After trailing, 5-0, the Dodgers rallied to defeat the Cardinals, 6-5, in 10 innings. The Dodgers chipped away at the Cards' advantage and finally tied the score in the ninth on singles by Manny Mota and Willie Davis around an error by Mick Kelleher.

In the 10th, Bill Russell doubled with one out. Chris Cannizzaro flied to center field, but Jose Cruz, attempting a one-handed catch, dropped the ball. Russell took third on the error and scored the winning run on a single by Davey Lopes. [The Sporting News]
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Friday, May 4, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals    0  4  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 10  3
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  1    1  -   6 15  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .263      Lopes 2b              6   1   3   1     0   1   .342
Melendez rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Mota lf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .372
  Carbo rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Buckner 1b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Torre 3b,1b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .308      Davis cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .266
Simmons 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .225      Ferguson c            5   1   1   0     0   1   .303
  Reitz 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Crawford rf           4   1   2   0     1   1   .241
McCarver c            5   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Cey 3b                5   1   2   2     0   0   .260
J. Cruz cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .229      Russell ss            5   1   1   1     0   0   .245
Tyson 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .176      Osteen p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Kelleher ss           3   1   2   2     0   0   .222        Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                4   1   1   1     0   2   .059        Garvey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .220
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cannizzaro ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  10   4     3   7             Totals               45   6  15   6     1   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 34,187
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Dodgers 12
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Simmons, J. Cruz, Kelleher
Doubles: Melendez (3), Tyson (1), Russell (4)
Triples: Cey (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (6)
Caught Stealing: Mota (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Melendez (2)
GIDP: McCarver (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kelleher (1,by Osteen)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    8.1  12   5   4   1   4   0  39   2.88
Segui L(0-2)            1     3   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.19
Totals                  9.1  15   6   5   1   5   0  46

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  4.2   6   5   5   2   4   0  22   3.43
Hough                   1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.31
Culver                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.25
Brewer W(2-1)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.70
Totals                 10    10   5   5   3   7   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Osteen (1)
Wild Pitches: Osteen (2), Hough (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Melendez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Mota reached
on an error by Simmons [Mota to first]; Mota was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; McCarver singled to left [Simmons
to third]; J. Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [McCarver to
second]; Tyson was called out on strikes; Kelleher singled to
center [Simmons scored, McCarver scored, Kelleher to second (on
throw)]; Wise singled to left [Kelleher scored]; Osteen threw a
wild pitch [Wise to second]; Brock singled to right [Wise
scored]; Melendez grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Davis flied out to center; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crawford walked; Cey singled to right
[Crawford to third]; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Torre walked; Simmons was called out on strikes;
McCarver grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Torre
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Osteen flied out to right; Lopes singled to left;
Mota singled to right [Lopes to second]; Buckner flied out to
center; Davis forced Mota (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: J. Cruz struck out; Tyson flied out to center;
Kelleher was hit by a pitch; Wise was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson struck out; Crawford singled to center;
Cey flied out to right; Russell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock singled to center; Melendez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to second]; Torre
singled to left [Brock to third]; Simmons grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Brock stayed at third, Torre to second]; HOUGH
REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Hough threw a wild pitch [Brock
scored, Torre to third]; McCarver flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Hough grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
singled to left; Lopes stole second; Mota singled to center
[Lopes scored]; Buckner struck out; Davis flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: J. Cruz struck out; Tyson grounded out (third to
first); Kelleher singled to right; Wise struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson singled to shortstop; Crawford singled to
right [Ferguson to third]; Cey tripled to right [Ferguson
scored, Crawford scored]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cey scored]; GARVEY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Garvey singled to
shortstop; Lopes lined to right; Mota grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: CULVER REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Brock flied to
left in foul territory; Melendez doubled to left; Torre popped
to shortstop; Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: REITZ REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Buckner grounded out (first unassisted);
Davis singled to center; Ferguson flied out to left; Crawford
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: McCarver flied out to center; J. Cruz flied out
to left; Tyson doubled to left; Kelleher grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
flied out to center; PACIOREK BATTED FOR CULVER; Paciorek struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: BREWER REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Wise flied
out to center; Brock singled to center; Melendez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Brock to second]; Torre was walked
intentionally; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: CARBO REPLACED MELENDEZ (PLAYING RF); Lopes was
called out on strikes; Mota singled to center; Buckner reached
on an error by Kelleher [Mota to second, Buckner to first];
SEGUI REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Davis singled to center [Mota
scored (unearned), Buckner to third]; Ferguson reached on a
fielder's choice [Buckner out at home (third to catcher), Davis
to second]; Crawford struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 10TH: McCarver popped to shortstop; J. Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Tyson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 10TH: Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
doubled to left; CANNIZZARO BATTED FOR BREWER; Cannizzaro
reached on an error by J. Cruz [Russell to third, Cannizzaro to
second]; Lopes singled to left [Russell scored, Cannizzaro to
third]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Dodgers 6.
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