  8     8   1   1   3   4   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(6-2)           9     4   0   0   3   9   0  34   2.63
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   9   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (2)
Balks: Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Gallagher struck out; Cedeno flied out
to right; L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Buckner grounded out (first unassisted);
Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
popped to second; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Crawford
walked; Cey walked [Crawford to second]; Yeager was hit by a
pitch [Crawford to third, Cey to second]; Russell forced
Crawford (shortstop to catcher) [Cey to third, Yeager to
second]; Sutton singled to right [Cey scored, Yeager to third,
Russell to second]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Kelleher grounded out (pitcher to first); Dierker
struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: On a bunt Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first);
Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey singled to
pitcher; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Gallagher walked; Cedeno struck out; L. May singled
to left [Gallagher to second]; Rader struck out; Edwards
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey popped to first; Yeager singled to center;
Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Yeager out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers
1.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to center; Kelleher lined to center;
Dierker grounded out (pitcher to first) [Helms to second]; Gross
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner singled to right;
Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gallagher singled to center; Cedeno forced Gallagher
(third to second); Sutton balked [Cedeno to second]; L. May
popped to second in foul territory; Rader walked; Cedeno stole
third and Rader stole second; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey singled to right; Garvey stole second;
Crawford popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey flied out to
right; Yeager popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms flied out to center; EASLER BATTED FOR
KELLEHER; Easler singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR EASLER; M.
MAY BATTED FOR DIERKER; Milbourne stole second; M. May flied out
to right; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: FORSCH REPLACED M. MAY (PITCHING); MILBOURNE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Russell flied to right in foul territory;
Sutton singled to left; Lopes struck out; Buckner lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Gallagher struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; L.
May popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Wynn singled to shortstop; On a bunt Garvey singled
to third [Wynn to second]; On a bunt Crawford popped to first in
foul territory; Cey struck out; Yeager grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards struck out; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 1.