Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Thursday, July 12, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  x  -   4 13  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .298
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Mota lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .348
McCarver 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .245      Davis cf              4   0   4   1     0   0   .304
Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Ferguson c            2   1   0   0     2   0   .275
Simmons c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   3   .281
J. Cruz cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .328
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Tyson ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Buckner rf            4   1   2   3     0   0   .280
Folkers p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Messersmith p         4   0   1   0     0   1   .207
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   7   0     0   7             Totals               34   4  13   4     2   6

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 20,378
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Dodgers 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Tyson
Doubles: Messersmith (2)
Triples: Mota (2)
Home Runs: Buckner (4)
Stolen Bases: J. Cruz (6)
Caught Stealing: Tyson (4), Russell (5)
GIDP: Russell (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Folkers L(2-1)          7    11   2   2   1   4   1  30   2.08
Granger                 1     2   2   1   1   2   0   6   4.08
Totals                  8    13   4   3   2   6   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(8-6)      9     7   0   0   0   7   0  32   3.20
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   7   0  32

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore struck out; McCarver
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Mota tripled to right; Davis
singled to left [Mota scored]; Ferguson walked [Davis to
second]; Cey struck out; Garvey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre grounded out (second to first); Simmons
lined to left; J. Cruz singled to pitcher; J. Cruz stole second;
Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(first unassisted); Messersmith doubled to left; Lopes singled
to catcher [Messersmith to third]; Mota popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson singled to right; On a bunt Folkers struck
out; Tyson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis singled to right [Davis out at second (right
to shortstop)]; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Cey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore lined to center; McCarver was called out
on strikes; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to left; Russell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garvey out at
second]; Buckner homered; Messersmith popped to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons singled to right; J. Cruz singled to
right [Simmons to second]; Carbo flied out to left; Tyson popped
to first in foul territory; Folkers struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Mota
singled to left; Davis singled to center [Mota to third];
Ferguson popped to shortstop; Cey popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
popped to second; McCarver singled to right; Torre flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey was called out on strikes; Russell grounded
out (pitcher to first); Buckner popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons singled to center; J. Cruz popped to
shortstop; Carbo struck out; Tyson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Messersmith flied out to center; Lopes singled to
left; Mota grounded out (third to first) [Lopes to second];
Davis singled to second [Lopes out at home (second to catcher)];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Dwyer popped to catcher
in foul territory; Brock grounded out (second to pitcher);
Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Ferguson walked;
Cey was called out on strikes; Garvey singled to center
[Ferguson to second]; Russell reached on an error by Tyson
[Ferguson to third, Garvey to second, Russell to first]; Buckner
singled to right [Ferguson scored, Garvey scored (unearned),
Russell to third]; Russell was caught stealing home (catcher to
third to pitcher) [Buckner to third]; Messersmith was called out
on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: McCarver singled to pitcher; Torre lined into a
double play (second to first) [McCarver out at first]; Simmons
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Dodgers 4.