Led by Willie Crawford and Steve Garvey, who batted in three runs apiece, the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 6-2, behind the three-hit pitching of Andy Messersmith. The Giants' runs were unearned in the fourth inning. The Dodgers tied the score in their half when Joe Ferguson walked and Crawford homered. In the eighth, Bill Buckner singled, Willie Davis walked and Crawford doubled to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Garvey then hit a homer to account for the last three runs. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1973 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  4  x  -   6  6  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Buckner lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Maddox cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .316      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
McCovey 1b            1   1   1   0     3   0   .264      Ferguson c            2   2   0   0     2   0   .279
  Thomasson pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Crawford rf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .307
Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Garvey 1b             2   1   1   3     2   0   .312
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     1   2   .289
Speier ss             4   0   1   2     0   0   .261      Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Bradley p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Phillips 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232

Totals               31   2   3   2     5   3             Totals               29   6   6   6     6   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 41,109
Left on Base: Giants 7, Dodgers 5
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Speier (12), Maddox (18), Crawford (20)
Home Runs: Crawford (9), Garvey (3)
GIDP: Messersmith (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(9-9)          7.2   5   5   5   5   3   1  32   3.79
Sosa                    0.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   3   3.88
Totals                  8     6   6   6   6   4   2  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(10-6)     9     3   2   0   5   3   0  36   3.06
Totals                  9     3   2   0   5   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
flied out to center; Maddox walked; McCovey walked [Maddox to
second]; Goodson forced McCovey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to shortstop; Buckner lined to left;
Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier
flied out to left; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); Crawford
flied out to right; Garvey walked; Cey singled to left [Garvey
to third]; Russell was walked intentionally [Cey to second];
Messersmith popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bradley grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox reached on an error by Cey [Maddox to first];
McCovey singled to center [Maddox to third]; Goodson struck out;
Matthews popped to second; Speier doubled to left [Maddox scored
(unearned), McCovey scored (unearned)]; Rader popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson walked; Crawford homered [Ferguson
scored]; Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey grounded out
(third to first); Russell struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bradley grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds flied
out to left; Fuentes walked; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey walked; Goodson popped to third; Matthews
grounded out (first unassisted) [McCovey to second]; Speier
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis lined to right; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crawford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Rader flied out to center; Bradley grounded out
(second to first); Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey walked; Cey struck out; Russell singled to
left [Garvey to second]; Messersmith grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Maddox doubled to
right; McCovey was walked intentionally; THOMASSON RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Goodson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Maddox to
third, Thomasson to second]; Matthews was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to right;
Davis flied out to center; Ferguson walked [Buckner to second];
Crawford doubled to left [Buckner scored, Ferguson to third];
SOSA REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); PHILLIPS REPLACED BRADLEY
(PLAYING 3B); Garvey homered [Ferguson scored, Crawford scored];
Cey walked; Russell struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded
out (shortstop to first); Phillips grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 6.