Bill Robinson hit two homers and Greg Luzinski rapped one to pace the Phillies to a 6-3 victory over the Padres. Robinson's first homer of the game and 20th of the season accounted for two of the Phillies' four runs in the first inning. Luzinski and Robinson then hit back-to-back homers in the sixth. Dave Roberts had a double, triple and homer for the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    23, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  0
Phillies     4  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   6  9  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
J. Morales lf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Tovar 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .284
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Schmidt 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Roberts 3b            4   2   3   2     0   0   .276      Unser cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .312
Gaston rf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .268      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .270
Kendall c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Luzinski lf           2   1   1   2     1   0   .288
Thomas 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .231      B. Robinson rf        4   2   2   3     0   0   .298
Murrell 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .183      Boone c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .238
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      C. Robinson ss        3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Kirby p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .116      Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .133
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Winfield ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .268

Totals               35   3   9   3     0   5             Totals               29   6   9   6     2   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 10,601
Left on Base: Padres 6, Phillies 2
DP: Padres 1, Phillies 0
Errors: Lonborg
Doubles: Kendall 2 (17), Roberts (15), Murrell (5)
Triples: Roberts (3)
Home Runs: Roberts (13), B. Robinson 2 (21), Luzinski (23)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Gaston (1), Luzinski (3)
GIDP: Montanez (11)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(7-14)           6     9   6   6   1   4   3  25   4.53
Ross                    2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.07
Totals                  8     9   6   6   2   5   3  32

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(11-10)        9     9   3   3   0   5   1  36   5.04
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   5   1  36

Wild Pitches: Kirby (7)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


PADRES 1ST: J. Morales grounded out (second to first); Grubb
lined to shortstop; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Tovar singled to third; Unser walked [Tovar to
second]; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Tovar to third, Unser to
second]; Montanez singled to left [Tovar scored, Unser to
third]; Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to left [Unser scored]; B.
Robinson homered [Montanez scored]; Boone flied out to center;
Doyle struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Phillies 4.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Kendall
doubled; Thomas singled to second [Kendall to third]; Murrell
flied out to center; Anderson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 2ND: C. Robinson struck out; Lonborg was called out on
strikes; Tovar singled to left; Tovar was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Phillies 4.

PADRES 3RD: Kirby grounded out (third to first); J. Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 3RD: Unser singled to center; Montanez grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Unser out at second]; Luzinski
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Phillies 4.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts tripled to right; Gaston hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Roberts scored]; Kendall doubled to center; Thomas
was called out on strikes; Murrell lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 4TH: B. Robinson popped to second; Boone flied out to
left; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 4.

PADRES 5TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirby
was called out on strikes; J. Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 5TH: C. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Lonborg
lined to third; Tovar singled to left; Unser flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 4.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb grounded out (second to first); Roberts
doubled; Gaston struck out; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Luzinski homered; B.
Robinson homered; Boone singled to right [Boone out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Doyle struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Phillies 6.

PADRES 7TH: Thomas singled to right; Murrell struck out;
Anderson flied out to right; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR KIRBY; Locklear
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 7TH: ROSS REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); C. Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Lonborg struck out; Tovar
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Phillies 6.

PADRES 8TH: SCHMIDT REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING 3B); J. Morales
singled to pitcher; J. Morales was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Lonborg [J. Morales to second]; Grubb popped to
third in foul territory; Roberts homered [J. Morales scored];
Gaston grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Kendall flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 8TH: Unser flied out to right; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Luzinski walked; B. Robinson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Phillies 6.

PADRES 9TH: Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Murrell
doubled to left; LEE BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Lee grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Murrell to third]; WINFIELD BATTED FOR ROSS;
Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Phillies 6.