1974 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 102-60. They scored 798 runs and belted 139 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. Jim Wynn provided the power for the team with 32 homers. The offense was powered by Steve Garvey, who led the team with 111 RBI and 200 hits. Davey Lopes had a great year on the basepaths with 59 stolen bases.
The team allowed 561 runs and had a team ERA of 2.98. Andy Messersmith led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 221 strikeouts. Mike Marshall was the team's best fireman, with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rick Auerbach | SS | 45 | 73 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .407 | .384 | .791 | .342 |
| Ron Cey | 3B | 159 | 577 | 88 | 151 | 18 | 97 | 1 | .349 | .397 | .746 | .262 |
| Ivan De Jesus | SS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | 156 | 642 | 95 | 200 | 21 | 111 | 5 | .342 | .469 | .811 | .312 |
| Gail Hopkins | 1B | 15 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .222 | .555 | .222 |
| Lee Lacy | 2B | 48 | 78 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .293 | .359 | .652 | .282 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 145 | 530 | 95 | 141 | 10 | 35 | 59 | .350 | .383 | .733 | .266 |
| Ken McMullen | 3B | 44 | 60 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .274 | .417 | .691 | .250 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 160 | 553 | 61 | 149 | 5 | 65 | 14 | .336 | .351 | .687 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Orlando Alvarez | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Buckner | OF | 145 | 580 | 83 | 182 | 7 | 58 | 31 | .351 | .412 | .763 | .314 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 139 | 468 | 73 | 138 | 11 | 61 | 7 | .376 | .432 | .808 | .295 |
| John Hale | OF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| Von Joshua | OF | 81 | 124 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 3 | .276 | .315 | .591 | .234 |
| Manny Mota | OF | 66 | 57 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .328 | .316 | .644 | .281 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 85 | 175 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .282 | .371 | .653 | .240 |
| Jerry Royster | OF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 150 | 535 | 104 | 145 | 32 | 108 | 18 | .387 | .497 | .884 | .271 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | C | 111 | 349 | 54 | 88 | 16 | 57 | 2 | .380 | .436 | .816 | .252 |
| Kevin Pasley | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 94 | 316 | 41 | 84 | 12 | 41 | 2 | .334 | .437 | .771 | .266 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Manuel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5557 | 798 | 1511 | 139 | 744 | 149 | .337 | .401 | .738 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brewer | 24 | 0 | 39.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 2.52 | 0.992 | |||
| Al Downing | 21 | 16 | 98.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 63 | 45 | 3.66 | 1.414 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 49 | 0 | 96 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1 | 63 | 40 | 3.75 | 1.094 | |||
| Rex Hudson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Tommy John | 22 | 22 | 153 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 0 | 78 | 42 | 2.59 | 1.144 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 106 | 0 | 208.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 21 | 143 | 56 | 2.42 | 1.186 | |||
| Andy Messersmith | 39 | 39 | 292.3 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 221 | 94 | 2.59 | 1.098 | |||
| Doug Rau | 36 | 35 | 198.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 126 | 70 | 3.72 | 1.316 | |||
| Rick Rhoden | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Greg Shanahan | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.86 | 1.714 | |||
| Eddie Solomon | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.50 | 1.167 | |||
| Don Sutton | 40 | 40 | 276 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0 | 179 | 80 | 3.23 | 1.163 | |||
| Geoff Zahn | 21 | 10 | 79.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 2.03 | 1.179 | |||
| Team Totals | 371 | 162 | 1465.2 | 102 | 60 | .630 | 23 | 943 | 464 | 2.98 | 1.185 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Russell | 160 |
| At Bats | Steve Garvey | 642 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Garvey | 685 |
| Batting Average | Bill Buckner | .314 |
| On-Base % | Jim Wynn | .387 |
| Slugging % | Jim Wynn | .497 |
| OPS | Jim Wynn | .884 |
| Runs | Jim Wynn | 104 |
| Hits | Steve Garvey | 200 |
| Total Bases | Steve Garvey | 301 |
| Doubles | Steve Garvey | 32 |
| Triples | Tom Paciorek and Bill Russell | 6 |
| Home Runs | Jim Wynn | 32 |
| RBI | Steve Garvey | 111 |
| Walks | Jim Wynn | 108 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Wynn | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Davey Lopes | 59 |
| Caught Stealing | Davey Lopes | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Russell | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jim Wynn | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Russell | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Andy Messersmith | 20 |
| Losses | Mike Marshall | 12 |
| Saves | Mike Marshall | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy John | .813 |
| ERA | Mike Marshall | 2.42 |
| WHIP | Andy Messersmith | 1.098 |
| Innings Pitched | Andy Messersmith | 292.3 |
| Games | Mike Marshall | 106 |
| Games Started | Don Sutton | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Andy Messersmith | 221 |
| Complete Games | Andy Messersmith | 13 |
| Shutouts | Don Sutton | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Andy Messersmith | 1179 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Sutton | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Sutton | 241 |
| Walks Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Andy Messersmith | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Sutton | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Doug Rau | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Andy Messersmith | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Sutton | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Marshall | 18 |
