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The 1974 World Series matched the two-time defending champion Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Athletics won the Series in five games to become the first team to win three consecutive Series since the New York Yankees won five in a row between 1949 and 1953.

Managers: Alvin Dark (Oakland), Walt Alston (Los Angeles)

Umpires: Tom Gorman (NL), Don Denkinger (AL), Doug Harvey (NL), Bill Kunkel (AL), Andy Olsen (NL), Ron Luciano (AL)

Series MVP: Rollie Fingers (Oakland)

Television: NBC (Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, Monte Moore and Vin Scully announcing)

Game 1

October 12, 1974 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Oakland Athletics            0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  0     3  6  2
    Los Angeles Dodgers          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1     2 11  1

    PITCHERS: OAK - Holtzman, Fingers (5), Hunter (9)
              LAD - Messersmith, Marshall (9)

               WP - Fingers
	       LP - Messersmith
             SAVE - Hunter

   HOME RUNS: OAK - Jackson
              LAD - Wynn

  ATTENDANCE: 55,974

mlb.com web page on Game 1

Game 2

October 13, 1974 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2     2  6  0
    Los Angeles Dodgers          0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  X     3  6  1

    PITCHERS: OAK - Blue, Odom (8)
              LAD - Sutton, Marshall (9)

               WP - Sutton
	       LP - Blue
             SAVE - Marshall

   HOME RUNS: OAK - none
              LAD - Ferguson

  ATTENDANCE: 55,989

Game 3

October 15, 1974 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Los Angeles Dodgers          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1     2  7  2
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  X     3  5  2

    PITCHERS: LAD - Downing, Brewer (4), Hough (5), Marshall (7)
              OAK - Hunter, Fingers (8)

               WP - Hunter
	       LP - Downing
             SAVE - Fingers

   HOME RUNS: LAD - Buckner, Crawford
              OAK - none

  ATTENDANCE: 49,347

Game 4

October 16, 1974 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Los Angeles Dodgers          0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0     2  7  1
    Oakland Athletics            0  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  X     5  7  0

    PITCHERS: LAD - Messersmith, Marshall (7)
              OAK - Holtzman, Fingers (8)

               WP - Holtzman
	       LP - Messersmith
             SAVE - Fingers

   HOME RUNS: LAD - none
              OAK - Holtzman

  ATTENDANCE: 49,347

Game 5

October 17, 1974 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Los Angeles Dodgers          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0     2  5  1
    Oakland Athletics            1  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  X     3  6  1

    PITCHERS: LAD - Sutton, Marshall (6)
              OAK - Blue, Odom (7), Fingers (8)

               WP - Odom
	       LP - Marshall
             SAVE - Fingers

   HOME RUNS: LAD - none
              OAK - Fosse, Rudi

  ATTENDANCE: 49,347

External links

• 1974 World Series by Baseball Almanac
• History of the World Series - 1974