1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Third Test
Following the humiliation of Pretoria, the Springbok selectors made drastic changes, keeping only five players from the previous match in the starting line-up. One of the most bizarre changes, however, involved bringing in Free State loose forward Gerrie Sonnekus to play out of position at scrumhalf, a move which had disastrous consequences. In the opening half-hour, the Springboks produced their best rugby of the series so far, and the desperation with which they played prompted Lions centre Dick Milliken to reflect years later that he had "never experienced such intensity on a rugby pitch".


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Third Test
Much like the earlier match against Eastern Province at the same venue, the occasion was marred by outbreaks of violence, such that the match has since been dubbed the 'Battle of Boet Erasmus'. The brawling was probably fueled by the win-at-all-costs mentality with which the Springboks were playing, as well as the resolution of the Lions players not to be cowed by their opponents' famed physicality. Despite the Springboks having the better of most of the first half, they still went into the main break down 7—3 after Gordon Brown snatched the ball from a lineout and crashed over the line in injury time.


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Third Test
After the initial onslaught, the Lions regrouped and as the Springboks began to tire, they took complete control in the second half. As the forwards began to assert themselves, the backs were able to launch attack after attack on the Springbok line. Winger J. J. Williams scored two superb tries; the first came from a brilliant one-two pass combination with J.P.R. Williams, and the second was the result of a brilliant kick-and-chase.


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Third Test
At the end of the match, Lions captain McBride was carried off on the shoulders of Bobby Windsor and Gordon Brown. It was the first time since 1896 that the British Isles had won a series in South Africa, and the first time since 1910 that a touring side had beaten the Springboks at Boet Erasmus stadium. Danie Craven, the president of the South African Rugby Board, congratulated the Lions on their historic achievement, acknowledging that the visitors had indeed been "the better team".


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Third Test
South Africa: 15—Tonie Roux, 14-Chris Pope, 13-Peter Cronje, 12-Jan Schlebusch, 11-Gert Muller, 10-Jackie Snyman, 9-Gerrie Sonnekus, 8-Klippies Kritzinger, 7-Jan Ellis, 6-Polla Fourie, 5-Johan de Bruyn, 4-Moaner van Heerden (replaced by De Klerk), 3-Hannes Marais (c), 2-Piston van Wyk, 1-Nic Bezuidenhoudt. REPLACEMENTS: 16-Kevin de Klerk, 17-Malcolm Swanby, 18-Gavin Cowley, 19-Gert Schutte, 20-Andre Bestbier, 21-Rampie Stander


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Third Test
Lions: 15—J.P.R. Williams, 14—Andy Irvine, 13—Ian McGeechan, 12—Dick Milliken, 11—J. J. Williams, 10—Phil Bennett, 9--Gareth Edwards, 8--Mervyn Davies, 7--Fergus Slattery 6--Roger Uttley, 5--Willie John McBride (c), 4--Gordon Brown, 3--Fran Cotton, 2--Bobby Windsor, 1--Ian McLauchlan. Replacements: 16—Mike Gibson, 17—Billy Steele, 18—John Moloney, 19—Ken Kennedy, 20—Sandy Carmichael, 21—Tony Neary


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Fourth Test
After winning the first three test matches, the Lions drew the final test in controversial circumstances. In the dying minutes, Irish flanker Fergus Slattery broke through the South African line and appeared to successfully ground the ball, only for the (South African) referee to adjudge it held up; the Lions couldn't believe it, and Slattery himself later stated to the British newspapers that even the South African players thought that he had scored a legitimate try.


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Fourth Test
Moreover, the referee blew the final whistle four minutes early with the Lions still just two metres from the South African try line, thus preserving their unbeaten record, but denying them a tour whitewash. When asked about the decision afterward, the referee was said to have replied: 'Look boys, I have to live here'. JPR Williams later recalled that he struggled to understand the elation that South Africans felt in drawing the match.


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Fourth Test
South Africa: Tonie Roux, Chris Pope, Peter Cronje, Jan Schlebusch, Gert Muller, Jackie Snyman, Paul Bayvel, Kleintjie Grobler, Jan Ellis, Klippies Kritzinger, John Williams, Moaner van Heerden, Hannes Marais (c), Piston van Wyk, Nic Bezuidenhoudt (replaced by Stander)


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Test matches, Fourth Test
Lions: J. P. R. Williams, Irvine, McGeechan, Milliken, J. J. Williams, Bennett, Edwards, Davies, Uttley, Slattery, Ralston, McBride (c), Cotton, Windsor, McLauchlan


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Appraisal
South Africa had not lost a home Test series since 1958 against France. In their most recent internationals they had won series against NZ at home in 1970 and against Australia away in 1971. They won their subsequent series, against NZ at home, in 1976.


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Appraisal
However they had not played a Test match for 2 years before playing the Lions.


1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, Appraisal
Danie Craven said the 1974 Lions were "the greatest team to visit South Africa". Many of the players who played also on the 1971 Lions tour believe the 1974 team would have beaten the 1971 team, due to having better forwards and because many of the 1971 players had become better players by 1974.


1974 British National Track Championships
The 1974 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from late July to early August 1974 at the Leicester Velodrome. Reg Harris won the professional pursuit title aged 54.


1974 British Rowing Championships
The 1974 National Rowing Championships was the third edition of the National Championships, held from 20–21 July 1974 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. There was a record entry of 330 crews. Leander won the John Player Trophy (men's Victor Ludorum) and Civil Service won the Charlton Cup (women's Victor Ludorum).


1974 British Saloon Car Championship
The 1974 Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship was the 17th season of the series. The championship switched to Group 1 regulations in an effort to reduce costs. Bernard Unett won his first title, driving a 1600 cc Hillman Avenger.


1974 British Saloon Car Championship, Calendar & Winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.


1974 Bromley London Borough Council election
The 1974 Bromley Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Bromley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1974 Brown Bears football team
The 1974 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.


1974 Brown Bears football team
In their second season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 152 to 141. M. Sokolowski and B. Taylor were the team captains.


1974 Brown Bears football team
The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 92 to 86.


1974 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


1974 Brownlow Medal
The 1974 Brownlow Medal was the 47th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Keith Greig of the North Melbourne Football Club won the medal for the second consecutive year by polling twenty-seven votes during the 1974 VFL season.


1974 Brussels summit
The 1974 Brussels summit was the second NATO summit bringing the leaders of member nations together at the same time. The formal sessions and informal meetings in Brussels, Belgium took place on June 26, 1974. This twenty-fifth anniversary event was only the third meeting of the NATO heads of state following the ceremonial signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949.


1974 Brussels summit
The Summit took place 25 days before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the first war between 2 NATO Countries and parties.


1974 Brussels summit, Background
The organization faced a generational challenge; and the unresolved questions concerned whether  a new generation of leaders would be as committed to NATO as their predecessors had been. The results of 1974 elections would change a significant number of officials at the top of allied governments—in the Britain, Prime Minister Edward Heath was replaced by the election of Harold Wilson; in France, President Georges Pompidou was replaced by Giscard d'Estaing; and in West Germany, Chancellor Willy Brandt was replaced by Helmut Schmidt. The 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon caused Gerald Ford to become the new head of the American government.


1974 Brussels summit, Agenda
The general discussions focused on the need to confirm the dedication of member countries of the Alliance to the aims and ideals of the Treaty in the 25th anniversary of its signature. In addition, there were informal consultations on East-West relations in preparation for US-USSR summit talks on strategic nuclear arms limitations.


1974 Brussels summit, Accomplishments
NATO leaders signed of the Declaration on Atlantic Relations which had been adopted by NATO foreign ministers in meeting in Ottawa a week earlier.


1974 Bucknell Bison football team
The 1974 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.


1974 Bucknell Bison football team
In their sixth and final year under head coach Fred Prender, the Bison compiled a 2–8 record. Mike Axe and Larry Schoeneberger were the team captains.


