The Dodgers, who had won three straight games and seven of their last eight, were cooled off by the Reds, who swept a doubleheader, 4-3 and 3-2, with the nightcap going 10 innings. In each game, the Dodgers passed Johnny Bench intentionally, only to have the maneuver backfire. Willie Davis had four hits in the first game to help the Dodgers take a 3-1 lead before the Reds began a rally in the ninth inning with a double by Tony Perez. After Don Sutton retired the next two batters, Bench batted for Dave Concepcion and was passed intentionally. Hal King then batted for Bill Plummer and hit a three-run homer to give the Reds their victory.

In the second game, Joe Morgan drew a walk with one out in the 10th and took second on a passed ball. After Concepcion was retired, Charlie Hough passed Bench intentionally and this time Perez singled for his third hit of the game to drive in the Reds' winning run. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 1, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .316      Rose lf               4   0   3   0     0   1   .312
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Davis cf              4   2   4   0     0   0   .297      Driessen 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .316
Cey 3b                3   0   2   2     1   0   .306      Perez 1b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .279
Mota lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .343      Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Paciorek lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Stahl rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .288
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Crawford rf           2   0   0   0     1   2   .300        Bench ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Chaney pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .158
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .087      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .200
                                                            King ph             1   1   1   3     0   0   .182
                                                          Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .086

Totals               31   3   9   3     2   3             Totals               33   4   8   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Reds 3
Errors: Yeager
Doubles: Cey (10), Davis 2 (19), Perez 2 (18)
Home Runs: Lopes (2), King (2)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (1), Stahl (1)
GIDP: Cey (12), Yeager (2), Perez (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(9-5)           8.2   8   4   4   2   7   1  35   2.37
Totals                  8.2   8   4   4   2   7   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(5-8)           9     9   3   3   2   3   1  33   3.50
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   3   1  33

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis singled to center; Cey doubled to right
[Davis scored]; Mota singled to right [Cey out at home (right to
catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Driessen was called out on strikes; Perez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Morgan out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell singled to center; Crawford struck out;
Yeager flied out to left; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Tolan flied out to center; Stahl grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes homered; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to
first); Davis singled to center; Cey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer struck out; Norman grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rose singled to left; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota lined to right; Russell flied out to left;
Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to second; Driessen stole second
[Driessen to third (error by Yeager)]; Perez struck out; Tolan
popped to first in foul territory; Stahl singled to center
[Driessen scored]; Stahl stole second; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

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

REDS 5TH: Plummer grounded out (first unassisted); Norman struck
out; Rose singled to right; Morgan forced Rose (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis
doubled to left; Cey walked; Mota hit into a double play (right
to second) [Davis out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Driessen flied out to center; Perez doubled to left;
Tolan popped to third in foul territory; Stahl popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell popped to second; Crawford walked; Yeager
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds
1.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion flied out to left; Plummer struck out;
Norman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Sutton lined to left; Lopes grounded out (shortstop
to first); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: Rose struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis doubled to right; Cey singled to left [Davis
scored, Cey out at second (left to second)]; Mota flied out to
center; Russell flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Perez doubled to
center; Tolan popped to second; Stahl struck out; BENCH BATTED
FOR CONCEPCION; Bench was walked intentionally; CHANEY RAN FOR
BENCH; KING BATTED FOR PLUMMER; King homered [Perez scored,
Chaney scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 4.

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