A homer by Willie Crawford in the second inning enabled Don Sutton to pitch the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Game Played on Monday, July      16, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .133
Mota lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Paciorek cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Buckner rf,lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .291
Crawford cf,rf        3   1   1   1     0   0   .309      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .177
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .073        J. Hernandez ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                          Briles p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .227
                                                            Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               30   1   4   1     0   2             Totals               32   0   6   0     0   9

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 16,570
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Pirates 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0
Doubles: Parker (1)
Home Runs: Crawford (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (5)
GIDP: Davalillo (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(12-5)          9     6   0   0   0   9   0  32   2.16
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   9   0  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles L(8-9)           8     3   1   1   0   1   1  27   2.78
Giusti                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.49
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   2   1  31

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Mota singled
to shortstop; Buckner flied out to center; Ferguson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Oliver singled to center; Stargell popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford homered; Garvey made an out to second; Cey
popped to second; Russell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner singled to center; Robertson was called out
on strikes; Stennett struck out; Maxvill singled to center
[Hebner to second]; Briles flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (third to first); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Parker doubled to right; Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first) [Parker to third]; Oliver flied out to center;
Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
was called out on strikes; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner flied out to center; Robertson flied out to
right; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Maxvill flied out to right; Briles struck out;
Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Sutton flied out to right; Lopes singled to left;
Mota grounded out (second to first) [Lopes to second]; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Oliver
struck out; Stargell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson flied out to left; Crawford flied out to
left; Garvey made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner singled to right; Robertson flied out to
center; Stennett singled to left [Hebner to second]; DAVALILLO
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Davalillo grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 8TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); Cey
popped to shortstop; Russell flied out to left; Sutton grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 8TH: CASH BATTED FOR BRILES; Cash grounded out (pitcher
to first); Parker struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Lopes singled to
left; Mota out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lopes to
second]; Buckner flied out to center; Ferguson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING CF); BUCKNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CRAWFORD CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Oliver grounded out (second to first); Stargell
struck out; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Pirates 0.