1974 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


1974 Buffalo Bills season
The 1974 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League, and the 15th overall. Buffalo made the NFL playoffs for the first time and reached the postseason for the first time in eight seasons. In the playoffs, they lost to the eventual champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 32-14 in Pittsburgh. This was O. J. Simpson's only playoff game of his career, as the Bills did not have another playoff team with him on the team.


1974 Buffalo Bills season
Simpson would be traded to the 49ers in 1978, but the 49ers did not make the playoffs that season nor the 1979 season, Simpson's final season in the NFL. In the game, Simpson would only rush for 49 yards on 11 carries and did not score a touchdown. He did, however, catch a touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Ferguson late in the 3rd quarter.


1974 Buffalo Bills season
Buffalo debuted their new uniforms and helmets in 1974, replacing the red "standing buffalo" with the "streaking bison." The look first shown to a national audience on the first Monday Night Football game of the season, in a dramatic 21–20 victory over Oakland.


1974 Buffalo Bills season
Star running back O. J. Simpson, coming off consecutive rushing titles, did not lead the league in 1974, but did cross the 1,000-yard barrier despite a sore knee.


1974 Buffalo Bills season
Buffalo's defense was far more stout than it had been in previous years, as it gave up 3,489 yards in 1974, fifth-fewest in the NFL. The Bills' 1,611 passing yards allowed were the third-best in the league.


1974 Buffalo Bills season
The 1974 Bills have the odd distinction of being the last team to go a full game without completing a pass, in Week Three of the season against the New York Jets. Despite this, they still managed to defeat the Jets, behind 223 combined Buffalo rushing yards—as well as only 2 completions by Jets quarterback Joe Namath in 18 attempts.


1974 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, NFL draft
Oklahoma State tight end Reuben Gant played his entire seven-year career with the Bills. Quarterback Gary Marangi was the Bills' backup quarterback for three seasons; in 1976, he started the final seven games of the season when starter Joe Ferguson was injured for the season with a back injury.


1974 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 1974 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 34th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia on 10 August 1974 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. CSKA won the final 2–1 after extra time.


1974 Burmese general election
General elections were held in Burma between 27 January and 10 February 1974. They were the first under the new constitution approved in a referendum the previous year. This had made the country a one-party state with the Burma Socialist Programme Party as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 451 seats in the People's Assembly. Voter turnout was reported to be 94.6%.


1974 CARIFTA Games
The 3rd CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica on April 13–15, 1974.


1974 CARIFTA Games, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 137 athletes (116 junior (under-20) and 21 youth (under-17)) from about countries:  Bahamas (17), Barbados (24), Bermuda (30), Jamaica (27), Lesser Antilles/Antigua and Barbuda (8), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5), Trinidad and Tobago (23), US Virgin Islands (3).


1974 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.


1974 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1974 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the third CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 10, 1974, at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Saint Louis won the tournament, defeating Lake Superior State 8–3 in the championship game.


1974 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1974 CECAFA Cup
The 1974 CECAFA Cup was the second edition of the tournament. It was held in Tanzania, and is won by the hosts. The exact dates of the matches were not known.


1974 CFL Draft
The 1974 CFL Draft composed of nine rounds where 97 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions. Through trades with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Toronto Argonauts selected first in the first, second, and sixth rounds.


1974 CFL season
The 1974 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 21st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 17th Canadian Football League season.


1974 CFL season, CFL News in 1974
The Eastern Conference extended its regular season schedule from 14 to 16 games in 1974. The Western Football Conference had been playing a 16-game schedule since 1952. ORFU, which had not competed for the Grey Cup in 20 seasons and had dropped to amateur status, ceased to exist. The Montreal Alouettes change their colours to red, white and blue, and adopt the triangular logo with the Montreal colours in it on a navy blue helmet.


1974 CFL season, CFL News in 1974
The first and (as of 2017) only players' strike in league history occurred during training camp. The strike was settled prior to the beginning of the regular season. No games were cancelled as a result of the dispute. It was this strike, which coincided with a similarly timed strike in the National Football League, which brought into existence the World Football League, a potential rival league to both the NFL and CFL, and one of the WFL's teams was to be placed in Toronto.


1974 CFL season, CFL News in 1974
In retaliation, Canadian Parliament introduced (but never passed) the Canadian Football Act, which would have given the CFL a government-enforced monopoly on professional football in Canada. The spectre of the bill prompted the Toronto franchise owner to relocate his team to the U.S. before it began play, and the only presence the WFL would ever have in Canada was a single game in London, Ontario, a city where the CFL had (and still has today) no direct presence.


1974 CFL season, Regular season standings, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1974 CFL season, Grey Cup playoffs
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1974 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos, 20–7, at Vancouver's Empire Stadium. Montreal's Sonny Wade (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Junior Ah You (DE) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. Montreal's Don Sweet (K) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.


1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 10th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 5 May till 27 October 1974 with all the matches played under the home/away match.


1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The teams were split in 3 zones (North American, Central American and Caribbean), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. As no clubs entered in the North American section, the winner of the two remaining zones gained the qualification to the final. Municipal from Guatemala won the tournament, becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time.


1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Final, Second leg
Municipal won 4–0 on points, and 4–2 on goal difference.


1974 CONCACAF Youth Tournament, Play-off round
Mexico achieved the best score and apparently moved straight to the final. The other two winners Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago first had to play each other for the other final spot.


1974 CONCACAF Youth Tournament, Discrepancies
The above results are based on the official account from the CONCACAF. However, RSSSF also reports on the tournament, with (very) different results. The tournament format is different, some scores are, as well as match dates.


1974 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 1974 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.


1974 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach Joe Harper and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the regular season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 2–1–1 CCAA).


1974 Cal Poly Mustangs football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.


1974 Cal Poly Mustangs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1974, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1974 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team
The 1974 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.


1974 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team
Cal Poly Pomona competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Cal Poly Pomona was led by first-year head coach Andy Vinci. They played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California. The Broncos finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and two ties (5–3–2, 1–1–2 CCAA). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 192–171 for the season.


1974 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft. Quarterback Jim Zorn went on to play for a decade in the NFL, most notably as the starter for the expansion Seattle Seahawks.


1974 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
The 1974 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.


1974 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team
This was Cal State Fullerton's first year as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association but their games against conference opponents did not count in the conference standings until the 1975 season. They had previously been in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by third-year head coach Pete Yoder, and played home games at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 0–0 PCAA).


1974 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Fullerton Titans were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.


1974 Cal State Fullerton Titans football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1974, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1974 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team
The 1974 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).


1974 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team
The Pioneers were led by head coach Bob Rodrigo in his fourth and last year at the helm. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 2–3 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 147–223 for the 1974 season. In four years under coach Rodrigo, the Pioneers compiled a record of 15–23–1 (.397).


1974 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.


1974 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team
The 1974 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team represented California State University, Los Angeles during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Diablos dropped down from Division I in 1974, leaving the Pacific Coast Athletic Association and becoming a member of the Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association.


1974 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team
The Diablos were led by Jim Williams in the first year of his second stint as head coach. He had previously coached the team from 1966 to 1968. The team played home games at the Campus Field in Los Angeles, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 0–3–1 CCAA). It was their first winning season since 1968. Even with that, the Diablos were outscored 233–243 for the season.


1974 Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Los Angeles players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.


1974 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
The 1974 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.


1974 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
Cal State Northridge competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The 1974 Matadors were led by second-year head coach Gary Torgeson. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 1–3 CCAA). The Matadors were outscored by their opponents 126–265 for the season, including being held to less than 10 points five times during the season.


1974 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team, Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.


1974 Calder Cup playoffs
The 1974 Calder Cup playoffs of the American Hockey League began on April 3, 1974. The eight teams that qualified played best-of-seven series for Division Semifinals and Finals. The division champions played a best-of-seven series for the Calder Cup. The Calder Cup Final ended on May 8, 1974, with the Hershey Bears defeating the Providence Reds four games to one to win the Calder Cup for the fifth time in team history.


