Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1974 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 1 0
  Lacy pr 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 2 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
Ferguson rf 3 0 0 0
Paciorek lf 4 2 1 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Yeager c 4 0 3 1
Messersmith p 2 0 2 1
  Mota lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 3 2 0
Oliver cf 4 0 1 2
Stargell lf 3 1 0 0
Zisk rf 4 0 1 1
Sanguillen c 4 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick 1b 2 0 1 0
Taveras ss 2 0 0 0
Reuss p 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 4
Los Angeles 010 002 0003110
Pittsburgh 000 102 01x460
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (13-5) 7.0 6 4 4 5 2
  Marshall   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
5
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (13-9) 8.1 11 3 3 2 3
  Giusti  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (15,off Reuss); Yeager (12,off Reuss); Messersmith (6,off Reuss); Garvey (25,off Reuss), Pittsburgh Hebner 2 (19,off Messersmith 2); Kirkpatrick (2,off Messersmith); Sanguillen (17,off Messersmith).  SH–Lopes (7,off Reuss); Mota (4,off Reuss); Reuss (3,off Messersmith).  CS–Russell (5,2nd base by Reuss/Sanguillen).  WP–Messersmith (5).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:18.  A–18,681.
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