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Wednesday July 11, 1973
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Although collecting only three hits off Bob Gibson, the Dodgers were able to defeat the Cardinals, 3-1. Bill Buckner walked and Willie Davis homered off Gibson in the first inning. Davey Lopes walked in the fifth, stole second and scored on a single by Buckner. The Cardinals, who had seven hits off Don Sutton, scored their only run in the seventh on singles by Ted Simmons, Jose Cruz and Mike Tyson. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Wednesday, July 11, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  3  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .292      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .296
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Buckner lf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .277
McCarver 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .239      Davis cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .296
Torre 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .310      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Simmons c             4   1   1   0     0   2   .294      Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .305
J. Cruz cf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .223      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Tyson ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Gibson p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .191      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .251

Totals               34   1   7   1     3  12             Totals               28   3   3   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 24,539
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Dodgers 3
DP: Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Tyson, Sutton
Home Runs: Davis (13)
Stolen Bases: J. Cruz (5), Lopes (26)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(8-9)           6     3   3   3   2   6   1  24   3.14
Segui                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.72
Totals                  8     3   3   3   2   6   1  30

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(11-5)          9     7   1   1   3  12   0  37   2.28
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3  12   0  37

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore popped to
shortstop; McCarver walked; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner walked; Davis
homered [Buckner scored]; Ferguson struck out; Crawford popped
to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons struck out; J. Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Garvey popped to
first in foul territory; Russell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson popped to second in foul territory; Gibson
struck out; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton reached on an error by Tyson [Sutton to
first]; Lopes singled to center [Sutton to second]; Buckner
struck out; Davis forced Lopes (second to shortstop) [Sutton to
third]; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore flied out to center; McCarver flied out
to right; Torre singled to center; Simmons popped to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford struck out; Cey grounded out (third to
first); Garvey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: J. Cruz struck out; Carbo walked; Tyson forced
Carbo (pitcher to shortstop); Gibson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to center; Sutton struck out;
Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner singled to left [Lopes
scored]; Davis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to left;
McCarver popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers
3.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); Crawford
struck out; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to left; J. Cruz singled to right
[Simmons to third]; J. Cruz stole second; Carbo popped to
catcher in foul territory; Tyson singled to left [Simmons
scored, J. Cruz to third]; DWYER BATTED FOR GIBSON; Dwyer struck
out; Brock was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: SEGUI REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Garvey grounded
out (first unassisted); Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Sutton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sizemore flied out to right; McCarver grounded
out (pitcher to first); Torre singled to center; Simmons was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: J. Cruz walked; Carbo singled to right [J. Cruz
to second]; Carbo was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Sutton [J. Cruz to third, Carbo to second]; Tyson struck out;
MELENDEZ BATTED FOR SEGUI; Melendez struck out; Brock was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.



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