The Dodgers drew 53,870, their largest crowd since June 28, 1970, and entertained the throng with a 7-3 victory over the Cubs in a game that saw Al Downing get off to a wild start and then strike out seven batters in succession. The Cubs, who had had not scored against Dodger pitching for 29 innings, ended their drouth in the first when Downing walked two batters, hit another and uncorked a wild pitch. The veteran lefthander then pulled himself together and went on his strikeout streak.

The Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the second on a run-scoring double by Ron Cey and an error. Cey accounted for another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the third. Bill Russell added a run with a single and Downing then assured himself of victory with a double, driving in two runs. Joe Ferguson added the Dodgers' final tally with a homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 14, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  5  2
Dodgers      0  2  4    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   2   2   0     1   2   .278      Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .301
Beckert 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .262      Buckner lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Williams lf           2   0   1   0     2   0   .290      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .303
Cardenal rf           4   0   2   1     0   2   .313      Ferguson c            3   2   1   1     1   0   .277
Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .305      Crawford rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .306
Fanzone 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .253      Garvey 1b             4   2   1   0     0   0   .323
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Cey 3b                3   1   1   2     0   1   .281
Popovich ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Russell ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Hooton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Downing p             3   0   1   2     0   1   .108
  James ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .119        Brewer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kessinger ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Bonham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Hickman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               31   3   5   1     5  12             Totals               33   7  10   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 53,870
Left on Base: Cubs 7, Dodgers 6
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Santo, Fanzone
Doubles: Cey (12), Downing (1), Crawford (17)
Home Runs: Ferguson (13)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (11), Lopes (27)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (5)
GIDP: Fanzone (3)
Hit by Pitch: Beckert (2,by Downing)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(8-8)           4     9   7   6   3   3   1  24   4.36
Burris                  2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.48
Bonham                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.42
Totals                  8    10   7   6   3   6   1  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(7-4)          7     4   3   3   5   9   0  30   3.23
Brewer SV(9)            2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.70
Totals                  9     5   3   3   5  12   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Downing (1)
Wild Pitches: Hooton (5), Downing 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Beckert was hit by a pitch [Monday to
second]; Williams walked [Monday to third, Beckert to second];
Downing threw a wild pitch [Monday scored, Beckert to third,
Williams to second]; Cardenal struck out; Santo struck out;
Fanzone struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to right; Lopes stole second; Buckner
walked; Davis struck out; Ferguson forced Buckner (third to
second) [Lopes to third]; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

CUBS 2ND: Hundley struck out; Popovich struck out; Hooton struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey reached on an error by Santo [Garvey to
first]; Hooton threw a wild pitch [Garvey to second]; Cey
doubled to left [Garvey scored (unearned), Cey to third (on
throw)]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cey scored
(error by Fanzone) (no RBI)]; Downing grounded out (catcher to
first); Lopes walked; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

CUBS 3RD: Monday was called out on strikes; Beckert popped to
second; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Ferguson
walked; Crawford singled to left [Ferguson to second]; Garvey
singled to third [Ferguson to third, Crawford to second]; Cey
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ferguson scored, Crawford to
third]; Russell singled to center [Crawford scored, Garvey to
third]; Downing doubled to right [Garvey scored, Russell
scored]; Lopes singled to center [Downing to third, Lopes out at
second (center to first to second)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Dodgers 6.

CUBS 4TH: Cardenal singled to left; Santo popped to second;
Fanzone struck out; Hundley forced Cardenal (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
was called out on strikes; Ferguson homered; Crawford doubled to
left; Garvey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Dodgers 7.

CUBS 5TH: Popovich lined to right; JAMES BATTED FOR HOOTON;
James grounded out (third to first); Monday singled to left;
Beckert forced Monday (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 5TH: BURRIS REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Cey struck out;
Russell popped to first in foul territory; Downing struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 7.

CUBS 6TH: Williams walked; Cardenal struck out; Santo walked
[Williams to second]; Fanzone grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Santo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubs 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes popped to first; Buckner flied out to right;
Davis singled to right; Ferguson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 7.

CUBS 7TH: Hundley flied out to right; Popovich popped to second;
KESSINGER BATTED FOR BURRIS; Kessinger grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: BONHAM REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); Crawford
flied out to left; Garvey grounded out (first to pitcher); Cey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Dodgers 7.

CUBS 8TH: Monday singled to right; Beckert walked [Monday to
second]; Williams singled to second [Monday to third, Beckert to
second]; Downing threw a wild pitch [Monday scored, Beckert to
third, Williams to second]; BREWER REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING);
Cardenal singled to left [Beckert scored, Williams to third];
Cardenal stole second; Santo struck out; Fanzone struck out;
Hundley grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 3, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brewer
struck out; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 7.

CUBS 9TH: Popovich popped to first in foul territory; HICKMAN
BATTED FOR BONHAM; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Dodgers 7.

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