1974 Calder Cup playoffs
Richmond and Baltimore tied the AHL playoff record for highest scoring shutout in game 2 of their Southern division semifinal, which Richmond won 10-0.


1974 Calder Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
After the 1973–74 AHL regular season, the top three teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The Rochester Americans finished the regular season with the best overall record.


1974 Calder Cup playoffs, Bracket
In each round, the team that earned more points during the regular season receives home ice advantage, meaning they receive the "extra" game on home-ice if the series reaches the maximum number of games. There is no set series format due to arena scheduling conflicts and travel considerations.


1974 Calgary Stampeders season
The 1974 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the Western Conference with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.


1974 California Angels season
The 1974 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses. This was the Angels' first last place divisional finish in franchise history.


1974 California Angels season, Regular season
On August 25, Nolan Ryan struck out Sandy Alomar for the 1500th strikeout of his career. Ryan and Alomar had been teammates earlier in the season before Alomar was sold to the Yankees on July 8.


1974 California Angels season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 California Angels season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 California Angels season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 California Angels season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 California Angels season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 California Attorney General election
The 1974 California Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican Evelle J. Younger defeated Democratic nominee William Albert Norris with 55.00% of the vote.


1974 California Golden Bears football team
The 1974 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike White, the Golden Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–2–1 in Pac-8, tied for third), and were outscored 276 to 213. The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the following season (1975).


1974 California Golden Bears football team
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Bartkowski with 2,580 passing yards, Chuck Muncie with 791 rushing yards, and Steve Rivera with 938 receiving yards.


1974 California Golden Bears football team, NFL Draft
Three Golden Bears were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft; quarterback Steve Bartkowski was the first overall selection.


1974 California Secretary of State election
The 1974 California Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee March Fong Eu defeated Republican nominee Brian Van Camp with 57.93% of the vote.


1974 California gubernatorial election
The 1974 California gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. The primary elections occurred on June 4, 1974. Incumbent Governor and former actor Ronald Reagan was retiring after two terms. Democratic Secretary of State Jerry Brown, son of former Governor Pat Brown, defeated Republican Controller Houston I. Flournoy in the general election.


1974 California gubernatorial election, Election background
For the first time since 1958, the incumbent governor of California (in this case, Ronald Reagan) was not running for reelection in either the primary or general election. This led to a pair of hotly contested primary elections. On the Republican side, 8 year Lieutenant Governor Edwin Reinecke ran against State Controller Houston I. Flournoy. The moderate Flournoy won a surprisingly easy victory over the more conservative Reinecke. On the Democratic side, there were numerous contenders for the nomination, including Secretary of State (and son of former Governor Pat Brown) Jerry Brown, Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti, and the mayor of San Francisco, Joseph Alioto. Brown ultimately won the primary, easily outdistancing his nearest rival Alioto.


1974 California gubernatorial election, Election background
Brown had the statewide name recognition, benefited from the fact Democrats now outnumbered Republicans in California,  and maintained a lead in most of the early polls. Flournoy began to gain in the polls as the election approached, but Brown won, although by a much smaller margin than predicted. Coincidentally, when Brown ran for Secretary of State four years earlier, he defeated a man named James Flournoy – no relation to Houston – in a very close election.


1974 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1974 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Mervyn Dymally narrowly defeated Republican incumbent John L. Harmer with 49.19% of the vote.


1974 Camden London Borough Council election
The 1974 Camden Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1974 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby
The 1974 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby  was won by the selection of Buenos Aires that beat in the final the selection of  Cuyo


1974 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Semifinals
Buenos Aires M. Alonso.,  M. Walther,  A. Rodríguez jurado,  R. Matarazzo,  F. Villamil,  H. Porta,  M. Cutler;,  J. Carracedo,  R. Sanz,  M. Iglesias (cap);   C. Bottarini,  J. Rodríguez Jurado; O. Carbone,  F. Lafuente,  M. Carluccio; Cordoba: M. Bernis Salles,  D. Ciclic,  H. Aguad,  M. Capelli,  R. Rotondo,  G. Bergallo,  J. Peralta,  R. Byleveld (cap. ),  L. Domínguez,  E. Cosimi,  G. Jáuregui,  D. Borcoch,  H. Zinni,  H. Bianchi,  H. Méndez;


1974 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Semifinals
Mar del Plata: J. Viders,  D. Filippa,  R. L'Erario,  C. Sosa,  M. Petita,  L. Pierangeli,  R. Capparelli,  M. Miguens,  M. Riego,  R. Panzarini,  W. Heath (cap),  M. Buenaventura,  R. Sepe,  N. Borro,  R. Bonomi, Cuyo:' O. Orlandi,  M. Brandi,  D. Muñiz,  O. Terranova,  C. Dora,  C. Navessi (cap. ),  L. Chacón,  J. Naves,  D. García,  J. Nassazzi,  R. Irañeta,  A. Cattáneo,  C. Cruz,  J. Crivelli,  R.. Fariello


1974 Campeonato Argentino de Rugby, Final
Buenos Aires: M. Alonso,  J. Otaola,  A. Rodríguez Jurado,  M. Walther,  F. Villamil, H. Porta,  A. Etchegaray,  J. Carracedo,  R. Sáenz,  DI. Iglesias (cap. ),  C. Bottarini,  J. Rodríguez Jurado,  O. Carbone,  R. Rocha,  F. Insúa Cuyo:' O. Orlandi,  C. Dora,  D. Muñiz,  O. Terranova,  R. Tarquini,  C. Navessi (cap),  L. Chacón,  R. Ituarte,  J. Nassazzi,  J. Navessi,  C. Cattáneo,  R. Irañeta,  C. Cruz,  J. Crivelli,  R. Fariello


1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, officially the Quarto Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, was the 18th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.


1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Overview
It was contested by 40 teams, and Vasco da Gama won the championship.


1974 Campeonato Carioca
The 1974 edition of the Campeonato Carioca kicked off on August 3, 1974 and ended on December 22, 1974. It was organized by FCF (Federação Carioca de Futebol, or Carioca Football Federation). Twelve teams participated. Flamengo won the title for the 17th time. no teams were relegated.


1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
The 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.


1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Teams
Eight teams started the season. Two would be relegated mid-season and be replaced by two teams from the Serie B. The following eight teams started the season (home city in parentheses):


1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Second stage
Two teams were promoted from the Serie B after the First Stage; there was no relegation after this stage. The new teams are (home city in parentheses):


1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, Liguilla
Since El Nacional accumulated the most points during the season, they advanced automatically to the finals.


1974 Campeonato Gaúcho
The 54th season of the Campeonato Gaúcho kicked off on March 9, 1974, and ended on December 15, 1974. Sixteen teams participated. Internacional won their 22nd title.


1974 Campeonato Paulista
The 1974 Campeonato Paulista da Divisão Especial de Futebol Profissional, organized by the Federação Paulista de Futebol, was the 73rd season of São Paulo's top professional football league. Palmeiras won the championship by the 17th time, becoming the greatest champion of São Paulo, remaining in that position until 1982, when Corinthians won their 18th title and surpassed the rival in state achievements. In this opportunity the runner-up was the Corinthians team, who had already been for twenty years without winning the Paulista title. no teams were relegated and the top scorer was Botafogo's Geraldão with 23 goals.


1974 Campeonato Paulista, Championship
Much like in the previous year, a preliminary phase was disputed before the championship proper, in which all teams played against each other twice and the seven best teams qualified into the main championship. That phase was to be disputed in the second semester of 1973, by all of the teams that had disputed that phase in the previous year, with the exception of Juventus, and with the addition of three guests - Nacional, Rio Preto and Saad. Out of these, Saad would be the only one to be invited again in the next year.


