Los Angeles Dodgers re-acquire second baseman Ted Sizemore from the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Willie Crawford

Los Angeles Dodgers re-acquire second baseman Ted Sizemore from the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Willie Crawford

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On March 2, 1976, the Los Angeles Dodgers re-acquire second baseman Ted Sizemore from the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Willie Crawford. Sizemore had started his major league career with the Dodgers in 1969, when he won the National League’s Rookie of the Year Award, and was later traded to the Cardinals as part of…

Major League Season Recap 1974

Major League Season Recap 1974

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Major League Season Recap 1974 World Series – Oakland A’s AL over Los Angeles Dodgers NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Rollie Fingers Babe Ruth Award – Dick Green ALCS Oakland A’s over Baltimore Orioles 3 games to 1 ALCS MVP – NLCS Los Angeles Dodgers over Pittsburgh Pirates 3 games to 1 NLCS MVP – Awards…

Commissioner Bowie Kuhn voids the sales of Oakland A’s stars Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, and Joe Rudi
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The Oakland Athletics defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 – 2, to win their third straight World Series

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1974 – The Oakland Athletics defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 – 2, to win their third straight World Series. Joe Rudi’s 7th-inning home run provides the winning margin. The Athletics join the New York Yankees as the only franchises in major league history to win three straight titles.

In Game 3 of the World Series, Al Downing is the surprise starter for the Dodgers, but Catfish Hunter pitches Oakland to a 3 – 2 win.
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In Game 3 of the World Series, Al Downing is the surprise starter for the Dodgers, but Catfish Hunter pitches Oakland to a 3 – 2 win.

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1974 – In Game 3 of the World Series, Al Downing is the surprise starter for the Dodgers, but Catfish Hunter pitches Oakland to a 3 – 2 win.

A trio of National League righthanded starters (Andy Messersmith, Tom Seaver, and Don Sutton) pose together prior to the 1975 All-Star Game in Milwaukee.

The Dodgers take game 2 of 1974 Series behind Don Sutton

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Herb Washington, representing the tying run in the top of the ninth is picked off first base by Dodger closer Mike Marshall for the second out of Game 2, the only contest the A’s will lose in the Fall Classic. The world-class sprinter, who will never have a plate appearance in his brief 105-game career, was selected by Oakland owner Charlie Finley to become the team’s “designated runner,” a position that doesn’t exist with any other major league club.