Bill Buckner singled with two out in the 10th inning to score Steve Yeager and give the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Reds. The Dodgers counted twice in the second on singles by Ron Cey, Manny Mota, Willie Crawford and Bill Russell, together with a sacrifice fly by Yeager, and held the lead until the ninth when Dan Driessen singled and Johnny Bench homered to send the game into overtime. In the 10th, Yeager singled and moved around to third on a sacrifice by Pete Richert and infield out by Von Joshua before scoring on Buckner's bingle. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Friday, June      22, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  -   2  7  0
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .302      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .305        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Driessen 3b,1b        4   1   1   0     0   1   .391      Buckner 1b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Bench c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .244      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Perez 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .296      Cey 3b                4   1   2   0     0   0   .306
  Gullett pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Mota lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .348
  Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Crawford rf           4   0   3   1     0   0   .315
Tolan rf,cf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .207      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   3   .271      Yeager c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     0   2   .163      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .098
  Stahl ph,rf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .300        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .029        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               35   2   7   2     2  11             Totals               36   3  11   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 37,224
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 2, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Perez (15)
Home Runs: Bench (14)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Carroll (3), Richert (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yeager (1)
GIDP: Crawford (4)
Hit by Pitch: Driessen (1,by Sutton)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                7     8   2   2   0   2   0  27   2.79
Carroll L(2-5)          2.2   3   1   1   0   0   0  11   4.67
Totals                  9.2  11   3   3   0   2   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  8.2   6   2   2   1  10   1  33   2.42
Brewer                  0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.32
Richert W(1-0)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.54
Totals                 10     7   2   2   2  11   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (3)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to
left; Driessen was hit by a pitch [Morgan to second]; Morgan was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Bench flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Tolan popped to second; Concepcion
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to left; Mota singled to right [Cey to
second]; Crawford singled to left [Cey scored, Mota to second];
Russell singled to center [Mota to third, Crawford to second];
Yeager sacrifice flied into a double play (right to first to
third to second to shortstop) [Mota scored, Russell to second,
Crawford out at third]; Sutton struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; Grimsley struck out; Rose struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
popped to first; Davis singled to center; Cey singled to left
[Davis to third]; Mota popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford singled to right; Russell popped to
shortstop; Yeager forced Crawford (third to second); Sutton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 2.

REDS 5TH: Perez doubled to left; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Concepcion struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 6TH: Grimsley grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded
out (first unassisted); Morgan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota singled
to center; Crawford grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Mota out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 7TH: Driessen struck out; Bench singled to left; Perez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell made an out to first; Yeager lined to
third; Sutton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 8TH: Concepcion struck out; STAHL BATTED FOR GERONIMO;
Stahl flied out to left; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Gagliano
lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: STAHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TOLAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CARROLL REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING);
Lopes grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 2.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Driessen singled to left; Bench homered
[Driessen scored]; Perez singled to left; GULLETT RAN FOR PEREZ;
Tolan walked [Gullett to second]; BREWER REPLACED SUTTON
(PITCHING); Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: MENKE REPLACED GULLETT (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cey flied out to center; Mota
flied out to right; Crawford singled to left; Russell flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 2.

REDS 10TH: Stahl singled to right; Carroll out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Stahl to second]; Rose walked; RICHERT
REPLACED BREWER (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to left; Driessen
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 10TH: Yeager singled to shortstop; Richert out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; JOSHUA
BATTED FOR LOPES; Joshua grounded out (second to first) [Yeager
stayed at second]; Buckner singled to left [Yeager scored]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 3.