Wednesday May 23, 1973
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A single by Fred Kendall after two walks in the eighth inning produced the run that gave the Padres a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers. The Padres scored twice in the fourth and took a 3-1 lead when Mike Corkins homered in the fifth, but the Dodgers tied the score with circuit clouts by Willie Crawford and Bill Russell in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 23, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .371 Grubb cf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .336 Buckner 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Lee lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .273 Davis cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .273 Colbert 1b 1 0 0 0 3 1 .269 Ferguson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Kendall c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .311 Crawford rf 2 1 2 1 2 0 .301 J. Morales rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Thomas 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 Russell ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .267 Hilton 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .208 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Corkins p 2 1 1 1 0 1 .154 Mota ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .352 Arlin p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Paciorek pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Messersmith p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 Garvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Totals 31 4 8 4 5 5 Totals 31 3 7 2 4 11 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 11,975 Left on Base: Padres 6, Dodgers 6 DP: Padres 1, Dodgers 2 Doubles: Grubb (9), Lopes (4) Home Runs: Corkins (1), Crawford (3), Russell (1) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (12) Caught Stealing: Hilton (1) Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (2), Cey (3) GIDP: J. Morales (3), Hernandez (2), Ferguson (3) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Corkins 5 4 1 1 2 6 0 19 6.00 Arlin W(2-1) 3 3 2 2 1 4 2 13 5.63 Romo SV(4) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.68 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 11 2 36 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(4-4) 7.2 5 4 4 5 4 1 31 3.48 Brewer 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.85 Totals 9 8 4 4 5 5 1 37 Wild Pitches: Arlin (5), Messersmith 2 (3) Balks: Messersmith (1) Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol PADRES 1ST: Hernandez popped to shortstop; Grubb struck out; Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner flied out to left; Davis walked; Ferguson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 2ND: Colbert walked; Kendall flied out to center; J. Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Colbert out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford singled to center; Crawford was picked off first (pitcher to first); Cey flied out to left; Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Hilton flied out to right; Corkins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out; Messersmith struck out; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. PADRES 4TH: Hernandez singled to third; Hernandez stole second; Grubb out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Hernandez to third]; Lee singled to right [Hernandez scored]; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Lee to second]; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Lee to third]; Colbert walked; Kendall forced Colbert (third to second) [Lee scored]; J. Morales forced Kendall (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Buckner singled to center; Davis singled to right [Buckner to third]; Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Buckner scored (no RBI), Davis out at second]; Crawford walked; Cey forced Crawford (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Dodgers 1. PADRES 5TH: Thomas popped to shortstop; Hilton singled to right; Hilton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Corkins homered; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Yeager struck out (catcher to first); Messersmith popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 1. PADRES 6TH: Grubb doubled to center; Lee struck out; Colbert struck out; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes doubled to left; ARLIN REPLACED CORKINS (PITCHING); Buckner lined to second; Davis struck out; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 1. PADRES 7TH: J. Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas walked; Messersmith balked [Thomas to second]; Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); Arlin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Crawford homered; Cey struck out; Russell homered; Yeager grounded out (second to first); Messersmith flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Dodgers 3. PADRES 8TH: Hernandez lined to center; Grubb walked; Lee flied out to center; Colbert walked [Grubb to second]; BREWER REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Kendall singled to left [Grubb scored, Colbert to second]; J. Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to center; Davis grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Buckner to second]; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Buckner to third]; Ferguson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Dodgers 3. PADRES 9TH: Thomas struck out; Hilton singled to left; Arlin singled to first [Hilton to second]; Hernandez grounded into a double play (third to second) [Hilton out at third, Arlin out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 9TH: Crawford walked; ROMO REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Cey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Crawford to second]; Russell flied out to right; MOTA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Mota walked; PACIOREK RAN FOR MOTA; GARVEY BATTED FOR BREWER; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 4, Dodgers 3.

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