Al Downing pitched a five-hitter and Willie Crawford drove in one of the Dodgers' runs and scored another in a 2-0 victory over the Padres. Singles by Bill Buckner, Willie Davis and Crawford produced the initial tally in the fourth inning. Crawford singled again in the sixth, stole second and scored on a single by Ron Cey. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Monday, August    6, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .121
Buckner lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      J. Morales cf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Davis cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .295      Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .266
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Crawford rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .306      Gaston rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   2   .264      Winfield lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .260      R. Morales 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .164
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Corrales c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Downing p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .111      Kirby p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .132
                                                            Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .161

Totals               33   2   6   2     3   8             Totals               31   0   5   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  8,050
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Padres 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 1
Errors: Anderson, Winfield
Stolen Bases: Russell (10), Crawford (9)
GIDP: Cey (15), Winfield (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(9-6)          9     5   0   0   1   6   0  32   3.07
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(7-12)           8     6   2   2   3   7   0  33   4.64
Caldwell                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.73
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   8   0  36

Balks: Kirby (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
made an out to first; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Anderson flied out to right; J. Morales singled to
pitcher; Roberts struck out; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Crawford
flied out to left; Ferguson singled to center; Cey struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Morales made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Downing
struck out; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Corrales grounded out (pitcher to first); Kirby
grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson walked; J. Morales
forced Anderson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner singled to right; Davis singled to center
[Buckner to second]; Garvey made an out to first; Crawford
singled to left [Buckner scored, Davis to third (error by
Winfield)]; Ferguson was walked intentionally [Crawford to
second]; Cey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Ferguson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts singled to third; Colbert struck out; Gaston
singled to left [Roberts to second]; Winfield grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell reached on an error by Anderson [Russell to
first]; Russell stole second; Kirby balked [Russell to third];
Downing walked; Lopes struck out; Buckner lined to first; Davis
was walked intentionally [Downing to second]; Garvey grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres
0.

PADRES 5TH: R. Morales made an out to first; Corrales grounded
out (third to first); Kirby singled to center; Anderson flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Padres 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford singled to right; Crawford stole second;
Ferguson struck out; Cey singled to left [Crawford scored];
Russell grounded out (third to first) [Cey to second]; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: J. Morales flied out to right; Roberts struck out;
Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes lined to second; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Gaston flied out to right; Winfield flied out to
center; R. Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Corrales grounded out (shortstop to first); MURRELL
BATTED FOR KIRBY; Murrell grounded out (second to first);
Anderson popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

DODGERS 9TH: CALDWELL REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Cey flied out
to right; Russell made an out to second; Downing struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: J. Morales singled to right; Roberts flied out to
right; Colbert struck out; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.