Steve Yeager and Davey Lopes hit two-run homers off Dock Ellis with two out in the sixth inning to power the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Pirates. Ellis, who was stopped on his eight-game winning streak, yielded the Dodgers' initial run in the third on a single by Bill Buckner and two-out double by Willie Crawford.

With two away in the sixth, Bill Russell singled and Yeager homered. Don Sutton then walked and Lopes also hit for the circuit. The Dodgers added their last run in the seventh on a single by Steve Garvey, double by Ron Cey and sacrifice fly by Yeager. The Pirates disposed of Sutton with a run in the ninth on a single by Manny Sanguillen, pass to Ed Kirkpatrick and single by Paul Popovich. Mike Marshall relieved and forced in a run by walking Richie Hebner with the bases loaded before Al Oliver lined into a double play to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  4    1  0  x  -   6 12  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Lopes 2b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .275
Hebner 3b             3   0   2   1     2   0   .297      Buckner lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .313
Oliver cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .318      Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Stargell lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .307      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .325
Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .329      Crawford rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .301
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   0     0   1   .281      Cey 3b                4   0   3   0     0   0   .272
Kirkpatrick 1b        2   1   0   0     2   0   .255      Russell ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Yeager c              3   1   1   3     0   1   .264
  Popovich ph,ss      2   0   1   1     0   1   .188      Sutton p              3   1   0   0     1   1   .195
Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287

Totals               35   2   9   2     4   9             Totals               35   6  12   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 29,667
Left on Base: Pirates 10, Dodgers 9
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Cey 2 (17), Crawford (21), Buckner (21)
Home Runs: Yeager (9), Lopes (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (3)
GIDP: Buckner (11)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(11-9)           6     9   5   5   2   2   2  30   3.33
Pizarro                 2     3   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.00
Totals                  8    12   6   6   3   2   2  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(13-9)          8     8   2   2   3   9   0  35   3.62
Marshall                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.19
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   9   0  39

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (catcher to first); Hebner
flied out to left; Oliver singled to left; Stargell was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(third to first); Wynn walked; Garvey singled to left [Wynn to
second]; Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk singled to right; Sanguillen struck out;
Kirkpatrick walked [Zisk to second]; Taveras struck out; Ellis
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to center; Russell reached on an error
by Taveras [Cey to third]; Yeager popped to shortstop; Sutton
struck out; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner
singled to left; Oliver struck out; Stargell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner singled to right; Wynn grounded out (second
to first) [Buckner to second]; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Buckner to third]; Crawford doubled to left [Buckner
scored]; Cey singled to third [Crawford stayed at second];
Russell forced Cey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk flied out to center; Sanguillen lined to
first; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager struck out; Sutton popped to second; Lopes
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras popped to first; Ellis struck out; Stennett
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner popped to second; Wynn flied out to right;
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner singled to right; Oliver flied out to left;
Stargell singled to right [Hebner to third]; Zisk struck out;
Sanguillen forced Stargell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford flied out to center; Cey popped to second;
Russell singled to left; Yeager homered [Russell scored]; Sutton
walked; Lopes homered [Sutton scored]; Buckner doubled to right;
Wynn grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted);
POPOVICH BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Popovich struck out; CLINES BATTED
FOR ELLIS; Clines struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: POPOVICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PIZARRO
REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Garvey singled to left; Crawford
popped to third; Cey doubled to left [Garvey to third]; Russell
was walked intentionally; Yeager lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Garvey scored]; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Hebner
walked; Oliver flied out to center; Stargell singled to right
[Hebner to second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to left; Buckner grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Lopes out at second]; Wynn popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Kirkpatrick walked
[Sanguillen to second]; Popovich singled to center [Sanguillen
scored, Kirkpatrick to second]; PARKER BATTED FOR PIZARRO;
MARSHALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Parker flied out to left;
Stennett singled to right [Kirkpatrick to third, Popovich to
second]; Hebner walked [Kirkpatrick scored, Popovich to third,
Stennett to second]; Oliver lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Hebner out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 2, Dodgers 6.