Saturday July 3, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Playing before the largest crowd in San Diego history, 39,105, the Padres lost to the Dodgers, 1-0, on a run that scored in the ninth inning when manager Preston Gomez ordered an intentional pass to Manny Mota with two out, only to have Willie Davis wreck the move with a double. Joe Ferguson opened the ninth with a single and Bill Russell, running for him, took second on a sacrifice by Al Downing.

Maury Wills grounded out, Russell holding second. The Padres then walked Mota in order to have southpaw Dave Roberts pitch to Davis, who bats lefthanded, but the Dodger outfielder upset the apple cart with his double. A "Salute to Our Country" show before the game and a fireworks display afterward helped attract the big crowd. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 3, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0 Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Mota lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301 Campbell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Davis cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .360 Lee lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Allen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Parker 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Brown rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Gaston cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Grabarkewitz 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .226 Spiezio 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Ferguson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .185 Barton c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Russell pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Roberts p 2 0 2 0 0 0 .171 Sims c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Downing p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Totals 28 1 6 1 2 4 Totals 30 0 6 0 0 4 Time of Game: 1:40 Attendance: 39,105 Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Padres 4 DP: Dodgers 2, Padres 4 Doubles: Davis (23) Sacrifice Hits: Downing (6), Roberts (4) GIDP: Mota (5), Ferguson (3), Valentine (6), Allen (14), Colbert (10) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Downing W(10-4) 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 31 2.28 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 31 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(6-9) 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 31 2.40 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 31 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Mota grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell flied out to center; Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker flied out to right; Valentine made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown flied out to right; Gaston singled to center; Spiezio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz walked; Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Grabarkewitz out at second]; Downing grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Barton singled to shortstop; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Barton to second]; Hernandez hit into a double play (left to second) [Barton out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Mota flied out to right; Davis flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Campbell struck out; Lee singled to center; Colbert grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lee out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 5TH: Allen flied out to center; Parker singled to shortstop; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Brown flied out to center; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 6TH: Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Ferguson flied out to center; Downing was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Barton flied out to center; Roberts singled to second; Hernandez forced Roberts (third to second); Campbell singled to left [Hernandez to second]; Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Mota singled to center; Davis singled to right [Mota to third]; Allen grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Colbert made an out to shortstop; Brown grounded out (second to first); Gaston flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 8TH: Parker was called out on strikes; Valentine grounded out (second to first); Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: Spiezio flied out to center; Barton grounded out (third to first); Roberts singled to right; Hernandez forced Roberts (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Padres 0. DODGERS 9TH: Ferguson singled to left; RUSSELL RAN FOR FERGUSON; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Russell to second]; Wills grounded out (third to first); Mota was walked intentionally; Davis doubled to right [Russell scored, Mota to third]; Allen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: SIMS REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING C ); Campbell flied out to left; Lee struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

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