Starting with four runs in the first inning, the Dodgers defeated the Pirates, 8-4, for their seventh straight victory and 10th in the last 11 games. Willie Crawford knocked in two runs with a single during the inning, which also included singles by Davey Lopes, Steve Garvey and Bill Russell, plus two walks. Crawford added his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the third. The Dodgers tacked on their final three runs in the fourth on a single by Andy Messersmith, sacrifice by Lopes, double by Bill Buckner, single by Manny Mota and an error.

Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver hit homers for the Pirates. After Oliver connected for the circuit with a man on base in the ninth, Dave Parker batted in another run with a single before Jim Brewer replaced Messersmith and retired the last batter to gain his 10th save. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      17, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      4  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 11  0
Pirates      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  6  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .302      Stennett 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Buckner rf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .282      Sanguillen c          4   2   2   1     0   1   .283
Mota lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .348      Oliver cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .290
  Joshua ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Stargell lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .288
Ferguson c            4   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Hebner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Garvey 1b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .324      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .237
Cey 3b                3   1   1   0     1   1   .276      Parker rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .158
Crawford cf           3   0   1   3     0   0   .309      Maxvill ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Russell ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .297        Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Messersmith p         3   1   1   0     1   2   .213      Walker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .080
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
                                                            R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  11   6     3   4             Totals               33   4   6   4     2  10

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 17,389
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Pirates 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Maxvill, Johnson
Doubles: Buckner (14), Stargell (19)
Home Runs: Sanguillen (9), Oliver (15)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Crawford (3)
GIDP: Garvey (4), Robertson (11)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(9-6)      8.2   6   4   4   2  10   2  34   3.25
Brewer SV(10)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2  10   2  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(5-8)           3.1   8   7   6   2   1   0  20   4.17
Johnson                 2.2   1   1   0   0   3   0   9   4.17
Lamb                    2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.00
R. Hernandez            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.21
Totals                  9    11   8   6   3   4   0  41

Wild Pitches: Messersmith (4)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second;
Buckner grounded out (second to first) [Lopes to third]; Mota
grounded out (second to first) [Lopes scored]; Ferguson walked;
Garvey singled to center [Ferguson to second]; Cey walked
[Ferguson to third, Garvey to second]; Crawford singled to left
[Ferguson scored, Garvey scored, Cey to second]; Russell singled
to right [Cey scored, Crawford to third, Russell to second (on
throw)]; Messersmith was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett was called out on strikes; Sanguillen
homered; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
flied out to right; Mota grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner flied out to right; Robertson made an out to
second; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Garvey
singled to center; Cey singled to left [Garvey to third];
Crawford hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garvey scored]; Russell
forced Cey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (third to first); Walker
struck out; Stennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Messersmith singled to center; Lopes out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Messersmith to second];
Buckner doubled to right [Messersmith scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED
WALKER (PITCHING); Mota singled to right [Buckner scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Mota to third (error by Maxvill; assist by
Parker)]; Ferguson reached on an error by Johnson [Mota scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Ferguson to first]; Garvey grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at
second]; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen struck out; Oliver flied out to right;
Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8,
Pirates 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey struck out; Crawford made an out to shortstop;
Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Robertson was called out on strikes; Parker struck out;
Maxvill grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Messersmith struck out; Lopes struck out; Buckner
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Davalillo singled to
right; Stennett forced Davalillo (shortstop unassisted);
Sanguillen flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 7TH: LAMB REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); JOSHUA BATTED
FOR MOTA; Joshua grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates
1.

PIRATES 7TH: JOSHUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stargell
walked; Hebner struck out; Robertson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford
flied out to center; Russell singled to shortstop; Messersmith
walked [Russell to second]; Lopes forced Messersmith (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker struck out; Maxvill flied out to center; MAY
BATTED FOR LAMB; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 9TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Buckner
popped to third in foul territory; Joshua grounded out (third to
first); Ferguson singled to second; Garvey flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett flied out to center; Sanguillen singled to
second; Oliver homered [Sanguillen scored]; Stargell doubled to
right; Hebner flied out to right; Robertson walked; Parker
singled to right [Stargell scored, Robertson to second]; CASH
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; BREWER REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Cash
flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Pirates 4.