The Dodgers exploded for nine runs in the fourth inning in the N. L.'s biggest scoring stanza of the season so far and trounced the Giants, 15-3. Joe Ferguson homered with two men on base during the outburst and Davey Lopes, who batted twice, also accounted for three with a homer and single.

Ferguson finished the game with four RBIs. Ron Cey and Willie Davis each had four of the Dodgers' 20 hits. Cey drove in five runs, while Davis scored four times. The Dodger hit and run totals represented their season highs. [The Sporting News]
Los Angeles Dodgers 15, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 13, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      3  0  0    9  0  0    1  0  2  -  15 20  0
Giants       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   2   3     2   0   .358      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .306
Buckner 1b            6   1   1   0     0   0   .245        Howarth rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Davis cf              5   4   4   0     1   0   .304      Phillips 2b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .286
Ferguson lf           4   2   2   4     2   1   .316      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Crawford rf           5   3   3   1     1   1   .283      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .269
Cey 3b                5   1   4   5     1   0   .257        Thomasson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Goodson 3b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .337
Yeager c              6   2   3   0     0   1   .313      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .356
Messersmith p         4   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Matthews lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .293
                                                          Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .203
                                                            Sadek c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                          Barr p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            McDowell p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Kingman p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .171

Totals               44  15  20  14     8   4             Totals               32   3   6   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 31,626
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Giants 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 2
Errors: Maddox
Doubles: Davis 2 (7), Crawford 2 (7), Yeager (1), Speier (7)
Home Runs: Lopes (1), Ferguson (7)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Messersmith (2)
GIDP: Cey (5), Russell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (2,by Messersmith)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(3-3)      9     6   3   2   6   4   0  39   3.43
Totals                  9     6   3   2   6   4   0  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(4-3)             3.1   9   7   7   3   0   1  21   3.77
Carrithers              0.1   5   5   4   0   0   1   6   9.95
McDowell                3.1   4   1   1   3   1   0  16   5.92
Kingman                 2     2   2   2   2   3   0  10   9.00
Totals                  9    20  15  14   8   4   2  53

Passed Balls: Yeager (1)
Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (2)
Wild Pitches: Kingman 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner lined to right;
Davis doubled to left; Ferguson walked; Crawford doubled to left
[Davis scored, Ferguson to third]; Cey singled to left [Ferguson
scored, Crawford scored]; Russell walked [Cey to second]; Yeager
singled to shortstop [Cey to third, Russell to second];
Messersmith grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Phillips flied out
to center [Bonds to third]; Yeager allowed a passed ball [Bonds
scored (unearned)]; Speier was hit by a pitch; McCovey struck
out; Goodson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner made
an out to shortstop; Davis singled; Ferguson flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Maddox made an out to first; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader singled to left; Barr grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford singled to shortstop; Cey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Crawford out at
second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second;
Phillips walked; Speier forced Bonds (pitcher to third)
[Phillips to second]; McCovey singled to right [Phillips scored,
Speier to second]; Goodson singled to center [Speier scored,
McCovey to second]; Maddox hit into a double play (third to
first to second) [McCovey out at third, Goodson out at second];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager doubled to right; Messersmith out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to third]; Lopes
homered [Yeager scored]; Buckner singled to left; Davis walked
[Buckner to second]; CARRITHERS REPLACED BARR (PITCHING);
Ferguson homered [Buckner scored, Davis scored]; Crawford
doubled to right; Cey singled to center [Crawford scored];
Russell popped to first in foul territory; Yeager singled to
third [Cey to second]; Messersmith singled to center [Cey
scored, Yeager to third]; MCDOWELL REPLACED CARRITHERS
(PITCHING); Lopes singled to center [Yeager scored, Messersmith
scored (error by Maddox) (unearned) (no RBI), Lopes to second];
Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 9 R (8 ER), 9 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 12, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
made an out to first; McDowell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 12, Giants 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Ferguson
walked; Crawford lined to shortstop; Cey singled to center
[Ferguson to second]; Russell forced Cey (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 12, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds made an out to shortstop; Phillips flied out
to center; Speier doubled to left; McCovey lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 12, Giants 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager lined to third; Messersmith popped to first
in foul territory; Lopes walked; Buckner flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 12, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Goodson singled to center; Maddox made an out to
second; Matthews walked [Goodson to second]; Rader popped to
third in foul territory; McDowell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 12, Giants 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Davis doubled to right; Ferguson singled to left
[Davis scored]; Crawford struck out; Cey walked [Ferguson to
second]; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 13, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds flied out to right; Phillips struck out;
Speier popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 13, Giants 3.

DODGERS 8TH: HOWARTH REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); SADEK REPLACED
RADER (PLAYING C ); KINGMAN REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Yeager
struck out; Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
walked; Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 13, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Goodson
struck out; Maddox walked; Matthews walked [Maddox to second];
Sadek walked [Maddox to third, Matthews to second]; Kingman
forced Sadek (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
13, Giants 3.

DODGERS 9TH: THOMASSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Davis
singled to right; Kingman threw a wild pitch [Davis to second];
Kingman threw a wild pitch [Davis to third]; Ferguson struck
out; Crawford walked; Cey singled to center [Davis scored,
Crawford scored]; Russell struck out; Yeager flied out to left;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 15, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Howarth flied out to center; Phillips grounded out
(first unassisted); Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 15, Giants 3.
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