Fred Norman came within one out of pitching his third straight shutout for the Reds, but the lefthander had to settle for a 4-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before the Dodgers came back to win the second game, 5-1. Norman's bid for another shutout was wrecked when Ron Cey homered for the Dodgers' run. Dan Driessen batted in two runs for the Reds with a single in the third. Joe Morgan homered in the eighth and Pete Rose knocked in a run with a single in the ninth.

Tommy John pitched the nightcap for the Dodgers and allowed only three hits. Ken McMullen, who had been out of action except for four pinch-hitting appearances since suffering a back injury April 10, returned to the Dodgers' lineup when Cey hurt his throwing arm and smashed a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, June      23, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4  6  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   0   1   1     1   1   .301      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Morgan 2b             5   2   2   1     0   0   .307      Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Driessen 3b,1b        4   0   1   2     0   0   .380      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Bench rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Cey 3b                2   1   1   1     2   0   .307
Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .296      Mota lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .345
  Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .310
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Russell ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .289
Chaney ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .145      Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Plummer c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .175        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Norman p              3   1   0   0     0   2   .100        Cannizzaro c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                            Garvey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .241
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     5   5             Totals               30   1   7   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:12
Left on Base: Reds 7, Dodgers 5
DP: Reds 4, Dodgers 0
Errors: Messersmith
Doubles: Russell (15), Mota (6)
Home Runs: Morgan (9), Cey (9)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (30), Chaney (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Norman (5)
GIDP: Mota (7), Yeager (1), Cey (11), Lopes (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(4-7)           9     7   1   1   3   3   1  33   3.21
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   3   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(7-6)      8     5   3   3   3   4   1  32   3.31
Culver                  1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   2.79
Totals                  9     6   4   4   5   5   1  38

Wild Pitches: Culver (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan popped to first in foul
territory; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Buckner singled to second
[Lopes to second]; Davis flied out to center [Lopes to third];
Cey walked [Buckner to second]; Mota grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez walked;
Tolan grounded out (second to first) [Perez to second]; Chaney
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

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

REDS 3RD: Plummer singled to left; On a bunt Norman forced
Plummer (first to shortstop); Rose grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Norman to second]; Morgan singled to center [Norman to
third]; Morgan stole second; Driessen singled to left [Norman
scored, Morgan scored]; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith flied out to center; Lopes made an out
to first; Buckner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted); Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis lined to first; Cey walked; Mota flied out to
center; Crawford flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Plummer walked; Norman reached on an error by
Messersmith on a sacrifice bunt [Plummer out at home (right to
catcher), Norman to second]; Rose walked; Morgan flied out to
left; Driessen forced Rose (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell doubled to left; Yeager grounded out (third
to first); Messersmith popped to shortstop; Lopes popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to shortstop; Perez singled to center;
Tolan struck out; Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner flied out to right; Davis walked; Cey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: Plummer flied out to left; Norman struck out; Rose
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Mota flied out to left; Crawford flied out to left;
Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: Morgan homered; Driessen popped to first in foul
territory; Bench lined to left; Perez grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: MENKE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LACY BATTED FOR YEAGER; Lacy struck out;
GARVEY BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Garvey singled to left; Lopes
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Garvey
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 0.

REDS 9TH: CULVER REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); CANNIZZARO REPLACED
LACY (PLAYING C ); Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney
walked; Culver threw a wild pitch [Chaney to second]; Chaney
stole third; Plummer walked; Norman struck out; Rose singled to
left [Chaney scored, Plummer to second]; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Cey homered; Mota doubled to
left; Crawford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 1.