1974 Campeonato Paulista, Championship
The championship proper was divided into two rounds, in which each team played against each other once, and the winner of each round qualified to the Finals.


1974 Can-Am season
The 1974 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the ninth and final season of the original Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running half hour Sprint races followed by hour-long Cup races. It began June 16, 1974, and was cancelled after the fifth round on August 25, 1974.


1974 Can-Am season
Following the cancellation of the series, many teams turned to the new Camel GT Challenge, although the cars were not of the same type as had been used in Can-Am. The Can-Am name would return in 1977, although the formula used would vary greatly from the original series, concentrating instead on open-wheel-based chassis.


1974 Can-Am season, Schedule
All rounds had a Sprint qualifying heat first to determine the starting order for the Cup event. The results of the Sprint and Cup were not combined.


1974 Can-Am season, Drivers Championship
Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.


1974 Canadian Grand Prix
The 1974 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 22 September 1974. It was race 14 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.


1974 Canadian Grand Prix
Niki Lauda was on course for victory, until running over debris on lap 67, causing his Ferrari to spin into barriers, having led the whole race until that point. He also set the fastest lap of the race. Jacques Laffite was also forced out due to picking up a puncture, possibly caused by the same debris on the circuit. Emerson Fittipaldi grabbed the advantage, and led for the rest of the race. It was his 12th career victory, and the last of the season for the McLaren driver. This was the first Grand Prix race for young Austrian Helmuth Koinigg, who would lose his life during the next race at Watkins Glen.


1974 Canadian Grand Prix, Classification, Qualifying
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify


1974 Canadian Open
The 1974 Canadian Open was the first edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1974.


1974 Canadian Open
Cliff Thorburn won the title defeating Dennis Taylor 8–6 in the final.


1974 Canadian federal election
The 1974 Canadian federal election (formally the 30th Canadian general election) was held on July 8, 1974, to elect members  of the House of Commons of Canada of the 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party was reelected, going from a minority to a majority government, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Robert Stanfield, did well in the Atlantic provinces, and in the West, but the Liberal support in Ontario and Quebec ensured a majority Liberal government.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
The previous election had resulted in the Liberals emerging as the largest party, but far short of a majority, and only two seats ahead of the Progressive Conservatives. They were able to form a government with the support of the New Democratic Party, but the NDP withdrew their backing in May 1974 and voted with the Progressive Conservatives to bring down Trudeau's government in protest of a budget proposed by finance minister John Turner, which the opposition parties felt did not go far enough to control spiralling inflation.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
The issue of inflation would become key in the election campaign. Stanfield had proposed a "90-day wage and price freeze" to break the momentum of inflation. Trudeau had ridiculed this policy as an intrusion on the rights of businesses and employees to set or negotiate their own prices and wages with the catch-phrase, "Zap! You're frozen!" In 1975, Trudeau introduced his own wage and price control system under the auspices of the Anti- Inflation Board.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
While polls at the election's outset had projected that the Progressive Conservatives would at least win a minority government, they in fact lost nearly a dozen seats. The Conservative campaign was also hurt by other factors, including Stanfield giving what was considered to be a poor interview immediately after the vote of no confidence in Trudeau's government, in which he could not name any potential Tory policies for the forthcoming election, and then by a bungled photo op later in the campaign when he attempted to play catch with some assembled journalists, only to fumble and drop the football.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
The New Democratic Party, led by David Lewis, lost less than two-and-a-half percentage points in the popular vote, but lost almost half of their seats in the House of Commons. It was the worst result in the party's history up until that point, with only their performances in 1993 and 2000 to date being worse.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
They were hurt principally by the collapse of their vote in British Columbia; having won the popular vote and most seats in the province two years prior, the NDP were almost totally wiped out there during this election, losing all but two of their seats and finishing a distant third behind the Liberals and Tories.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
Their poor showing was blamed primarily on Lewis strongly hinting prior to the election that he would back Stanfield over Trudeau in the event of another minority parliament - which may have caused left-wing voters to vote for the Liberals in order to keep the Tories out of power - and also by an unpopular mineral tax introduced by the provincial British Columbia government of Dave Barrett, which would lead to Barrett's government suffering a landslide loss in the following year's provincial election.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
The Social Credit Party of Canada, led by Réal Caouette, began to lose ground, and fell to 11 seats, one short of the number required to be recognized as a party in the House of Commons (and therefore qualify for research funds and parliamentary committee memberships). This status was nonetheless extended to the party by the governing Liberals, who believed that Social Credit's support came primarily at the expense of the Tories.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
One seat was won in New Brunswick by independent candidate Leonard Jones. Jones, the former mayor of Moncton, had secured the Progressive Conservative nomination, but PC leader Stanfield refused to sign Jones' nomination papers because he was a vocal opponent of official bilingualism, which the PC Party supported. Jones had opposed providing services in French in the City of Moncton even though 30% of the city's population was francophone. Jones ran and won as an independent.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
After the election, Social Credit leader Caouette invited Jones to join the Socred caucus, which would have given that party enough members for official status. Caouette justified the invitation on the basis that Jones agreed with providing bilingual education at the primary school level. Jones declined Caouette's invitation, and sat as an independent.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
Of the four major party leaders, only Trudeau would remain in place for the following federal election five years later. Stanfield, having failed to defeat the Liberals in any of his three elections as leader, faced pressure to stand down and eventually did so in 1976, being succeeded by Joe Clark.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
Lewis's position was rendered untenable by the loss of his own seat, and he was forced to stand down within a year of the election (though it later transpired that he had intended to retire in 1975 regardless of the election result, as he had secretly been battling leukaemia); Ed Broadbent initially replaced him as interim leader, and was subsequently elected to the position permanently.


1974 Canadian federal election, Overview
Caouette, who had only been able to play a minimal role in the election due to injuries sustained in a snowmobiling accident, stood down as leader of the Socreds in late 1976 and died not long afterwards; a succession of leaders took charge in the years ahead, ultimately leaving Fabien Roy as the man who would lead them into the next election.


1974 Cannes Film Festival
The 27th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 24 May 1974. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola.


1974 Cannes Film Festival
The festival opened with Amarcord, directed by Federico Fellini and closed with S*P*Y*S, directed by Irvin Kershner.


1974 Cannes Film Festival, Jury
The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1974 feature film competition:


1974 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, In competition - Feature film
The following feature films competed for the Grand Prix International du Festival:


1974 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Films out of competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:


1974 Cannes Film Festival, Official selection, Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:


1974 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, International Critics' Week
The following feature films were screened for the 13th International Critics' Week (13e Semaine de la Critique):


1974 Cannes Film Festival, Parallel sections, Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 1974 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


1974 Cannes Film Festival, Awards, Official awards
The following films and people received the 1974 Official selection awards:


1974 Caribbean Series
The seventeenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 1974. It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico, represented by the Tigres del Licey, Venados de Mazatlán and Criollos de Caguas, respectively. This time Venezuela did not participate in the tournament due to a players strike, being replaced by the second place team from the Mexican Pacific League, the Yaquis de Obregón. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played in Hermosillo, Sonora, to become the first Caribbean Series held in Mexican baseball history.


1974 Centennial Cup
The 1974 Centennial Cup is the fourth Tier II Junior "A" 1974 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.


1974 Centennial Cup
The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Western Canadian Champions and the Eastern Canadian Champions.


1974 Centennial Cup
The finals were hosted by the Selkirk Steelers in the city of Nepean, Ontario.


1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 12th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from February 27 to March 13, 1974, and included 1,928 athletes from 23 nations competing in 18 sports.


1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
The 1st Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 12–15 December 1974, one and a half year after having already hosted the 4th CAC senior championships in July 1973.


1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Event summary
The athletes from Mexico gained most of the gold medals. In the total medal count, Venezuela equalizes the Mexican result, both countries gaining 21 each.


