An error that produced an unearned run in the fifth inning enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Giants, 1-0, in a duel between Don Sutton and Ron Bryant. Bill Buckner singled in the fifth and was forced by Willie Davis. With two out, Joe Ferguson doubled with Davis stopping at third, but when the throw by Garry Maddox from center field bounced away off the pitcher's mound, Davis came home to score the game's only run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     21, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .311      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .329      Buckner 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .290
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Davis cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .273
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Ferguson c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Goodson 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .393      Mota lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Blanco pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopes rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .362      Paciorek rf,lf        3   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Thomasson lf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .188      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Lacy 2b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Bryant p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .182

Totals               33   0   9   0     0   7             Totals               31   1   7   0     1   1

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 24,540
Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 7
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Bonds, Maddox
Doubles: Ferguson (6)
GIDP: Rader (3), Maddox (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(2-1)           8     7   1   0   1   1   0  32   1.13
Totals                  8     7   1   0   1   1   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(1-2)           9     9   0   0   0   7   0  33   2.18
Totals                  9     9   0   0   0   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: Bryant (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes struck out; Speier singled
to center; McCovey singled to right [Speier to second]; Goodson
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Russell flied out to center; Buckner singled to
right; Davis popped to second; Ferguson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Maddox flied out to left; Thomasson struck out;
Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
singled to left; Cey singled to center [Paciorek to second];
Bryant threw a wild pitch [Paciorek to third, Cey to second];
Lacy walked; Sutton flied out to center; Russell popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bryant lined to shortstop; Bonds struck out; Fuentes
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
popped to second; Ferguson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier flied out to right; McCovey struck out;
Goodson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota singled to right; Paciorek singled to center
[Mota to second]; Cey forced Mota (shortstop to third) [Paciorek
to second]; Lacy flied out to left; Sutton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox singled to shortstop; Thomasson singled to
second [Maddox to second]; Maddox was picked off second (pitcher
to shortstop); Rader grounded into a double play (first to
pitcher) [Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Buckner
singled to left; Davis forced Buckner (first to shortstop);
Ferguson doubled to center [Davis scored (error by Maddox)
(unearned)]; Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Bryant struck out; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to
first); Fuentes singled to second; Speier flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Cey flied out to
center; Bonds dropped a foul fly hit by Lacy for an error; Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Goodson
singled to center; Maddox flied out to center; Thomasson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutton flied out to left; Russell flied out to
right; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader singled to center; Bryant forced Rader
(pitcher to shortstop); Bonds singled to pitcher [Bryant to
second]; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bryant to
third, Bonds to second]; Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Ferguson
popped to second; Mota grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 9TH: LOPES REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Goodson singled to shortstop; BLANCO RAN FOR GOODSON; Maddox
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Blanco out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers
1.