Andy Messersmith held the Giants to three hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 3-0 victory. A walk to Davey Lopes and singles by Bill Buckner and Willie Davis in the first inning provided the only run that Messersmith actually needed, but the Dodgers added another on a walk to Willie Crawford and singles by Steve Garvey and Ron Cey in the fourth before winding up with a double by Crawford and triple by Garvey in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, August    3, 1973 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     1   2   .290      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Buckner lf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Davis cf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .298      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .268      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Crawford rf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .304      Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Garvey 1b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .320      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .262      Thomasson lf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Messersmith p         4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .180
                                                            Matthews ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .312
                                                            Carrithers pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   3   9   3     3   8             Totals               29   0   3   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 25,680
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Giants 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 0
Errors: Davis, Crawford
Doubles: Crawford (21)
Triples: Garvey (3)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (32)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (10)
GIDP: Bonds (5)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (5,by Bradley)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(11-6)     9     3   0   0   3   5   0  32   2.91
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   5   0  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(9-10)         8     8   3   3   3   7   0  35   3.77
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.84
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   8   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Bradley (1)
Wild Pitches: Messersmith (5)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Buckner singled to left [Lopes to
second]; Davis singled to right [Lopes scored, Buckner out at
third (right to third)]; Ferguson flied out to left; Crawford
lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Fuentes grounded
out (second to first) [Bonds to third]; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); McCovey walked; Goodson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier struck out; Thomasson struck out; Rader
singled to center [Rader to third (error by Davis) (error by
Crawford)]; Bradley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith made an out to second; Lopes struck
out; Buckner singled to center; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
flied out to center; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Crawford walked;
Garvey singled to center [Crawford to third]; Cey singled to
left [Crawford scored, Garvey to second]; Russell forced Cey
(second unassisted) [Garvey to third]; Messersmith grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Goodson
grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes struck out; Buckner made an out to second;
Davis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson struck out; Rader flied out to right;
Bradley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Crawford
doubled to left; Garvey tripled to left [Crawford scored]; Cey
struck out; Russell was walked intentionally; Messersmith was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants
0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled to right; Maddox flied out to center; Messersmith threw
a wild pitch [Fuentes to second]; McCovey popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis was hit by a pitch; Ferguson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Goodson grounded out (first to pitcher); Speier
flied out to right; Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Garvey
singled to right; Cey flied out to center; Russell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); MATTHEWS
BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Matthews singled to right; CARRITHERS RAN
FOR MATTHEWS; Bonds grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Carrithers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 0.

DODGERS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Messersmith
grounded out (second to first); Lopes singled to pitcher; Lopes
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Buckner struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants
0.

GIANTS 9TH: Fuentes struck out; Maddox walked; McCovey grounded
out (first unassisted) [Maddox to second]; Goodson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 0.