Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
May 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Russell ss 5 2 3 0
Buckner lf 5 1 3 2
Wynn cf 4 1 1 1
  Paciorek cf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 1
Crawford rf 5 1 0 0
Ferguson c 5 0 2 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Auerbach 2b 4 1 3 0
  Lopes 2b 0 0 0 0
Rau p 3 1 1 0
  Marshall p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 15 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Alexander 3b 4 1 1 0
Kessinger ss 5 1 2 0
Williams 1b 4 0 2 0
Cardenal rf 4 1 0 1
Morales lf 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Rosello 2b 3 0 0 0
  Harris ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 2 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 1
Los Angeles 101 200 3018154
Chicago 101 001 000382
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (5-1) 6.0 7 3 1 0 3
  Marshall  SV (8) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
1
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (2-5) 7.0 12 7 3 3 4
  Pina   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
15
8
4
3
7

  E–Russell (17), Crawford (2), Auerbach 2 (2), Monday (5), Rosello (6).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Los Angeles Wynn (7,off Hooton); Russell (10,off Hooton); Garvey (15,off Pina).  3B–Chicago Monday (2,off Rau).  SH–Hooton (4,off Rau).  SB–Russell (5,2nd base off Hooton/Mitterwald); Buckner 3 (13,2nd base off Hooton/Mitterwald,2nd base off Pina/Mitterwald,3rd base off Pina/Mitterwald).  CS–Garvey (4,2nd base by Hooton/Mitterwald); Auerbach 2 (2,2nd base by Hooton/Mitterwald,2nd base by Pina/Mitterwald); Cardenal (4,2nd base by Rau/Ferguson).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:46.  A–9,111.
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