Rich Troedson gained his second victory as a starter since coming out of the bullpen when the Padres defeated the Dodgers, 4-2. Troedson had a shutout in the works until the ninth inning when both Vicente Romo and Mike Caldwell relieved.

Dave Roberts started the Padres' scoring with a homer in the fourth inning. Nate Colbert followed with a double, took third after a long fly by Cito Gaston and scored on a squeeze bunt by Fred Kendall. Singles by Kendall and Troedson, sandwiching Kendall's theft of second, added a run in the eighth. Derrel Thomas doubled, took third on a balk and counted on a single by Colbert in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      4, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  1  -   4 12  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss             4   1   1   0     1   1   .205      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
J. Morales cf         4   0   1   0     1   0   .279        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Roberts 3b            5   1   1   1     0   2   .244      Buckner rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Colbert 1b            5   1   3   1     0   1   .263      Davis cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Gaston rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .288      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   2   .299
Kendall c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .269      Mota lf               4   0   3   1     0   1   .340
Winfield lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .309
R. Morales 2b         2   0   0   0     2   0   .123      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Troedson p            4   0   2   1     0   1   .167      Yeager c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .205
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacy ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Crawford ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .303
                                                          Downing p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .088
                                                            McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .325
                                                            Cannizzaro c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Joshua ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .228

Totals               36   4  12   4     4   7             Totals               35   2  10   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 46,681
Left on Base: Padres 10, Dodgers 7
DP: Padres 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Thomas, Winfield
Doubles: Colbert 2 (13), Thomas (5)
Home Runs: Roberts (3)
Stolen Bases: Kendall (1)
Caught Stealing: J. Morales (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Kendall (6), Downing (5)
GIDP: R. Morales (2), Garvey (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Troedson W(4-0)         8.1   8   2   2   0   5   0  32   3.39
Romo                    0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Caldwell SV(1)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.99
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   6   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(6-4)          8    10   3   3   4   7   1  36   3.19
Richert                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.45
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   7   1  41

Balks: Richert (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); J. Morales
grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner made an out to
third; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert doubled to center; Gaston struck out;
Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey struck out; Mota was called out on strikes;
Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 3RD: R. Morales grounded out (third to first); Troedson
struck out (catcher to first); Thomas walked; J. Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager
struck out; Downing popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts homered; Colbert doubled to right; Gaston
flied out to right [Colbert to third]; Kendall reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Colbert scored]; Winfield
singled to shortstop [Kendall to second]; R. Morales grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Winfield out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes singled to right; Buckner popped to third;
Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Lopes to second]; Cey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 5TH: Troedson singled to center; Thomas forced Troedson
(pitcher to shortstop); J. Morales walked [Thomas to second];
Roberts struck out; Colbert popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Mota singled to shortstop; Garvey grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Mota out at second];
Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 6TH: Gaston singled to left; Kendall popped to shortstop;
Winfield singled to right [Gaston to third]; R. Morales was
walked intentionally [Winfield to second]; Troedson forced
Gaston (pitcher to catcher) [Winfield to third, R. Morales to
second]; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager singled to center; Downing out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 7TH: J. Morales singled to center; J. Morales was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Roberts flied out to
left; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Cey grounded
out (third to first); Mota singled to left; Garvey singled to
center [Mota to second]; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 8TH: Gaston struck out; Kendall singled to left; Kendall
stole second; Winfield grounded out (second to first) [Kendall
to third]; R. Morales was walked intentionally; Troedson singled
to left [Kendall scored, R. Morales out at third (left to
third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: LACY BATTED FOR YEAGER; Lacy grounded out (second
to first); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR DOWNING; McMullen popped to first
in foul territory; Lopes popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 3, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 9TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RICHERT REPLACED
LOPES (PITCHING); CANNIZZARO REPLACED MCMULLEN (PLAYING C );
Thomas doubled to center; Richert balked [Thomas to third]; J.
Morales flied out to center; Roberts lined to shortstop; Colbert
singled to left [Thomas scored]; Gaston flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis
singled to center; Cey singled to left [Davis scored (error by
Winfield), Cey to third (error by Thomas)]; Mota singled to left
[Cey scored]; ROMO REPLACED TROEDSON (PITCHING); Garvey was
called out on strikes; Russell singled to center [Mota to
second]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR LACY; Crawford singled to pitcher
[Mota to third, Russell to second]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR
CANNIZZARO; CALDWELL REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); PACIOREK BATTED
FOR JOSHUA; Paciorek grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 5 H, 2
E, 3 LOB.  Padres 4, Dodgers 2.