Claude Osteen set the Giants down on five hits to post his 12th victory, 5-2, with Dodger teammates Davey Lopes and Joe Ferguson supplying home-run help, both with the bases empty. The Dodgers scored three off loser Ron Bryant in the third inning on singles by Bill Russell, Lopes, Willie Davis and a double by Manny Mota. A double by Garry Maddox and homer by Gary Matthews produced the Giants' runs in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Monday, July      30, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Dodgers      0  0  3    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .301      Lopes 2b              4   2   2   2     0   1   .291
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Mota lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .346
Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .316        Paciorek lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Davis cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .297
Goodson 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .314      Ferguson c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .279
Matthews lf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .310      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Crawford rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .309
Bryant p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Russell ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .289
  Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Osteen p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .145
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               32   2   4   2     1   5             Totals               30   5   7   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 49,945
Left on Base: Giants 4, Dodgers 4
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Speier, Russell
Doubles: Maddox (19), Mota (8)
Home Runs: Matthews (7), Lopes (3), Ferguson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Osteen (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(15-8)          6     6   4   4   2   2   1  25   3.07
Moffitt                 2     1   1   1   0   2   1   8   2.97
Totals                  8     7   5   5   2   4   2  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(12-5)          9     4   2   2   1   5   1  33   2.97
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   5   1  33

Wild Pitches: Bryant (6)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes singled to left; Maddox
struck out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Mota grounded out (shortstop to
first); Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
walked; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Matthews to
second]; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to left; Garvey grounded out
(second to first); Cey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford walked; Russell singled to center
[Crawford out at third (center to third), Russell to second (on
throw)]; Osteen grounded out (third to first); Lopes singled to
center [Russell scored]; Mota doubled to right [Lopes scored];
Davis singled to center [Mota scored]; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox doubled to left; McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Maddox to third]; Goodson grounded out (second to
first) [Maddox scored]; Matthews homered; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to center; Cey lined to third;
Crawford singled to left; Bryant threw a wild pitch [Crawford to
second]; Russell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Bryant
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Osteen grounded out (second to first); Lopes
homered; Mota walked; Davis forced Mota (first to shortstop);
Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes reached on an error by Russell [Fuentes to
first]; Maddox flied out to center; McCovey popped to second;
Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey grounded out (third
to first); Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(third to first); Rader singled to center; ARNOLD BATTED FOR
BRYANT; Arnold flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Russell reached
on an error by Speier [Russell to first]; Osteen out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes
grounded out (third to first) [Russell to third]; Mota flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 8TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Bonds struck
out; Fuentes flied out to right; Maddox grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis was called out on strikes; Ferguson homered;
Garvey flied out to center; Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey flied out to right; Goodson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 5.