Andy Messersmith allowed only three hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Cubs. A double by Willie Crawford and single by Ron Cey in the fourth inning gave Messersmith the only run that the righthander needed, but the Dodgers added two more on a homer by Willie Davis in the eighth and their final tally on a triple by Dave Lopes in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      7, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  1  -   4 12  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   2   1     0   2   .327      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Buckner 1b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .285      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Davis cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .295      Williams lf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .314
Crawford rf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .330      Bourque 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     1   1   .319      Santo 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Joshua lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .306      Cardenal rf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .305
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Yeager c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Messersmith p         4   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Reuschel p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Beckert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               35   4  12   4     3   7             Totals               30   0   3   0     4   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,025
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Cubs 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Messersmith (1), Crawford (14), Cardenal (13)
Triples: Lopes (1)
Home Runs: Davis (8)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal 2 (6)
Caught Stealing: Davis (3), Lopes (2)
GIDP: Russell (4), Santo (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(6-5)      9     3   0   0   4   5   0  34   3.17
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   5   0  34

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(6-4)         7.2  10   3   3   2   6   1  31   1.92
Locker                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   1.85
LaRoche                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   8.18
Totals                  9    12   4   4   3   7   1  38

Balks: Reuschel (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner singled to right [Buckner
out at second (right to pitcher to shortstop)]; Davis grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Kessinger flied
out to left; Williams walked; Bourque struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford walked; Cey struck out; Joshua forced
Crawford (shortstop to second); Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Cardenal walked;
Cardenal stole second; Cardenal stole third; Hundley struck out;
Popovich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out (catcher to first); Messersmith
doubled to left; Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Kessinger singled to
pitcher; Williams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Crawford
doubled to center; Cey singled to left [Crawford scored];
Reuschel balked [Cey to second]; Joshua walked; Russell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Joshua out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Bourque popped to pitcher in foul territory; Santo
struck out; Cardenal doubled to left; Hundley flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager lined to third; Messersmith flied out to
right; Lopes grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich flied out to right; Reuschel reached on an
error by Cey [Reuschel to first]; Monday was called out on
strikes; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cubs 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
singled to left; Davis was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Crawford lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Williams walked; Bourque flied out to right; Santo
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); Joshua struck
out; Russell singled to right; Yeager grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Cardenal lined to left; Hundley flied out to left;
Popovich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Messersmith grounded out (second to first); Lopes
singled to center; Lopes was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Buckner singled to
center; Davis homered [Buckner scored]; Crawford singled to
center; LOCKER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Cey walked
[Crawford to second]; Joshua struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: BECKERT BATTED FOR LOCKER; Beckert popped to first;
Monday singled to center; Kessinger flied out to left; Williams
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Russell flied
out to center; Yeager singled to left; Messersmith forced Yeager
(pitcher to shortstop); Lopes tripled to right [Messersmith
scored]; Buckner popped to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Bourque flied out to center; Santo grounded out (third
to first); Cardenal walked; Hundley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Cubs 0.