Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
AUGUST
1974
1974 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
IN THE NEWS : Detroit's Woodie Fryman stops Milwaukee 20, giving up just one hit, a 7th-inning single to Bobby Mitchell .
With the Cards (54-50) toppling the Pirates, 52, in 11 innings, the Phils beat the visiting Expos to remain tied for 1st in the East. Del Unser 's 3-run homer is the big blow in support of Wayne Twitchell's 6th win in nine decisions. Ron Fairly has a homer, his 11th, for the Expos.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 1, 1974Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 7 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 11, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 9, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 2, 1974Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Fenway Park Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 0 at Royals Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 3, 1974Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Busch Stadium II Texas Rangers 12, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 4, 1974Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Candlestick Park Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 13, Texas Rangers 10 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, California Angels 4 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 0 at Royals Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 10, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 3 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : At the top of the 9th inning at Dodger Stadium , during an ABC Monday Night telecast of the Reds-Dodger game, Alex Stein, 19, and his tiny Whippet, Ashley, dash onto the field and begin lofting spectacular Frisbee tosses. The crowd roars and the two are caught on NBC cameras, initiating a Frisbee craze. Stein, who snuck his dog into the stadium, is arrested when he leaves the field.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 5, 1974Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 10, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry Atlanta Braves 9, San Diego Padres 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Busch Stadium II Texas Rangers 13, Chicago White Sox 8 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 6, 1974Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 9, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 8 at Three Rivers Stadium Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 13, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park Chicago White Sox 12, California Angels 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 17, Minnesota Twins 3 at Royals Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 1 at Shea Stadium Texas Rangers 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : As part of a youth movement, the Tigers release 1B Norm Cash and sell OF Jim Northrup to Montreal.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 7, 1974Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Astrodome Cincinnati Reds 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Royals Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Shea Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 8, 1974Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3 at Three Rivers Stadium California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 10, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
BORN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH » Matt Morris in Middletown, NY
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 9, 1974San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 7, New York Yankees 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 13, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 10, 1974Montreal Expos 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II New York Yankees 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 11, 1974San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Cincinnati Reds 10, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, San Diego Padres 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II New York Yankees 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 9, Detroit Tigers 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford head a group of six inductees at Cooperstown.
Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 and walks only two as the Angels top the Red Sox 42.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 13, 1974Atlanta Braves 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, New York Yankees 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 14, 1974Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Houston Astros 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 1 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
BORN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH » Roger Cedeno in Valencia, Venezuela
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 16, 1974Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Wrigley Field New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Fenway Park California Angels 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Shea Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Shea Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Cleveland purchases former National League batting champ Rico Carty from Cordoba of the Mexican League . He will hit .363 for the rest of the season.
BORN ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH » Jeff Liefer in Fontana, CA
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 17, 1974Atlanta Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 2 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 2 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Busch Stadium II Kansas City Royals 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 4, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 0 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shea Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 18, 1974Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 14, San Diego Padres 6 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 5 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 4 at Shea Stadium Oakland Athletics 13, Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Reds' 2B Joe Morgan drives in seven runs as Cincinnati rolls over Philadelphia 152. Morgan has a grand slam and a 3-run homer, then leaves after three innings when the Reds build a 140 lead.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 19, 1974Atlanta Braves 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 15, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 1 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 7, San Diego Padres 4 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 2 at Shea Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 in 11 innings, but loses to the Tigers 10 at Anaheim Stadium . Mickey Lolich goes the distance for the win.
Davey Lopes sets an LA Dodger record when he totals 15 bases against the Cubs in an 188 drubbing of the Cubs at Wrigley. Lopes has three home runs, a double and single in the Dodgers' 24-hit attack. The Dodgers totaled 48 bases in the game, a team record.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 20, 1974Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 18, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Three Rivers Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 1, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Shea Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Red Sox pitcher Roger Moret earns a new contract from Tom Yawkey today by tossing a one-hitter against the visiting White Sox, to win, 40. Dick Allen 's 7th inning single is the lone hit as Moret strikes out 12.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 21, 1974Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 10, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 8, San Diego Padres 7 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park California Angels 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Shea Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Before a crowd of 35,866, the largest in 18 years at Fenway, the Red Sox turn back the A's. 30. Luis Tiant wins his 20th for Boston this year. Boston (70-54) now leads the American League by seven games.
Salem (Carolina League) OF Alfredo Edmead is killed in a collision with a teammate during a game with Rocky Mount. The cause of death is given as a massive skull fracture.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 23, 1974Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 10, Montreal Expos 7 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago Cubs 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at County Stadium New York Yankees 10, California Angels 4 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Davey Lopes steals five bases as the Dodgers top the Cardinals 30. He is thrown out on his 6th attempt. Don Sutton is the shutout winner.
The Red Sox, leading the American League By eight games. lose today, 41 to Oakland's Catfish Hunter , to start their slide. They will finish in 3rd place, seven games in back.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 24, 1974Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium New York Yankees 3, California Angels 1 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
BORN ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH » Pablo Ozuna in Santo Domingo, D.R.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 25, 1974New York Mets 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Dodger Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Candlestick Park Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium New York Yankees 2, California Angels 1 at Shea Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : New York's Benny Ayala homers in his first ML at bat as the Mets top the Astros 42. He's the first National League rookie in 13 years to go deep on his 1st at bat.
Hal McRae ties the major-league record with six extra-base hits5 doubles and a home runas the Royals split a doubleheader with the Indians.
BORN ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH » Jose Vidro in Mayaguez, P.R.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 27, 1974Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Chicago Cubs 5 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 2 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 13, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Cleveland Indians 12, Kansas City Royals 8 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 13, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Orioles lose to Rangers 42, dropping their record to 65-65, eight games behind the front-running Red Sox.
The Pirates move one 1/2 games in front of the Cardinals by winning their 6th straight game, a 31 win at San Francisco. Ed Kirkpatrick 's 2-out double in the 11th wins it.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 28, 1974Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Dodger Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 2, California Angels 1 at Tiger Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : The Rangers Dave Nelson steals 2B, 3B, and home in the first inning, only the 3rd such performance in the major leagues since 1928, but it's not enough as Texas loses to Cleveland 73.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 30, 1974Montreal Expos 11, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 10, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 9, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium California Angels 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS : Johnny Bench drives in seven runs with a bases loaded double and grand slam to lead the Reds to a 103 win over Montreal.
Portland Mavericks manager Frank Peters rotates his players so that each man plays one inning at each position. It works: Portland beats Tri-Cities (Northwest League) 87.