Al Downing yielded only two hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals. Alan Foster, who made his first start for the Redbirds, also pitched well, giving up three hits in seven innings, but they included a homer by Joe Ferguson in the second. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       6, 1973 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Dodgers      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  4  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Lopes 2b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .349
Anderson cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Buckner 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .314      Mota lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .388
Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Davis cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .173      Ferguson c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .309
Stein rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .176      Crawford rf           2   0   0   0     1   2   .267
Busse ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .118      Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Tyson 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Russell ss            3   1   0   0     0   0   .239
Foster p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Downing p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     2   5             Totals               23   3   4   3     3   2

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 17,355
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Dodgers 2
DP: Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1
Errors: Busse, Cey
Doubles: Busse (3)
Home Runs: Ferguson (6)
Stolen Bases: Russell (2), Lopes (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (1), Buckner (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Lopes (3)
GIDP: Brock (4), Cey (4), Buckner (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster L(0-3)           7     3   3   2   3   2   1  26   3.86
Granger                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.48
Totals                  8     4   3   2   3   2   1  29

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(3-1)          9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31   2.02
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31

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


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
popped to third in foul territory; Mota grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz
struck out; Stein walked; Busse grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Davis grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
homered; Crawford struck out; Cey flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(second to first); Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell reached on an error by Busse [Russell to
first]; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Russell to second]; Russell stole third; Lopes hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Russell scored (unearned)]; Buckner popped to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Anderson popped to first in foul territory; Torre
struck out; Simmons popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota grounded out (second to first); Davis popped
to shortstop; Ferguson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Stein
popped to first in foul territory; Busse grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford struck out; Cey walked; Russell grounded
out (second to first) [Cey to second]; Downing grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
singled to right; Brock grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Lopes to third]; Mota singled
to center [Lopes scored]; Davis singled to right [Mota to
second]; Ferguson lined into a double play (third to second)
[Mota out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Anderson walked; Torre flied to left in foul
territory; Simmons popped to third; Reitz reached on an error by
Cey [Anderson to second, Reitz to first]; Stein popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford walked; Cey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Crawford out at second]; Russell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers
3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Busse doubled to left; Tyson struck out; MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR FOSTER; Melendez flied out to center; Brock flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Downing
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopes singled to shortstop;
Buckner grounded into a double play (second to first) [Lopes out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Anderson grounded out (second to first); Torre
struck out; Simmons popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.