Consecutive homers by Joe Ferguson and Ron Cey in the 11th inning, Ferguson's blow coming with a man on base, carried the Dodgers to an 8-6 victory over the Reds. The Dodgers' scoring earlier in the game included Steve Yeager's first major league homer. Ferguson and Cey climaxed four-hit nights with their circuit clouts to break a 5-5 tie. The Reds scored one run in their half of the 11th on a double by Joe Morgan. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 6
Game Played on Wednesday, May       16, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      3  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  -   8 16  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  1    0  1  -   6 13  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              6   1   3   0     0   1   .349      Rose lf               6   0   0   1     0   0   .295
Mota lf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .382      Morgan 2b             5   0   2   2     1   1   .337
  Paciorek lf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .195      Bench c               6   0   1   1     0   2   .230
Davis cf              6   2   0   1     0   1   .284      Perez 1b              6   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Ferguson rf,c         5   3   4   2     1   0   .328      Tolan cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Cey 3b                6   1   4   4     0   0   .289      Concepcion ss         5   1   2   0     0   0   .309
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .252      Scheinblum rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Russell ss            6   0   1   0     0   0   .247        Geronimo rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Yeager c              3   1   1   1     1   2   .316      Menke 3b              1   2   1   0     3   0   .225
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Chaney pr,3b        0   2   0   0     1   0   .128
  Garvey ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .048
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Gagliano ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .226
  Culver p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Locklear ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Crawford ph,rf      0   0   0   0     2   0   .280        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Stahl ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hague ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .172

Totals               44   8  16   8     6   6             Totals               43   6  13   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 10,120
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Reds 10
DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 4
Errors: Lopes, Bench
Doubles: Cey 2 (3), Ferguson (10), Morgan (8)
Home Runs: Yeager (1), Ferguson (8), Cey (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (11), Russell (5), Tolan (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (2), Grimsley (2)
GIDP: Cey (6), Buckner (8), Lopes (2), Bench (6), Scheinblum (1)
Hit by Pitch: Buckner (1,by Sprague)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 4.1   4   3   3   3   2   0  20   2.45
Culver                  1.2   3   1   0   1   0   0   7   2.12
Richert                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.29
Brewer                  2     4   1   1   0   0   0  10   2.18
Hough W(1-1)            2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.63
Totals                 11    13   6   5   5   4   0  49

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                4     7   4   4   3   1   1  21   2.87
Sprague                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.00
McGlothlin              2     3   1   1   0   1   0   8   4.96
Borbon                  2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   0.84
Hall L(3-2)             2     3   3   3   1   2   2   9   6.00
Totals                 11    16   8   8   6   6   3  52

Hit by Pitch: Sprague (1)
Wild Pitches: Sprague (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Mota singled to right
[Lopes to third]; Davis forced Mota (first to shortstop) [Lopes
scored]; Ferguson walked [Davis to second]; Cey doubled to
center [Davis scored, Ferguson scored]; Buckner lined into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Cey out at second]; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied out
to left; Bench made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell flied out to right; Yeager walked; Downing
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second];
Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Tolan grounded out (second to
first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Mota singled to right; Davis flied out to center;
Ferguson singled to right [Mota to second]; Cey flied out to
center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Scheinblum made an out to shortstop; Menke walked;
Grimsley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Menke to
second]; Rose grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell flied out to center; Yeager homered;
Downing flied out to right; Lopes singled to pitcher; Lopes
stole second; Mota was walked intentionally; Davis flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Bench struck out; Perez forced Morgan
(second to shortstop); Tolan forced Perez (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

DODGERS 5TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Ferguson
singled to center; Cey grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Ferguson out at second]; Buckner was hit by a
pitch; Sprague threw a wild pitch [Buckner to second]; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to center; Scheinblum singled to
right [Concepcion to second]; 77 minute rain delay; Menke
walked [Concepcion to third, Scheinblum to second]; GAGLIANO
BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Gagliano singled to center [Concepcion
scored, Scheinblum to third, Menke to second]; Rose forced
Gagliano (third to second) [Scheinblum scored, Menke to third];
Morgan singled to right [Menke scored, Rose to second]; CULVER
REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Bench grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Reds 3.

DODGERS 6TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Yeager
struck out; Bench dropped a foul fly hit by Culver for an error;
Culver flied out to left; Lopes singled to center; 25 minute
rain delay; Mota flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Tolan singled
to right; Concepcion singled to center [Tolan to second];
Scheinblum grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Reds 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
doubled to left; Cey singled to left [Ferguson scored]; Buckner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cey
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: Menke walked; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Locklear
singled to left [Menke to second]; RICHERT REPLACED CULVER
(PITCHING); Rose forced Locklear (third to second) [Menke scored
(error by Lopes) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to first]; Morgan
struck out; Bench was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 4.

DODGERS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Russell
singled to center; Russell stole second; Yeager struck out;
CRAWFORD BATTED FOR RICHERT; Crawford was walked intentionally;
Lopes popped to second; Mota forced Crawford (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FERGUSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); BREWER REPLACED YEAGER (PITCHING); Perez
flied out to right; Tolan singled to right; Tolan stole second;
Concepcion flied out to left; Scheinblum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis struck out; Ferguson grounded out (second to
first); Cey doubled to left; Buckner was walked intentionally;
Russell forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Menke singled to
center; CHANEY RAN FOR MENKE; STAHL BATTED FOR BORBON; On a bunt
Stahl singled to pitcher [Chaney to second]; Rose forced Stahl
(third to second) [Chaney to third]; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Bench singled to center [Chaney scored, Rose to second]; Perez
flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 5.

DODGERS 10TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HALL REPLACED
STAHL (PITCHING); GARVEY BATTED FOR BREWER; GERONIMO REPLACED
SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING RF); Garvey struck out; Crawford walked;
Lopes grounded into a double play (second to first) [Crawford
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 5.

REDS 10TH: HOUGH REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Tolan grounded out
(second to first); Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted);
Geronimo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Reds 5.

DODGERS 11TH: Paciorek singled to left; Davis forced Paciorek
(pitcher to shortstop); Ferguson homered [Davis scored]; Cey
homered; Buckner struck out; Russell flied out to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Reds 5.

REDS 11TH: Chaney walked; HAGUE BATTED FOR HALL; Hague singled
to center [Chaney to second]; Rose forced Hague (second to
shortstop) [Chaney to third]; Morgan doubled to left [Chaney
scored, Rose to third]; Bench grounded out (third to first);
Perez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Reds
6.