Tony Perez' two-run homer with none out in the ninth inning off Dodger relief ace Jim Brewer gave the Reds a 4-2 victory and enabled them to take the series from first-place Los Angeles, three games to one. Perez' 14th four-bagger followed a leadoff infield single by John Bench and gave Don Gullett, who hurled shutout ball the last three innings, his eighth victory.

The Dodgers' Bill Buckner put the visitors ahead with a solo homer in the third and a walk to Ron Cey and Bill Russell's double to left made it 2-0 in the fourth. Russell later was thrown out at the plate by right fielder Bobby Tolan when he attempted to score on Von Joshua's single. The Reds tied the score in the sixth against Andy Messersmith on a walk to pinch-hitter Phil Gagliano, single by Pete Rose, Joe Morgan's double and rookie Dan Driessen's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   4  6  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Rose lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Buckner 1b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .281      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Driessen 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .317
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .304        Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Crawford rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Mota ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .337        Hall pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .100
Russell ss            4   0   2   1     0   1   .302      Perez 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .288
Joshua lf,rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Tolan rf,cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .197
  Paciorek ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .205      Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .156
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Kosco ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      McGlothlin p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Gagliano ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .205
  Garvey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .311        Gullett p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .172
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   5             Totals               29   4   6   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 16,516
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Reds 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 2
Errors: Concepcion
Doubles: Russell (17), Morgan (17)
Home Runs: Buckner (3), Perez (14)
Stolen Bases: Crawford (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Driessen (1)
GIDP: Davis (4), Mota (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             5.1   3   2   2   1   3   0  20   3.23
Hough                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.18
Richert                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.22
Brewer L(4-2)           0     2   2   2   0   0   1   2   1.73
Totals                  8     6   4   4   2   4   1  32

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin              6     6   2   2   2   2   1  25   5.61
Gullett W(8-7)          3     2   0   0   1   3   0  11   4.09
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   5   1  36

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


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

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out
to right; Driessen singled to center; Bench lined to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Crawford walked; Russell
reached on an error by Concepcion [Crawford to second, Russell
to first]; Joshua struck out; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner homered; Davis
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Geronimo struck out; McGlothlin struck out; Rose flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey walked; Crawford grounded out (second to first)
[Cey to second]; Russell doubled to center [Cey scored]; Joshua
singled to right [Russell out at home (right to catcher), Joshua
to second (on throw)]; Yeager flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to right; Driessen flied out to
right; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds
0.

DODGERS 5TH: Messersmith flied out to left; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan flied out
to right; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis lined to second; Cey grounded out (shortstop
to first); Crawford singled to right; Crawford stole second;
Russell singled to shortstop [Crawford to third]; Joshua flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo flied out to right; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR
MCGLOTHLIN; Gagliano walked; Rose singled to right [Gagliano to
second]; Morgan doubled to right [Gagliano scored, Rose to
third]; HOUGH REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Driessen hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Bench
grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 7TH: GULLETT REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Yeager flied
out to center; Hough struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Perez singled to center; RICHERT REPLACED HOUGH
(PITCHING); Tolan grounded out (second to first) [Perez to
second]; Concepcion was walked intentionally; KOSCO BATTED FOR
GERONIMO; Kosco flied out to right; Gullett struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 8TH: KOSCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TOLAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Buckner singled to second; Davis singled
to center [Buckner to second]; Cey lined to left; MOTA BATTED
FOR CRAWFORD; Mota grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: MOTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JOSHUA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rose flied out to right; Morgan popped
to first in foul territory; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: MENKE REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); Russell
struck out; PACIOREK BATTED FOR JOSHUA; Paciorek struck out;
Yeager walked; GARVEY BATTED FOR RICHERT; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BREWER REPLACED
GARVEY (PITCHING); Bench singled to second; HALL RAN FOR BENCH;
Perez homered [Hall scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 4.