Hitting his third double of the game, Joe Ferguson drove in Willie Davis with the tie-breaking run in the sixth inning to enable the Dodgers to defeat the Mets, 5-4. Doubles by Ferguson and Willie Crawford produced the Dodgers' first run in the fourth. Willie Davis hit a two-run homer in the fifth and another Dodger run followed in the same stanza on Ferguson's second two-bagger and a single by Bill Russell. After the Mets tied the score at 4-4, Davis singled in the sixth and raced home on Ferguson's decisive double. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Thursday, August    23, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  3  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Mets         1  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .276      Garrett 3b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .239
Buckner 1b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Millan 2b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .285
Davis cf              5   2   2   2     0   0   .284      Mays 1b               4   1   2   1     0   2   .221
Ferguson c            5   2   3   1     0   1   .261      Milner lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Mota lf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .317      Jones rf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .263
  Paciorek lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Grote c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Russell ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Hahn cf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .238
Crawford rf           2   0   1   1     2   0   .303      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     2   1   .251      Matlack p             1   0   1   1     1   0   .120
Osteen p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .162        Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Dyer ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .186
                                                            Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               36   5  10   5     5   6             Totals               33   4   8   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 26,056
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Mets 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 0
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Ferguson 3 (21), Crawford (23)
Home Runs: Davis (15)
Stolen Bases: Russell (12)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Jones (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(15-6)          9     8   4   4   2   7   0  37   2.87
Totals                  9     8   4   4   2   7   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 4.2   8   4   4   3   2   1  24   3.29
Capra L(2-6)            1.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   8   3.90
Parker                  3     0   0   0   0   4   0   9   3.52
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Osteen (6)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Lopes was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner singled; Davis grounded
out (third to first) [Buckner to second]; Ferguson struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett singled to center; Millan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Garrett to second]; Mays singled to
center [Garrett scored]; Milner struck out; Jones grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); Crawford walked; Cey popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Hahn singled;
Martinez forced Hahn (third to second); Matlack walked [Martinez
to second]; Garrett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Osteen was called out on strikes; Lopes popped to
shortstop; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Millan reached on an error by Russell; Mays struck
out; Milner popped to pitcher; Jones forced Millan (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied to right; Ferguson doubled to right;
Mota walked; Russell forced Mota (third to second) [Ferguson to
third]; Crawford doubled to left [Ferguson scored, Russell to
third]; Cey was walked intentionally; Osteen lined to pitcher; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Grote singled to right; Osteen threw a wild pitch
[Grote to second]; Hahn struck out; Martinez popped to first;
Matlack singled to left [Grote scored]; Garrett lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to right; Buckner flied to center;
Davis homered [Lopes scored]; Ferguson doubled to left; Mota
grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to center
[Ferguson scored]; CAPRA REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Russell
stole second; Crawford was walked intentionally; Cey walked
[Russell to third, Crawford to second]; Osteen grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Millan walked; Mays singled to left [Millan to
second]; Milner singled to right [Mays to third, Millan scored];
Jones hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mays scored]; Grote lined
into a double play (right to first) [Milner out at first]; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner popped
to second; Davis singled to left; Ferguson doubled to left
[Davis scored]; Mota grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Hahn grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez popped
to catcher; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CAPRA; Beauchamp grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

DODGERS 7TH: PARKER REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Russell flied
to center; Crawford grounded out (third to first); Cey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Osteen struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Milner popped to shortstop in foul territory; Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis flied to left; Ferguson flied to center; Mota
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Hahn struck out;
Martinez lined to center; DYER BATTED FOR PARKER; Dyer singled;
HARRELSON RAN FOR DYER; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.