1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Event summary
In the under-20 men category, Anthony Husbands, Trinidad and Tobago, won two gold (100m, 200m) and one silver medal (4 × 100 m relay), double gold was won by José Briano from Mexico (3000m, 5000m), and Carmelo Martínez from Cuba (Long jump, Triple jump).


1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Event summary
In the under-20 women category, Dorothy Scott, Jamaica, won three golds (100m, Long jump, 4 × 100 m relay), and Maureen Gottschalk, Jamaica, gained two golds (200m, 4 × 400 m relay) and one bronze medal (400m).


1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Event summary
The event saw an early appearance of Ernesto Canto, Mexico, won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States. He was successful in the 10,000 metres track walk competition. Moreover, Luis Delís from Cuba won the Discus competition. He was going to win the bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, as well as silver at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and bronze at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy.


1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, and Junior A, Female.


1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 196 athletes from about 10 countries:


1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth season under head coach Roy Kramer, the Chippewas compiled a 12–1 record, losing the opening game to Kent State and then winning 12 straight games.


1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
In postseason play, they defeated Boise State 20–6 at Perry Shorts Stadium in a Division II quarterfinal, Louisiana Tech 35–14 in the Pioneer Bowl (semifinal) in Texas, and Delaware 54–14 in the Camellia Bowl to win the Division II championship. The team was also later voted number one in the AP's  "College Division" poll.


1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 1974 Chippewas held 11 of their 13 opponents to 14 or fewer points and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 450 to 127. The team played its home games in Perry Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with attendance of 93,236 in six home games.


1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mike Franckowiak with 1,262 passing yards (81 of 149 passing), running back Walt Hodges with 1,463 rushing yards (251 carries), and Matt Means with 848 receiving yards (55 receptions). Hodges' 1,463 rushing yards was a Central Michigan record at that time. Franckowiak received the team's most valuable player award.


1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
After the 1974 season, Central Michigan jumped to Division I and joined the Mid-American Conference. In 2004, the 1974 team was inducted as a group into the Central Michigan University Hall of Fame.


1974 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.


1974 Championship of Australia
The 1974 Championship of Australia was the 18th edition of the Championship of Australia, an ANFC-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the champion clubs from the VFL, the SANFL, the WANFL and a Tasmanian League side that contain players drawn from the premier clubs of the NTFA, NWFU and TANFL.


1974 Championship of Australia, Fixtures, Championship of Australia Final
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1974 Charlotte Tennis Classic
The 1974 Charlotte Tennis Classic, also known by its sponsored name North Carolina National Bank Tennis Classic,  was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts that was part of the blue group of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from April 15 through April 21, 1974 at the Julian J. Clark Tennis Stadium on the grounds of the Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States. Eighth-seeded Jeff Borowiak won the singles title.


1974 Charlotte Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Buster Mottram /  Raúl Ramírez defeated  Owen Davidson /  John Newcombe 6–3, 1–6, 6–3


1974 Chatham Cup
The 1974 Chatham Cup was the 47th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.


1974 Chatham Cup
Early stages of the competition were run in three regions, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 114 teams took part in the competition, at that time a record number. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article.


1974 Chatham Cup
A change was made in the way tied matches were decided, with penalty shoot-outs introduced in the event of ties after extra time. Replays were still used for the later rounds, with a replay being needed in one semi-final.


1974 Chatham Cup, The 1974 final
With the exception of replays, 1974 was the first time that the final had been held in the South Island, at Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch. The venue had been used earlier in the year for the Commonwealth Games.


1974 Chatham Cup, The 1974 final
The game was played on a heavily sodden pitch, the result of several days of heavy rain, and thousands of gallons of water had to be removed before the surface was usable. Despite the poor conditions, the game was entertaining, and Christchurch ran out the winners with a late Brian Hardman goal adding to an earlier strike from Ian Park.


1974 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
The 1974 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Morrison, the team compiled a 4–7 record.


1974 Chicago Bears season
The 1974 Chicago Bears season was their 55th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–10 record, which led to the ouster of Abe Gibron as head coach.


1974 Chicago Bears season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
Gary Huff hit Charlie Wade with two long passes, one from 73 yards and another from 43, setting up Chicago touchdowns that beat Detroit. Carl Garrett ran in from one yard for the Bears first touchdown and Huff threw a nine-yard touchdown pass for a 14–0 lead. It would be though the high mark for the Bears that season.


1974 Chicago Cubs season
The 1974 Chicago Cubs season was the 103rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 99th in the National League and the 59th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 66–96.


1974 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Chicago White Sox season
The 1974 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 74th season in the major leagues, and its 75th season overall. They finished with a record 80–80, good enough for fourth place in the American League West, 9 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.


1974 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1974 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1974 Chico State Wildcats football team
The 1974 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1974.


1974 Chico State Wildcats football team
The 1974 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 146–235 for the season.


1974 Chico State Wildcats football team, Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.


1974 Christchurch mayoral election
The 1974 Christchurch mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1974, election were held for the Mayor of Christchurch plus other local government positions. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1974 Christchurch mayoral election, Background
Sitting mayor Neville Pickering was defeated by Citizens' councillor Hamish Hay in a closely fought race with a large turnout. Pickering actually increased his poll but the increased voter turnout favoured Hay leading The Press to state the result was out of increased interest rather than a swing of public opinion. It was the second consecutive election that an incumbent mayor had been defeated. The Citizens' Association regained their majority on the city council too, resulting in the composition of the council at eleven seats to eight.


1974 Christchurch mayoral election, Ward results
Candidates were also elected from wards to the Christchurch City Council.


1974 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 1974 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1974 NCAA Division I football season.


1974 Cincinnati Bengals season
The 1974 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League, and the 7th overall. Cincinnati traded Bill Bergey to Philadelphia for two first-round draft choices and a third-round pick in 1977. Jim LeClair replaced Bergey at middle linebacker. Ken Anderson won the NFL passing championship and completed a club-record 64.9 percent of his attempts. Cornerback Lemar Parrish led the NFL in punt returns.


1974 Cincinnati Open
The 1974 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet courts at the Cincinnati Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix. The tournament began on July 31, 1974. First-seeded Marty Riessen won the singles title.


1974 Cincinnati Open, Finals, Doubles
Dick Dell /  Sherwood Stewart defeated  Jim Delaney /  John Whitlinger 4–6, 7–6, 6–2


1974 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1974 Cincinnati Reds season saw the Reds finishing in second place in the National League West with a record of 98–64, four games behind the NL West and pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.


1974 Cincinnati Reds season
The Reds' 98 victories were second-best in all of Major League baseball to the Dodgers' 102 victories. The Dodgers had finished in second place from 1970–73, three of those years the Reds won the NL West, (except for 1971, which the San Francisco Giants won that year). In the offseason, the Dodgers added center fielder Jimmy Wynn in a trade from Houston and acquired future Cy Young Award winning reliever Mike Marshall from Montreal. The Reds added a solid starter in 12-game winner Clay Kirby in the offseason.


1974 Cincinnati Reds season
Just as they had done the previous season, the Dodgers started hot and gained a large lead on the Reds in the National League West Division, due largely to their success against the Reds heads-up. The Dodgers won nine of their first 10 games against the Reds. After losing 6–3 to the Dodgers on August 5, the Reds trailed the Dodgers by 7½ games despite a solid 66–45 record.


1974 Cincinnati Reds season
By Aug. 15, the Reds had cut the lead to 1½ games after winning the first two of a three-game set at Dodger Stadium marking 9 losses in 11 games for Los Angeles. In the third game,  Wynn hit a seventh-inning grand-slam to break open a tight game as the Dodgers rallied to a 7–1 victory, which helped keep the Dodgers ahead in the NL West. The Reds would get no closer than two games the rest of the season.


