The Dodgers were stopped on their seven-game winning streak when Willie Stargell broke a tie with a homer in the sixth inning to give the Pirates a 3-2 victory. Bob Robertson drove in a run with a double in the second and Rennie Stennett homered in the third before the Dodgers came back with a run in the fifth on a double by Bill Russell and single by Tommy John. A walk to Joe Ferguson and singles by Willie Crawford and Steve Garvey tied the score in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      18, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Pirates      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .235
Joshua lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Buckner rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Ferguson c            1   1   0   0     2   0   .276      Stargell lf           4   1   4   1     0   0   .298
Crawford cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Zisk rf               4   1   0   0     0   1   .262
Garvey 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .329      Robertson 1b          2   0   1   1     1   1   .239
  Paciorek pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Alley 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Russell ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .299      Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
John p                2   0   1   1     0   1   .143        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   2   7   2     2   4             Totals               30   3   7   3     2   5

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 24,248
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Pirates 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Pirates 2
Doubles: Russell 2 (21), Robertson (11), Stargell (20)
Home Runs: Stennett (6), Stargell (27)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (2)
GIDP: Crawford (5), Cey (14)
Hit by Pitch: Ferguson (1,by Ellis)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(9-5)             6     5   3   3   2   5   2  25   2.83
Richert                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.23
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   5   2  32

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(8-9)            8     7   2   2   2   4   0  33   3.09
Giusti SV(9)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.46
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Ellis (6)
Wild Pitches: Ellis (3)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Joshua
singled to center; Ellis threw a wild pitch [Joshua to second];
Buckner struck out; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
flied out to right; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford flied out to center; Garvey popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cey lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Zisk forced Stargell
(shortstop to second); Robertson doubled to center [Zisk
scored]; Alley grounded out (second to first) [Robertson to
third]; Maxvill flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); John
struck out; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Ellis struck out; Stennett homered; Sanguillen
struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Joshua flied out to right; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Ferguson was hit by a pitch; Crawford
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Stargell doubled to center; Zisk struck out;
Robertson walked; Alley grounded out (first unassisted)
[Stargell to third, Robertson to second]; Maxvill was walked
intentionally; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey flied out to right;
Russell doubled to left; John singled to right [Russell scored];
Lopes lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Pirates
2.

DODGERS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson walked; Crawford
singled to center [Ferguson to third]; Garvey singled to right
[Ferguson scored, Crawford to second]; Cey forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates
2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell homered; Zisk flied out to right;
Robertson struck out; Alley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell doubled to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR JOHN;
Davis lined to shortstop; Lopes reached on a fielder's choice
[Russell out at third (pitcher to shortstop), Lopes to second];
Joshua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: RICHERT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Maxvill lined to
left; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner popped to first; Ferguson walked; Crawford
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ferguson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen singled to center; Sanguillen was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
pitcher); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
singled to right; Zisk popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey singled to center; PACIOREK RAN FOR GARVEY;
GIUSTI REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Cey grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Paciorek out at second];
Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 3.