1974 World Series
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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. The 1974 Fall Classic was the first all-California World Series. The two clubs would meet again 14 years later.
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)
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[edit] Summary
AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
Game Score Date Location Attendance
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(1) Athletics - 3, Dodgers - 2 October 12 Dodger Stadium 55,974
(2) Athletics - 2, Dodgers - 3 October 13 Dodger Stadium 55,989
(3) Dodgers - 2, Athletics - 3 October 15 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347
(4) Dodgers - 2, Athletics - 5 October 16 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347
(5) Dodgers - 2, Athletics - 3 October 17 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 49,347
[edit] Matchups
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Trivia
- As of 2006, the A's are the only non-Yankee team to win three consecutive World Series
- This was the first of four World Series to match two teams from California.
[edit] External links
- 1974 World Series by Baseball Almanac
- 1974 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1974 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1974 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- History of the World Series - 1974 at SportingNews.com
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