Coming from behind, the Dodgers scored five runs on only two hits in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the Pirates, 8-5. The Pirates were ahead, 3-1, when the Dodgers began the fifth with the tying runs on two walks, a single by Bill Russell and sacrifice fly by Willie Davis. Another run counted on a wild pitch. After an intentional pass to Joe Ferguson, Willie Crawford knocked in two runs with a double.

Manny Sanguillen and Bob Robertson hit homers for the Pirates, giving them 10 in three games for a new record for a series in Dodger Stadium. The former mark was 10 homers in four games, also by the Pirates, in 1965. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Game Played on Wednesday, May 9, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Pirates      1  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   5 14  0
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  5  0    0  2  x  -   8  6  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .333      Russell ss            5   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Cash 2b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .304      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Sanguillen rf         5   1   2   3     0   0   .346      Mota lf               3   1   0   1     1   0   .373
Stargell lf           5   1   2   0     0   2   .337      Davis cf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .286
Robertson 1b          4   1   2   2     1   1   .318      Ferguson c            3   2   1   0     1   0   .308
Stennett ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Crawford rf           3   0   2   2     0   0   .271
Gonzalez 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Hebner ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Lacy 2b               2   2   0   0     2   0   .197
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Osteen p              1   2   0   0     2   0   .067
  Davalillo pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McNertney c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garvey ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .233
Blass p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .417        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zisk ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oliver ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               39   5  14   5     2   4             Totals               28   8   6   7     7   1

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 17,509
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Dodgers 5
DP: Pirates 0, Dodgers 3
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Robertson (6), Crawford (5)
Triples: Garvey (1)
Home Runs: Sanguillen (3), Robertson (5)
Stolen Bases: Clines (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Crawford (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (2)
GIDP: Stennett (3), Clines (1), Oliver (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(1-2)            4     3   4   4   4   0   0  19   7.83
Rooker                  1     1   2   2   2   0   0   6   1.29
Johnson                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.92
Giusti                  1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   1.88
Totals                  8     6   8   8   7   1   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(3-2)           6.1  13   5   5   1   2   2  32   3.91
Culver SV(2)            1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.98
Brewer                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.08
Totals                  9    14   5   5   2   4   2  41

Wild Pitches: Rooker (1), Osteen (3)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to third; Cash singled to left
[Clines to third]; Sanguillen singled to pitcher [Clines scored,
Cash to second]; Osteen threw a wild pitch [Cash to third,
Sanguillen to second]; Stargell popped to third in foul
territory; Robertson walked; Stennett grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Robertson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Russell lined to center; Buckner lined to right;
Mota flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Gonzalez reached on an error by Russell [Gonzalez
to first]; May grounded out (first to second) [Gonzalez to
second]; Blass singled to left [Gonzalez to third]; Clines
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Blass out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 2ND: Davis walked; Ferguson made an out to shortstop;
Crawford singled to center [Davis to second]; Cey flied out to
right; Lacy lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Cash singled to center; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Stargell singled to center [Cash to second]; Robertson
flied out to center [Cash to third]; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Osteen walked; Russell popped to first in foul
territory; Buckner singled to right [Osteen to third]; Mota
forced Buckner (third to second) [Osteen scored]; Davis flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); May
struck out; Blass grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Cey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Cash singled
to left; Sanguillen homered [Cash scored]; Stargell struck out;
Robertson doubled to left; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy walked; Osteen walked [Lacy to second];
Russell singled to left [Lacy scored, Osteen to second]; ROOKER
REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Buckner grounded out (second to
first) [Osteen to third, Russell to second]; Mota was walked
intentionally; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Osteen
scored, Russell to third]; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Russell
scored, Mota to second]; Ferguson was walked intentionally;
Crawford doubled to center [Mota scored, Ferguson scored]; Cey
grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
3, Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); May made an
out to first; ZISK BATTED FOR ROOKER; Zisk singled to left;
Clines singled to right [Zisk to second]; Cash flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ZISK (PITCHING); Lacy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Osteen grounded out (second to first);
Russell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stargell singled to right; Robertson homered [Stargell scored];
CULVER REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); HEBNER BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Hebner
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
5, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Mota grounded out (shortstop to
first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 8TH: May singled to right; DAVALILLO RAN FOR MAY; OLIVER
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Oliver grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Davalillo out at second]; Clines
walked; Clines stole second; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); MCNERTNEY
REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); Ferguson singled to second;
Crawford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ferguson to
second]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy was walked
intentionally; GARVEY BATTED FOR CULVER; Garvey tripled to right
[Ferguson scored, Lacy scored]; Russell struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 9TH: BREWER REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell struck out;
Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers
8.

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