Although tagged for a grand slam by Ed Goodson, Clay Kirby was able to pitch the Padres to a 6-5 victory over the Giants thanks to a game-deciding homer by Dave Roberts. The Padres built up a 5-0 lead going into the seventh inning when two errors, one by Kirby, and a single by Gary Thomasson loaded the bases for Goodson's smash as a pinch-hitter. However, Roberts rapped his homer in the Padres' half for what proved to be the winning run as the Giants fell short with a tally in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  1  -   5  6  2
Padres       0  1  1    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   6 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .303      Hernandez ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .236
Fuentes 2b,3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Grubb cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .317
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Roberts 3b            4   2   2   2     0   0   .274
McCovey 1b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .254      Colbert 1b            4   2   1   1     0   1   .272
Matthews lf           1   0   0   0     1   1   .310      Gaston rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .259
  Thomasson lf        2   2   2   0     0   0   .291      Locklear lf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Speier ss,2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .260        Murrell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Kingman 3b            2   0   0   0     0   2   .206      Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      R. Morales 2b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .175
  Howarth ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .179      Kirby p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Blanco ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rader c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Phillips 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Goodson ph          1   1   1   4     0   0   .316
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .296

Totals               32   5   6   5     3   7             Totals               32   6  10   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  5,380
Left on Base: Giants 4, Padres 5
DP: Giants 2, Padres 0
Errors: Speier 2, Kirby
Doubles: Thomasson (5), Colbert (16), Kendall (12)
Home Runs: Goodson (12), Roberts (10)
Stolen Bases: Colbert (6), Grubb (6), Roberts (2)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Locklear (1)
GIDP: Roberts (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(9-10)            4.1   8   5   4   2   0   0  23   3.20
Moffitt                 1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.89
Sosa                    2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.90
Totals                  8    10   6   5   2   2   1  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(7-11)           9     6   5   1   3   7   1  36   4.81
Totals                  9     6   5   1   3   7   1  36

Passed Balls: Rader (4)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Fuentes flied
out to left; Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Grubb
singled to left; Roberts grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
walked; Matthews was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Speier singled to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert doubled to left; Gaston grounded out (second
to first) [Colbert to third]; Locklear hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Colbert scored]; Kendall doubled to right; R. Morales
was walked intentionally; Kirby flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader walked; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Rader to second]; Bonds was called out on strikes;
Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to shortstop [Hernandez to second
(error by Speier)]; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Hernandez to third]; Roberts singled to right [Hernandez
scored]; Colbert forced Roberts (shortstop to second); Colbert
stole second; Gaston walked; Locklear grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); McCovey
struck out; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall made an out to second; R. Morales grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kirby made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Kingman
struck out; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez singled to center; Grubb singled
[Hernandez to third]; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice
[Hernandez out at home (pitcher to third), Grubb to second];
Grubb stole third and Roberts stole second; Colbert reached on
an error by Speier [Grubb scored (RBI), Roberts scored (no RBI),
Colbert to second]; Gaston singled to center [Colbert scored
(unearned)]; MOFFITT REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); PHILLIPS
REPLACED BARR (PLAYING 3B); Rader allowed a passed ball [Gaston
to second]; Locklear grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gaston to
third]; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds
flied out to center; Fuentes walked; Maddox flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 5.

PADRES 6TH: THOMASSON REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING LF); R. Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirby was called out on
strikes; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 5.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey reached on an error by Kirby (assist by
Colbert) [McCovey to first]; Thomasson singled to right [McCovey
to second]; Speier flied out to left; HOWARTH BATTED FOR
MOFFITT; Howarth singled to second [McCovey to third, Thomasson
to second]; Rader struck out; GOODSON BATTED FOR PHILLIPS;
Goodson homered (unearned) [McCovey scored (unearned), Thomasson
scored (unearned), Howarth scored (unearned)]; Bonds was called
out on strikes; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: FUENTES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); SPEIER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BLANCO REPLACED HOWARTH (PLAYING
SS); SOSA REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Grubb grounded out
(second to first); Roberts homered; Colbert struck out; Gaston
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Padres 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes made an out to shortstop; Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); McCovey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Padres 6.

PADRES 8TH: Locklear singled to right; Kendall lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Locklear out at first]; R.
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 4, Padres 6.

GIANTS 9TH: MURRELL REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PLAYING LF); Thomasson
doubled to right; Speier singled to right [Thomasson scored];
Blanco forced Speier (pitcher to shortstop); Rader flied out to
center; ARNOLD BATTED FOR SOSA; Arnold grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Padres 6.