1974 Cincinnati Reds season
Johnny Bench put up one of his best seasons (career-highs in 108 runs scored and 160 games played, 33 home runs, 129 RBI and 315 total bases) to finish fourth in the NL MVP voting to winner Steve Garvey, runnerup Lou Brock, and Marshall. Wynn was fifth.


1974 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1974 season also marked the first with future Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman. Brennaman replaced another nationally known broadcaster, Al Michaels, who moved to San Francisco to take the same position with the Giants.


1974 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 City National Buckeye Championships
The 1974 City National Buckeye Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Group B of the 1974 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held  from August 13 through August 19, 1974. Fourth-seeded Raúl Ramírez won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $9,000 first-prize money.


1974 City National Buckeye Championships, Finals, Doubles
Anand Amritraj /  Vijay Amritraj defeated  Tom Gorman /  Bob Lutz walkover


1974 City of Aberdeen District Council election
The 1974 City of Aberdeen Council election took place on 5 May 1974 to elect members of City of Aberdeen Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.


1974 City of Dundee District Council election
The 1974 City of Dundee District Council election took place on 8 May 1974 to elect members of City of Dundee Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.


1974 City of Edinburgh District Council election
Elections for the City of Edinburgh District Council took place in 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These was the first election to the City of Edinburgh District Council, and saw the Conservatives winning 30 of the Councils 64 seats.


1974 City of Glasgow District Council election
Elections for the City of Glasgow District Council took place in 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. This was the first election to the City of Glasgow District Council, and saw Labour winning 55 of the council's 72 seats.


1974 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1974 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 250 to 246. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.


1974 Clemson Tigers football team
Willie Anderson, Mark Fellers, Jim Ness, and Ken Peeples were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Fellers with 783 passing yards and 54 points scored (9 touchdowns), running back Ken Callicutt with 809 rushing yards, and Bennie Cunningham with 391 receiving yards.


1974 Cleveland Browns season
The 1974 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 29th season, and 25th season with the National Football League.


1974 Cleveland Browns season
The 1974 Browns were only the second Browns team to post a losing record in the 29-year history of the franchise.


1974 Cleveland Browns season, Season summary
The Browns finished 4–10 that year and did not look good doing it. All those great players who had led the Browns to much success through the 1960s and the early part of the '70s, either had retired or were ready to do so. And, as mentioned, since the Browns had been picking at the tail end of the draft for so long, they had little in the way of reinforcements to step into those stars' shoes.


1974 Cleveland Browns season, Season summary
With the exception of the Denver Broncos, who had a modest 7–6–1 record, none of the teams the Browns defeated in 1974 finished above .500. The Browns topped the Broncos 23–21 by scoring two unanswered touchdowns at the end of the game behind a backup third year quarterback by the name of Brian Sipe, out of San Diego State, who the Browns drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1972 draft, and had been on the team's taxi squad during his first two seasons with the team. They beat the 7–7 Houston Oilers 20–7, the 7–7 New England Patriots 21–14 and the 6–8 San Francisco 49ers 7–0 in a tundra-like setting after one of the worst snowstorms in Northeast Ohio history.


1974 Cleveland Browns season, Season summary
Otherwise, it wasn't good. The Browns offense couldn't score enough points behind the direction of quarterback Mike Phipps, taken with the No. 3 overall pick in the 1970 NFL Draft that was acquired when the club dealt HOF wide receiver Paul Warfield to the Miami Dolphins. And the defense had trouble stopping people. The Browns got off to a 1–5 start, getting humbled 33–7 by the Cincinnati Bengals in—by far—the most lopsided opening-day loss in franchise history to that point—and losing by 22 points (29–7) to the St. Louis Cardinals and by 16 (40–24) to the Oakland Raiders. They also were thumped by 24 (41–17) by the Dallas Cowboys in the next-to-last game of the season.


1974 Cleveland Browns season, Season summary
But pride is a hard thing to totally extinguish. The Browns players left from those great teams still had it, and despite the lack of overall talent on the club, it helped them to stay close in some other games.


1974 Cleveland Browns season, Season summary
They gave the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers all they could handle in both meetings, losing 20–16 and 26–16, lost by 10 points (34–24) in the rematch with the Bengals, fell by five (15–10) to the 9–5 Buffalo Bills, lost 36–35 to the San Diego Chargers when Sipe fumbled the snap as the club was positioning the ball in the middle of the field for Don Cockroft to kick a game-winning field goal on the final play, and were beaten by four (28–24) in the rematch with the Oilers in the season finale.


1974 Cleveland Browns season, Season summary
On the season as a whole, the Browns started games well and ended them well, being outscored just 62–61 in the first quarter and outscoring their foes 73–63 in the fourth. But in the middle two quarters combined, they were out-done by a whopping 219–117 count, and therein lies most of the reason why they gave up 344 points, the most in team history at the time.


1974 Cleveland Indians season
The 1974 Cleveland Indians season was the team's 74th season in Major League Baseball. It involved the Indians competing in the American League East, where they finished fourth with a record of 77–85.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season
During the season, Gaylord Perry became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Indians in the 20th century.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season
Dick Bosman pitched a no-walk no-hitter against Oakland on July 19, winning 4-0. Only a throwing error kept Bosman from a perfect game.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
Ten Cent Beer Night was an ill-fated promotion held by the American League's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on June 4, 1974.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
The idea behind the promotion was to offer as many eight-ounce (237 mL) cups of Stroh's beer as the fans could drink for just 10¢ apiece, thus increasing ticket sales. However, the stunt also had the effect of slowly turning the calm and orderly baseball fans into a rowdy and raucous crowd devoid of inhibition.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
The game had a special significance for both clubs, as there had been a bench-clearing brawl in a Rangers/Indians game one week earlier at Arlington Stadium in Texas, during a "cheap beer night" there. In Texas, the trouble had started in the bottom of the fourth inning with a walk to the Rangers' Tom Grieve, followed by a Lenny Randle single.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
The next batter hit a double play ball to Indians third baseman John Lowenstein; he stepped on the third base bag to retire Grieve and threw the ball to second base, but Randle disrupted the play with a hard slide into second baseman Jack Brohamer. The Indians retaliated in the bottom of the eighth when pitcher Milt Wilcox threw behind Randle's head. Randle eventually laid down a bunt. When Wilcox attempted to field it and tag Randle out, Randle hit him with a forearm.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
Indians first baseman John Ellis responded by punching Randle, and both benches emptied for a brawl. During the melee, the intoxicated crowd became rowdy and threw beer on the Indians' players.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
Six days later, the Ten Cent Beer Night promotion induced over 25,000 fans to come to Municipal Stadium for the Rangers/Indians game. Early in the game, the Rangers took a 5–1 lead. Meanwhile, throughout the contest, the crowd in attendance continually misbehaved. A woman ran out to the Indians' on-deck circle and lifted her shirt and a naked man sprinted to second base as Grieve hit his second home run of the game. A father and son pair ran onto the outfield and mooned the fans in the bleachers one inning later.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
The ugliness escalated when Cleveland's Leron Lee hit a line drive into the stomach of Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, after which Jenkins dropped to the ground. The fans in the upper deck of Municipal Stadium cheered, then chanted "Hit 'em again! Hit 'em again! Harder! Harder!"


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
The Rangers later argued a call in which Lee was called safe in a close play at third base, spiking Jenkins with his cleats in the process and forcing him to leave the game. The Rangers angry response to this call enraged Cleveland fans, who again began throwing objects onto the field. In the bottom of the ninth, the Indians managed to rally and tie the game at five runs apiece, but with a crowd that had been consuming as much alcohol as it could for nine innings, the situation finally boiled over.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
After Texas outfielder Jeff Burroughs violently reacted to a fan stealing his glove and cap, the Texas players, led by manager Billy Martin, charged onto the field with bats. A huge number of intoxicated fans, some armed with knives, chains, and portions of stadium seats that they had torn apart, surged onto the field; others hurled bottles from the stands. Realizing the Rangers might be in danger of their lives, Ken Aspromonte, the Indians' manager, ordered his players to grab bats and help the Rangers.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
As a result, umpire crew chief Nestor Chylak, realizing that order would not be restored in a timely fashion, forfeited the game to Texas. He too was a victim of the rioters as one struck him with part of a stadium seat, cutting his head. His hand was also cut by a thrown rock.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season, Ten Cent Beer Night
As Joe Tait and Herb Score called the riot live on radio, Score mentioned the lack of police protection; a riot squad from the Cleveland police department finally arrived to restore order.


