SF wins 4-0
Game 1: SF 12, ATL 8
Game 2: SF 5, ATL 2
Game 3: SF 10, ATL 6
Game 4: SF 3, ATL 2

GAME 1 - San Francisco 12, Atlanta 8    BOXSCORE
Fergie Slams Toppers
Spiders Bury Briles With 8-Run Third
ATLANTA (Oct. 2) -- Fergie Jenkins delivered a grand slam, capping an eight-run third inning, as the San Francisco Spiders rollicked to a 12-8 win in Game 1 of the 1974 World Series.  Atlanta starter Nelson Briles, pressed into Game 1 service because Ron Reed and Tom Bradley pitched the last two games in the Semi Series, was no match for the San Francisco ace, leaving the game after just 2.2 innings and the game essentially already lost.  Jim Rice had three hits and Dwight Evans two, but the offense was evenly balanced, with eight different Spiders driving in runs.

Jenkins didn't pitch particularly well, allowing nine hits and five runs in six innings, but left the game with a 9-5 lead and got the win.  The 31-year-old, a career .155 hitter, has just eight career home runs in nearly 700 at bats.  Dave Parker, Juan Beniquez, and Larry Herndon all homered for the Toppers in a losing effort, Herndon's a three-run blast that narrowed the score to 11-8.  But Don Hood and Barry Lersch retired six of the next seven batters to put the game away.

GAME 2 - San Francisco 6, Atlanta 5    BOXSCORE
Evans Powers S.F. to 2-0 Lead
Rookie Alexander Contains Toppers for Narrow Win
ATLANTA (Oct. 3) -- San Francisco ran its postseason winning streak to eight games, going back to 1959, with a narrow 6-5 win at Fulton County Stadium and head home to the Bay with the commanding position of a 2-0 series lead and the next three games at home.  Darrell Evans homered in his first at bat, highlighting a four-run first inning, and added an RBI single in the seventh that proved to be the game-winning hit, as rookie Doyle Alexander held the explosive Toppers lineup to four runs in six innings to earn the win.

The visitors again came out of the gate fast, plating four runs off Atlanta ace Ron Reed in the first inning.  Alexander was dominant for four innings then collapsed in the fifth, as Atlanta tied the game 4-4 on run-scoring hits by Bill Russell, Manny Trillo, and Dave Parker.  The deadlock was short-lived, however, as Richie Zisk cranked a solo shot off Lefty Carlton to lead off the sixth.  Evans drove in Len Randle for a 6-4 lead in the seventh, but Juan Beniquez halved the lead in the eighth by singling home Joe Torre.  A Sal Bando walk was Terry Forster's only blemish in the ninth, as he nailed down the win for his third save of the playoffs. 

The series goes to San Francisco for Game 3.  Probable starters are Tom Bradley (2-0, 1.69) and Vic Albury (1-0, 3.86).

GAME 3 - San Francisco 10, Atlanta 6    BOXSCORE
Arachnids Outslug Toppers Again
Five-Run Seventh Puts S.F. on Brink
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5) -- Two-run hits by Jim Rice and Larry Hisle highlighted a five-run seventh inning that turned back a 6-4 Atlanta lead and put the San Francisco Spiders within a game of their second United League championship.  The game was anything but a pitchers' duel; the teams combined for seven runs in the first three innings, as both Tom Bradley and Vic Albury were touched early.  Richie Zisk's two-run homer in the third gave the home team a 4-3 lead, but Bill Freehan's returned the favor two innings later with a two-run dinger that put the Hilltopper back on top. Freehan added a RBI single in the seventh, before the Spiders unleashed a four-hit, five-run barrage that chased Bradley and punished reliever Bruce Dal Canton.

San Francisco's 1-5 hitters batted a combined 11-23 with seven runs.  Manny Trillo, Joe Torre, and Freehan accounted for eight hits and five of six RBIs.

GAME 4 - San Francisco 3, Atlanta 2    BOXSCORE
How Sweep It Is
Jenkins Leads Spiders to 2nd UL Title
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5) -- Spiders are air-breathing arthropods with eight legs, fitting first champions for the expanded UL playoffs, which require eight wins to win the title. Fergie Jenkins dominated over eight innings, conceding just five hits and one run, as San Francisco edged Atlanta 3-2 in Game 4 to complete an eight-game romp through the postseason.  Atlanta struck first with Joe Torre's RBI double in the first, but the Spiders immediately struck back with a leadoff homer by Thurmon Munson.  The score held at 1-1 until the bottom of the sixth, as Jenkins and Tom Timmerman dueled.  The Atlanta righthander allowed just four run in five innings before giving up a walk and a two-run homer to Jim Rice in the bottom of the sixth.  Atlanta loaded the bases with no outs off Terry Forster in the ninth, but Juan Beniquez hit into a double play and Bill Russell ended the game with a comebacker to the mound, sending Seals Stadium into a frenzy.

Fergie Jenkins took Playoff MVP honors with a 3-0 record and 2.79 ERA in four starts.