The Dodgers piled up nine runs in the first two innings and breezed to an 11-3 victory over the Cardinals. Willie Crawford, who collected four hits in the game, homered to account for three of the Dodgers' four runs in the first inning. In the second, when the Dodgers scored five more times, Joe Ferguson batted in three runs with a double. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 11, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       5, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Dodgers      4  5  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -  11 14  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Lopes 2b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .341
Anderson cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .182      Buckner 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .259
Torre 1b              4   0   3   0     0   1   .329      Mota lf               3   2   2   1     1   0   .391
Simmons c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .217        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Reitz 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .181      Davis cf              3   2   2   1     0   0   .277
Stein rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Paciorek lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Busse ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .104      Ferguson c,rf         5   1   2   3     0   1   .309
Tyson 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Crawford rf,cf        5   1   4   4     0   0   .273
Bibby p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     1   2   .247
  Santorini p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .245
  Fenwick ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      John p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .111
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   7   3     2   6             Totals               34  11  14  10     6   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 17,462
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Dodgers 8
DP: Cardinals 2, Dodgers 2
Errors: Busse
Doubles: Torre (2), Reitz (2), Ferguson (8)
Home Runs: Crawford (1)
Stolen Bases: Brock (4), Lopes 2 (8), Davis (5)
Caught Stealing: Mota (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Buckner (2), John (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (1), Reitz (1)
GIDP: Santorini (1), Simmons (4)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (2,by Bibby)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(0-1)            1.2   6   9   9   2   1   1  14  12.27
Santorini               4.1   8   2   2   2   2   0  21   5.40
Folkers                 2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  8    14  11  11   6   4   1  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(3-2)             9     7   3   3   2   6   0  34   3.18
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (1)
Wild Pitches: Bibby 2 (4), Santorini (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson
grounded out (third to first); Torre doubled to left; Simmons
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to third]; Bibby threw
a wild pitch [Lopes scored]; Mota singled to left; Davis singled
to right [Mota to third]; Davis stole second; Ferguson struck
out; Crawford homered [Mota scored, Davis scored]; Cey flied out
to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz doubled to right; Stein grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Reitz to third]; Busse struck out; Tyson
singled to left [Reitz scored]; Bibby was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell grounded out (third to first); John singled
to right; Bibby threw a wild pitch [John to second]; Lopes
walked; Buckner forced Lopes (pitcher to shortstop) [John to
third]; Mota singled to left [John scored, Buckner to second];
Davis was hit by a pitch [Buckner to third, Mota to second];
Ferguson doubled to left [Buckner scored, Mota scored, Davis
scored]; SANTORINI REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Crawford singled
to left [Ferguson scored]; Santorini threw a wild pitch
[Crawford to third]; Cey walked; Russell struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 9.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to center; Brock stole second;
Anderson walked; Torre singled to shortstop [Brock to third,
Anderson to second]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Brock scored, Anderson to third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Anderson scored]; Stein flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 3RD: John grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
singled to left; Lopes stole second; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted) [Lopes to third]; Mota walked; Davis singled to
right [Lopes scored, Mota to third]; Mota was caught stealing
home (catcher to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 10.

CARDINALS 4TH: Busse grounded out (first unassisted); Tyson
singled to center; Santorini grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Tyson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 10.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson popped to third in foul territory;
Crawford singled to right; Cey lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Crawford out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 10.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock struck out; Anderson flied out to right;
Torre singled to shortstop; Simmons forced Torre (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 10.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to center; John out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes grounded out
(second to first) [Russell to third]; Buckner singled to right
[Russell scored]; Mota forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 11.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein
was called out on strikes; Busse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 11.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
singled to right; Crawford singled to left [Ferguson to second];
Cey struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 11.

CARDINALS 7TH: YEAGER REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING C ); FERGUSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CRAWFORD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); PACIOREK REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); Tyson
grounded out (shortstop to first); FENWICK BATTED FOR SANTORINI;
Fenwick grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 11.

DODGERS 7TH: FOLKERS REPLACED FENWICK (PITCHING); John reached
on an error by Busse [John to second]; Lopes hit into a double
play (first to pitcher to shortstop) [John out at third];
Buckner walked; Yeager walked [Buckner to second]; Paciorek
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 11.

CARDINALS 8TH: Anderson walked; Torre struck out; Simmons
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Anderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Dodgers 11.

DODGERS 8TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Crawford popped to shortstop; Cey was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 11.

CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Busse flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 11.