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The 1974 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its seventh season under head coach Neil Wheelwright, the team compiled a 4–5 record. Robert Como and James Detmer were the team captains.


1974 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.


1974 Colgate Red Raiders football team, Leading players
Two trophies were awarded to the Red Raiders' most valuable players in 1974:


1974 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.


1974 College Baseball All-America Team
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.


1974 College Football All-America Team
The 1974 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1974. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1974 season.


1974 College Football All-America Team
They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News (TSN), and Time magazine.


1974 College Football All-America Team
Six players were selected unanimously by all five of the official selectors. The six unanimous All-Americans included running backs Archie Griffin of Ohio State (the 1974 Heisman Trophy winner), Joe Washington of Oklahoma, and Anthony Davis of USC. On defense, the unanimous All-Americans were defensive back Dave Brown of Michigan, linebacker Rod Shoate of Oklahoma, and defensive end Randy White of Maryland.


1974 College Football All-America Team
The Ohio State and Oklahoma teams each had eight players who received first-team honors. The Ohio State honorees were Archie Griffin, tight end Doug France, tackle Kurt Schumacher, center Steve Myers, defensive end Van DeCree, defensive tackle Pete Cusick, defensive back Neal Colzie, and punter Tom Skladany. The Oklahoma honorees were Joe Washington, Rod Shoate, receiver Tinker Owens, guard John Roush, center Kyle Davis, defensive tackle Lee Roy Selmon, middle guard Dewey Selmon, and defensive back Randy Hughes.


1974 College Football All-America Team, Consensus All-Americans
The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1974 and displays which first-team designations they received.


1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament
The 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 8 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or 1974 National Invitation Tournament. It was run by the NCAA to offer berths to highly regarded conference runners-up in an effort to kill the NIT. All games were played at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Indiana defeated Tennessee, Toledo, and Southern California in that order to win the championship. Kent Benson of Indiana was named tournament MVP.


1974 Colombian general election
General elections were held in Colombia on 21 April 1974 to elect the President, Senate and Chamber of Representatives. They were the first elections after the end of the National Front agreement, which had restricted electoral participation to the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, with each party allocated 50% of the seats in both houses, whilst the Presidency alternated between the two parties.


1974 Colombian general election
Although the elections saw both parties field presidential candidates for the first time in over thirty years, voter turnout was only 45%. In the presidential elections, all three main candidates were the son or daughter of previous presidents. Alfonso López Michelsen of the Liberal Party emerged as the winner with 56% of the vote. The Liberal Party also won a majority of seats in both houses of Congress.


1974 Colombian general election, Background
The National Front era began in 1958 when Liberal leader Alberto Lleras Camargo and Conservative leader Laureano Gomez wrote the Benidorm Pact, which led to a 16-year era in which the Liberal and Conservatives would alternate holding the presidency every four years. The Front was the result of a series of agreements between Camargo and Gomez, including the March Pact and the Sitges Pact, and was aimed at reducing inter-party strife was a response to La Violencia, a civil war between forces of the two parties between 1948 and 1958.


1974 Colombian general election, Background
While the National Front reduced violence and helped raise GDP, it resulted in bipartisan stalemate. The Liberal and Conservative parties held almost equal power in both houses of Congress and were unable to pass reforms with a two-thirds majority as securing bipartisan support for policies was nearly impossible. This inability to reform created intra-party factionalism that manifested in the creation of party-affiliated social movements. The rise of dissident groups opposing the National Front challenged the establishment, and many would eventually become official parties prior to the 1974 elections.


1974 Colombian general election, Background
Liberal dissenters formed the Liberal Recovery Movement under Alfonso Lopez Michelsen in 1959. In 1961, the populist National Popular Alliance was formed by Gustavo Rojas Pinilla after his return from exile. As these movements gained power, by 1974 the original Liberal and Conservative parties had become weak and internally factioned, but no longer strongly opposed one another. Migration from rural to urban areas had also weakened party identification and loyalty.


1974 Colombian general election, Electoral system
The president was elected by first-past-the-post voting in a single round. Members of the Senate and Chamber of Representatives were elected by closed list proportional representation. The voting age was 21 and voting was non-compulsory.


1974 Colombian general election, Electoral system
The number of seats in both houses of Congress was reduced as seats created to make an even number in each constituency during the National Front period were abolished.


1974 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1974 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big 8, and were outscored by their opponents, 307 to 226. The team played its home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.


1974 Colorado State Rams football team
The 1974 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the Rams compiled a 4–6–1 record.


1974 Colorado gubernatorial election
The 1974 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Richard Lamm defeated incumbent Republican John D. Vanderhoof with 53.22% of the vote.


1974 Columbia Lions football team
The 1974 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.


1974 Columbia Lions football team
In their first season under head coach  William Campbell, the Lions compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 258 to 81. Dick Cummings and Mike Telep were the team captains.


1974 Columbia Lions football team
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 210 to 43 by Ivy opponents.


1974 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.


1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters
The 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Kooyong, Melbourne in Australia. It was the 5th edition of the Masters Grand Prix and was held from 10 December through 15 December 1974.


1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters, Finals, Singles
Guillermo Vilas defeated  Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4


1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles
Ilie Năstase was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 against Guillermo Vilas.


1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles, Draw, Blue Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


1974 Commercial Union Assurance Masters – Singles, Draw, White Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
The fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in  Dunedin, New Zealand from 13 to 19 January 1974. The Games were opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand.


1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Participating nations
Three New Zealand based competitors competed by special invitation of the organising committee – T. Cullen, R. Porter and P. Read.


1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, The Games
Australia's Gwen Milburn won gold in the women's 60 m track athletics event. Australia also picked up medals in the bowls event.


1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, The Games
The most successful athlete in Dunedin amongst the men was P. Reid from Jamaica who won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in field events, pentathlon and swimming. Amongst the women the most successful athlete was Caz Bryant from England who won 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in fencing, field events, pentathlon, table tennis and track events.


1974 Comorian independence referendum
An independence referendum was held in the Comoros on 22 December 1974. The overall result was a strong "yes" vote, with 94.57% of voters voting for independence and almost all the "no" votes being cast in Mayotte, where there was a majority for remaining under French control. In contrast, on Mohéli only five out of 6,059 votes were against independence. Voter turnout was 93.3%.


1974 Comorian independence referendum
Following the referendum, the country declared independence on 6 July 1975, with Mayotte remaining under French control.


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Background
The Comoros had achieved autonomy in 1961, and public satisfaction with the new arrangement meant that the islands had not been part of the decolonisation that saw most of France's African territories become independent in the 1960s. However, public support for independence began to grow in the early 1970s, except in Mayotte, where support for retaining French sovereignty remained strong.


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Background
A treaty was signed on 15 January 1973, allowing for the islands to become independent within five years following a consultation with the residents. The French government approved the treaty on 2 October, opting for a single referendum for the whole colony rather than an island-by-island vote. The approach was criticised in Mayotte, where Marcel Henry, leader of the anti-independence Mahoré People's Movement, claimed Mayotte residents had a right to self-determination based on article 53 of the French Constitution, which states that secession cannot happen without the consent of voters.


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Background
When the National Assembly approved the treaty in November 1973, it made an amendment that required Mayotte to be given regional autonomy if independence were to be achieved. In November 1974 law 74–965 was passed, requiring the holding of a referendum in the Comoros within six months, but also allowing a six-month period following the results to decide on its reaction to them.


