Two-run, two-out homers in the sixth inning by Ed Goodson and Chris Speier enabled the Giants to overcome a 3-0 deficit and turn back the Dodgers, 5-3. Loser Andy Messersmith had San Francisco shut out on four hits until Gary Matthews scratched an infield hit with two away in the sixth. Goodson followed with his homer and, after Dave Kingman singled, Speier also homered.

Winner Jim Barr added the final Giant run with his first major league homer in the seventh. The Dodgers had taken a 3-0 lead on solo homers by Bill Buckner in the first and Willie Crawford in the fourth, plus an RBI single by Jim Wynn in the third. The victory was the Giants' first over L. A. in their last nine meetings. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  0  -   5 12  0
Dodgers      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   3   0     0   1   .296      Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .239      Buckner lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .313
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .261      Wynn cf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .283
Matthews lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .281      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Goodson 3b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .281      Crawford rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .301
  Miller 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .272
Kingman 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .233      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Speier ss             3   1   1   2     1   0   .248        Ferguson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Rader c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .299      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Barr p                4   1   2   1     0   1   .281      Messersmith p         2   1   1   0     0   0   .269
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                            Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               38   5  12   5     2   9             Totals               31   3   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 30,713
Left on Base: Giants 8, Dodgers 4
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Garvey
Doubles: Maddox (28)
Home Runs: Goodson (5), Speier (8), Barr (1), Buckner (5), Crawford (11)
Stolen Bases: Russell (11)
Caught Stealing: Maddox (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (10)
GIDP: Buckner (12)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(11-8)            9     7   3   3   2   2   2  34   2.60
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   2   2  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(16-6)     6    10   5   5   1   9   3  28   2.62
Hough                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.91
Downing                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.25
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   9   3  40

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Maddox was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Buckner homered; Wynn
singled to center; Wynn was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Garvey popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews struck out; Goodson struck out; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Cey
walked; Russell forced Cey (third to second); Russell stole
second; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (second to first); Barr singled to right; Maddox
singled to third [Barr to second]; Fuentes flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith singled to second; Lopes out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Messersmith to second];
Buckner flied out to center; Wynn singled to center [Messersmith
scored]; Garvey forced Wynn (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds walked; Matthews flied out to right; Goodson
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bonds to second]; Kingman flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford homered; Cey grounded out (second to
first); Russell grounded out (second to first); Yeager popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier popped to second; Rader singled to right;
Barr struck out; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Messersmith flied out to center; Lopes flied out to
right; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes struck out; Bonds struck out; Matthews
singled to third; Goodson homered [Matthews scored]; Kingman
singled to left; Speier homered [Kingman scored]; Rader struck
out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Wynn popped to first in foul territory; Garvey
singled to second; Crawford struck out; Cey popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Barr homered; Maddox doubled to left; HOUGH REPLACED
MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Fuentes singled to shortstop [Maddox to
third]; Bonds reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox out at home
(third to catcher to third), Fuentes to second]; Matthews flied
out to right; Goodson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING 3B); Russell flied
out to center; Yeager flied out to center; JOSHUA BATTED FOR
HOUGH; Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 8TH: DOWNING REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Kingman grounded
out (third to first); Speier walked; Rader singled to first
[Speier to third (error by Garvey), Rader to second]; Barr flied
out to right; Maddox popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes walked; Buckner grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; Wynn flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey flied out to right; Crawford flied out to
left; Cey singled to right; FERGUSON BATTED FOR RUSSELL;
Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 3.