Three consecutive singles with two out in the ninth inning enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Phillies, 2-1. Greg Luzinski homered for the Phillies in the fourth and Steve Carlton protected the slim lead until the eighth when Joe Ferguson batted for Andy Messersmith and tied the score with a round-tripper. Carlton retired the first two batters in the ninth before drawing the defeat when the Dodgers scored their winning run on singles by Tom Paciorek, Steve Yeager and Davey Lopes. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    12, 1973 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   0   3   0     1   0   .281      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Mota lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .331
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Harmon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .307      Paciorek rf,lf        4   1   1   0     0   1   .231
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Yeager c              3   0   2   0     1   0   .222
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .215      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .278
C. Robinson ss        4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Carlton p             4   0   2   0     0   0   .143        Ferguson ph,rf      1   1   1   1     0   0   .259

Totals               35   1   8   1     3   5             Totals               34   2   8   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 22,281
Left on Base: Phillies 10, Dodgers 7
DP: Phillies 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Montanez
Doubles: Yeager (2), Davis (26)
Home Runs: Luzinski (19), Ferguson (17)
GIDP: Garvey (6)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(10-14)        8.2   8   2   2   1   5   1  35   3.81
Totals                  8.2   8   2   2   1   5   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             8     7   1   1   3   5   1  34   2.76
Brewer W(5-4)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.91
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   5   1  38

Wild Pitches: Carlton (5)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Frank Pulli


PHILLIES 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Doyle grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Tovar to second]; Montanez struck out; Luzinski
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Russell singled to center; Mota forced Russell
(third to second); Carlton threw a wild pitch [Mota to second];
Davis flied out to center; Garvey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Unser struck out; Boone made an out to first;
Schmidt popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to right; Paciorek flied out to left;
Yeager popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: C. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Carlton
singled to left; Tovar singled to center [Carlton to second];
Doyle forced Tovar (third to second) [Carlton to third];
Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Dodgers 0.

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

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski homered; Unser struck out; Boone grounded
out (shortstop to first); Schmidt walked; C. Robinson popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota singled; Davis reached on an error by Montanez
[Mota to second]; Garvey grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Mota to third, Davis out at second]; Cey flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Carlton popped to third; Tovar walked; Doyle
forced Tovar (pitcher to shortstop); Montanez popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Paciorek struck out; Yeager doubled; Lopes flied
out to center; Messersmith grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski grounded out (third to first); Unser
grounded out (second to first); Boone flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell flied out to center; Mota grounded out
(second to first); Davis doubled to center; Garvey struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt lined to left; C. Robinson singled to
center; Carlton forced C. Robinson (first to shortstop); Tovar
singled to center [Carlton to third]; Doyle flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey struck out; Paciorek flied out to right; Yeager
walked; Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
1, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Montanez singled to left; Luzinski forced Montanez
(shortstop to second); Unser walked [Luzinski to second]; Boone
flied out to left; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: FERGUSON BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Ferguson homered;
Russell flied out to left; Mota lined to shortstop; Davis
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
1, Dodgers 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BREWER REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING);
C. Robinson flied out to right; Carlton singled to left; Tovar
flied out to left; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; B. Robinson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: HARMON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PLAYING 2B); Garvey
lined to right; Cey flied out to center; Paciorek singled to
left; Yeager singled to center [Paciorek to third]; Lopes
singled to left [Paciorek scored, Yeager to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Dodgers 2.