In a dramatic turn of events, Joe Ferguson hit a two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning to carry the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. Ron Santo homered for the Cubs' run in the fifth. Rick Reuschel, who struck out 13, did not yield a hit until Willie Crawford and Ron Cey singled in the eighth. With one out in the ninth, Bill Buckner singled for the Dodgers' third hit. Willie Davis then flied out before Ferguson smashed his homer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    19, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  1
Cubs         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .271      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Buckner lf,1b         4   1   1   0     0   2   .280      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Williams 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .284
Ferguson c            4   1   1   2     0   1   .259      Carty lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .302        Hiser pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Garvey 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Santo 3b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .283
  Paciorek lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Cey 3b                2   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Monday cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Joshua pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Popovich 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Reuschel p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .127
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
John p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .164
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .328
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               31   2   4   2     0  13             Totals               29   1   5   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 25,266
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Cubs 2
DP: Dodgers 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Russell
Home Runs: Ferguson (18), Santo (13)
Caught Stealing: Hiser (5)
GIDP: Cardenal (15), Williams (6)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (2,by Reuschel)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    7     4   1   1   1   1   1  24   2.85
Brewer W(6-4)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.90
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   2   1  30

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuschel L(12-12)       9     4   2   2   0  13   1  32   2.65
Totals                  9     4   2   2   0  13   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Reuschel (4)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner struck out; Davis flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger popped to first; Cardenal grounded out
(second to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (second to first); Crawford
flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hundley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey struck out; Russell struck out; John struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Popovich
grounded out (third to first); Reuschel grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes struck out; Buckner popped to second; Davis
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
grounded out (second to first); Williams walked; Carty grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Crawford
struck out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: PACIOREK REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING LF); BUCKNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Santo homered; Hundley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Monday grounded out (first to pitcher);
Popovich grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey was hit by a pitch; Russell flied out to right;
John struck out; Lopes forced Cey (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Reuschel flied out to center; Kessinger singled to
right; Cardenal grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner struck out; Davis struck out; Ferguson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Williams lined to center; Carty singled to center;
HISER RAN FOR CARTY; Santo singled to center [Hiser to second];
Hundley forced Santo (shortstop to second) [Hiser to third];
Hiser was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to
catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 8TH: HISER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Crawford singled
to left; Paciorek struck out; Cey singled to center [Crawford to
third]; JOSHUA RAN FOR CEY; Russell reached on a fielder's
choice [Crawford out at home (pitcher to catcher to third),
Joshua to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR JOHN; Mota grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

CUBS 8TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING 3B); BREWER REPLACED
MOTA (PITCHING); Monday was called out on strikes; Popovich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuschel popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cubs 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes struck out; Buckner singled to right; Davis
flied out to left; Ferguson homered [Buckner scored]; Crawford
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 9TH: Kessinger singled to center; Cardenal reached on a
fielder's choice [Kessinger to second (error by Russell)];
Kessinger was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Williams
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Cardenal out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cubs
1.