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Results
« Souhaitez-vous que le territoire des Comores devienne indépendant ?»


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Aftermath
Following the referendum, President Ahmed Abdallah announced that the Comorian Chamber of Deputies would draw up a new constitution, and that independence would be declared in agreement with the French government. The result in Mayotte led the French government to try to convince their Comorian counterparts that a new constitution should allow the island autonomy from the rest of the country. However, Abdallah stated that he was against a federal state. He rejected a draft constitution on 11 April 1975 on the basis that it allowed for too much decentralisation.


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Aftermath
On 3 July 1975 the French National Assembly approved a new law on Comorian independence, with the second article stating that the new constitution should be approved individually by each island. If an island rejected the new constitution, a new one would have to be presented in three months. If any island rejected the second draft, they would not be subject to it.


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Aftermath
However, the Comorian government rejected the French law, with Abdallah's Oudzima party declaring that "The Comoros people disapprove of interference by the French Parliament in the internal affairs of the future Comoros state, condemn all manoeuvres to balkanise the Comoros, and consequently reject the provisions of the act of 30 June 1975."


1974 Comorian independence referendum, Aftermath
On 6 July the Comorian Chamber of Deputies unilaterally declared independence of the entire Comoros archipelago. The French government recognised the independence of Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli on 31 December 1975, but did not mention Mayotte. A referendum was subsequently held in Mayotte in February 1976 on remaining part of the Comoros, with the proposal rejected by over 99% of voters; the voter turnout was observed to be 83.34%, and the number of registered voters was increased to 21,671.


1974 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 1974 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.


1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Ella Grasso defeated Republican nominee Robert H. Steele with 58.35% of the vote.


1974 Coogee state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Coogee on 20 July 1974 because the Court of Disputed Returns overturned the result of the 1973 Coogee election. Ross Freeman (Liberal) had been declared elected by 8 votes over Michael Cleary (Labor). Justice Slattery in the Court of Disputed Returns held that 25 electors had been improperly deprived of a vote and declared that the election was void.


1974 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 1974 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the fifth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 currently unknown. Titikaveka won the championship, their fifth recorded championship in a row.


1974 Cook Islands general election
Early general elections were held in the Cook Islands on 3 December 1974. The result was a victory for the ruling Cook Islands Party (CIP), which won 14 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Assembly with 64% of the vote. The Democratic Party won the remaining eight seats. CIP leader Albert Henry remained Premier.


1974 Cook Islands general election, Background
The early elections were called by Henry following a visit to New Zealand for the funeral of Prime Minister Norman Kirk, stating that he also wanted to hold a vote on self-government or integration into New Zealand. A planned referendum would have seen voters given the options of independence, self-government or integration. However, the referendum plans were later dropped.


1974 Cook Islands general election, Campaign
Henry's government refused to allow the three thousand Cook Islanders living in New Zealand to vote by post, most of whom were expected to vote for the Democratic Party. Henry also obstructed attempts to charter an Air New Zealand plane for voters to fly home. However, the Democratic Party was able to charter  an Air Nauru Boeing 727 to fly in some voters. Voters paid their own fares, and the flights were open to all regardless of party affiliation. The tactic was copied by the government at the next election, though with public money.


1974 Cook Islands general election, Campaign
Democratic Party attempts to distribute leaflets to outer islands were also stopped by Henry.


1974 Cook Islands general election, Aftermath
After the CIP lost their two-thirds majority and ability to amend the constitution, Henry threatened to take action against Democratic Party supporters working in the islands' civil service.


1974 Cook Islands general election, Aftermath
When the newly elected Assembly convened, Marguerite Story was re-elected as Speaker.


1974 Copa Chile
The Copa Chile 1974 was the 6th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on April 6, 1974 and concluded on August 25, 1974. Colo-Colo won the competition for the second time, beating Santiago Wanderers 3-0 on the final. The points system in the group round awarded 2 points for a win. In the event of a tie, 1 point was awarded to the winner and no points for the loser of a penalty shoot-out.


1974 Copa Fraternidad
The 1974 Copa Fraternidad was the fourth Central American club championship played between 6 clubs. C.S.D. Municipal won the tournament.


1974 Copa Interamericana
The 1974 Copa Interamericana was the 4th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final was contested by Argentine Club Atlético Independiente (champion of 1974 Copa Libertadores) and Guatemalan team Municipal (winner of 1974 CONCACAF Champions' Cup). The final was played under a two-leg format in November, 1974. Both matches were held in Guatemala City.


1974 Copa Interamericana
In the first leg, hosted at Mateo Flores, Independiente beat Municipal 1–0, while the second leg was won by Municipal 1–0. As both team tied on points and goal difference, a penalty shoot-out was carried out to decide a champion. Independiente won 4–2 on penalties, therefore the Argentine team won their second Interamericana trophy.


1974 Copa Interamericana, Venue
Both games were held in Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City for economic reasons, after a proposal from Municipal to Independiente. As the match attracted more interest of Guatemalan fans than Argentine supporters, both teams agreed to play the series in Guatemala.


1974 Copa Interamericana, Venue
The stadium had been built in 1948, as part of the project to build a group of sports facilities known as Ciudad Olímpica. Originally named "Estadio Olímpico" erroneously, since it has never hosted an olympic competition, the stadium had been inaugurated on February 23, 1950 to host the VI Central American and Caribbean Games. Local long-distance runner Mateo Flores (born Doroteo Guamuch) won the half marathon event there, being also winner of the Boston Marathon in 1952. The stadium was later named after the athlete, died in 2011.


1974 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores 1974 was the 15th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Independiente won the competition.


1974 Copa Libertadores, Group stage, Group 1
First place play-off: Huracan won 4-0 over Rosario Central in Buenos Aires.


1974 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 1974 Copa Libertadores Finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the 1974 Copa Libertadores champion. It was contested by Argentine club Independiente and Brazilian club São Paulo. The first leg of the tie was played on October 12 at Pacaembú of São Paulo while the second leg was held in Estadio Doble Visera of Avellaneda, on October 16.


1974 Copa Libertadores Finals
After both teams won one game each, a playoff was played at Estadio Nacional de Santiago on 19 October. Independiente crowned champion after beating Sao Paulo 1–0, achieving its 5th cup.


1974 Copa del Generalísimo Final
The Copa del Generalísimo 1974 Final was the 72nd final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, on 28 June 1974, being won by Real Madrid, who beat Barcelona 4-0.


1974 Coppa Italia Final
The 1974 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 1973–74 Coppa Italia. The match was played on 23 May 1974 between Bologna and Palermo. Bologna won 4–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after extra time. It was Bologna's second final and second victory.


1974 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1974 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 27 January 1974.


1974 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 29 September 1974, Bandon won the championship following a 2-07 to 1-06 defeat of Midleton in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1952.


1974 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1974 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 January 1974. The championship began on 7 April 1974 and ended on 6 October 1974.


1974 Cork Senior Football Championship
University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the first round.


1974 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 6 October 1974, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-08 to 1-08 defeat of Carbery in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1972.


1974 Cork Senior Football Championship
Carbery's Tony Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 0-22.


1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 14 April 1974 and ended on 15 September 1974.


1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 15 September 1974, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 2-17 to 2-14 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their 18th championship title overall and their first in six years.


1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Imokilly's Willie Glavin was the championship's top scorer with 4-14.


1974 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1974 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Cornell finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.


1974 Cornell Big Red football team
In its ninth and final season under head coach Jack Musick, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record and was outscored 193 to 183. Rick Johnson and Dan Malone were the team captains.


1974 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell's 1–5–1 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red was outscored 172 to 119 by Ivy opponents.


1974 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.


1974 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 3 February 1974. Daniel Oduber Quirós of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 79.9%.