Although giving up only five hits, Andy Messersmith walked nine batters before being lifted in the eighth inning, but easily gained his 18th victory when the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 7-1. Ron Cey had three hits plus a sacrifice fly, and drove in four runs. Steve Garvey also collected three hits. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Dodgers 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 x - 7 11 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Turner lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Lopes 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .260 Torres ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Lacy lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 Locklear rf 3 0 2 0 2 0 .318 Crawford rf 4 3 1 1 1 2 .267 McCovey 1b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .255 Garvey 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .318 Tolan cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .255 Cey 3b 3 1 3 4 0 0 .280 Roberts 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .286 Hale cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .211 Kubiak 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 Yeager c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .238 Hundley c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .207 De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .187 Davis pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Messersmith p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .157 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 Hough p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085 Almon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McIntosh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Sharon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 6 1 9 4 Totals 33 7 11 7 3 7 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 13,465 Left on Base: Padres 12, Dodgers 8 DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 3 Errors: Roberts Doubles: Lopes 2 (22), Garvey 2 (36), Cey (27) Sacrifice Hits: Lacy (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cey (8), Yeager (4) GIDP: Kubiak (5), Sharon (6), McCovey (9) Hit by Pitch: Roberts (2,by Messersmith) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spillner L(5-13) 2 6 5 3 1 2 0 14 4.27 Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.26 Freisleben 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.09 McIntosh 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 10 3.67 Metzger 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 11 7 5 3 7 0 39 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith W(18-14) 7 5 1 1 9 4 0 35 2.31 Hough 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.61 Totals 9 6 1 1 9 4 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (5) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Ed Sudol PADRES 1ST: Turner flied out to left; Torres flied out to center; Locklear singled to left; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to right; Lacy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to third]; Crawford singled to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey singled [Crawford to third]; Cey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Crawford scored]; Hale walked [Garvey to second]; Yeager lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 2. PADRES 2ND: Tolan struck out; Roberts walked; Kubiak grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 2ND: De Jesus grounded out (shortstop to first); Messersmith struck out; Lopes doubled to left; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 2. PADRES 3RD: Hundley popped to catcher in foul territory; Spillner walked; Turner walked [Spillner to second]; Torres flied out to center; Locklear flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 3RD: Crawford reached on an error by Roberts; Garvey doubled to left [Crawford to third]; Cey singled to left [Crawford scored (unearned), Garvey scored, Cey to second (on throw to home)]; JOHNSON REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Hale grounded out (second to first) [Cey to third]; Yeager hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cey scored (unearned)]; De Jesus made an out to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Dodgers 5. PADRES 4TH: McCovey walked; Tolan singled to right [McCovey to second]; Roberts singled to center [McCovey scored, Tolan to second]; Kubiak flied out to center; Hundley walked [Tolan to third, Roberts to second]; GRUBB BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Grubb struck out; Turner forced Roberts (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 4TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED GRUBB (PITCHING); Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes made an out to second; Lacy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. PADRES 5TH: Torres lined to left; Locklear walked; McCovey walked [Locklear to second]; Tolan flied out to right; Roberts was hit by a pitch [Locklear to third, McCovey to second]; Kubiak struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 5TH: Crawford struck out; Garvey made an out to second; Cey doubled to left; Hale was walked intentionally; Yeager flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. PADRES 6TH: Hundley made an out to catcher; ALMON BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 6TH: MCINTOSH REPLACED ALMON (PITCHING); De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Messersmith singled to shortstop; Lopes struck out; Lacy forced Messersmith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. PADRES 7TH: Torres struck out; Locklear walked; McCovey forced Locklear (second to shortstop); Tolan singled to left [McCovey to second]; Roberts made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 7TH: Crawford walked; Garvey doubled to right [Crawford scored]; Cey singled to left [Garvey scored]; Hale struck out; Yeager flied out to right; De Jesus forced Cey (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 7. PADRES 8TH: Kubiak singled to center; Hundley walked [Kubiak to second]; DAVIS RAN FOR HUNDLEY; SHARON BATTED FOR MCINTOSH; HOUGH REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Sharon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kubiak to third, Davis out at second]; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 7. DODGERS 8TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); METZGER REPLACED SHARON (PITCHING); Hough was called out on strikes; Lopes popped to third in foul territory; Lacy singled to center; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 7. PADRES 9TH: Torres made an out to shortstop; On a bunt Locklear singled to first; McCovey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Locklear out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Dodgers 7.

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