Although the Padres were held to only three hits, homers by Cito Gaston and Jerry Morales were sufficient to defeat the Dodgers, 4-3. The Padres went through the game without leaving a man on base. Joe Ferguson homered for the Dodgers, who held a 2-0 lead behind the pitching of Andy Messersmith until the seventh when Leron Lee was safe on a two-out error by Ken McMullen. Nate Colbert walked and Gaston hit his homer.

The Dodgers tied the score in the top half of the ninth on a single by Willie Crawford, pass to McMullen and single by Von Joshua. In the Padres' half, Morales came up as a pinch-hitter and won the game with a homer off Jim Brewer. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4  3  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Mota lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Grubb cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Davis cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .286        J. Morales ph       1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000
Ferguson c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Lee lf                3   1   0   0     0   0   .429
Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colbert 1b            2   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Crawford rf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .143      Gaston rf             3   1   1   3     0   1   .333
McMullen 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .167      Hilton 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Lopes pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .429        Thomas 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Joshua ph           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000      Davis c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cey ph,3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     1   9             Totals               28   4   3   4     1   6

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 16,803
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Padres 0
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 0
Errors: McMullen, Hilton, Roberts
Home Runs: Ferguson (2), Gaston (1), J. Morales (1)
Caught Stealing: Davis (1), Colbert (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (1)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (1,by Norman)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             7     2   3   0   1   6   1  24   0.00
Hough                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Brewer L(0-1)           0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2  27.00
Totals                  8.1   3   4   1   1   6   2  29

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  8.2   7   3   3   1   8   1  34   3.12
Romo W(1-0)             0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   9   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Norman (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy popped to first in foul territory; Mota
grounded out (second to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Grubb was
called out on strikes; Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson homered; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Crawford was called out on strikes; McMullen was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert was called out on strikes; Gaston struck
out; Hilton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell struck out; Messersmith was called out on
strikes; Lacy singled to center; Lacy was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota lined to right; Davis was hit by a pitch;
Davis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hernandez lined to right; Grubb struck out; Lee
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner reached on an error by Hilton [Buckner to
first]; Crawford flied out to center; McMullen singled to left
[Buckner to second]; Russell struck out; Messersmith was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert singled to left; Gaston flied out to right;
Hilton flied out to left; Colbert was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy singled to second [Lacy to second (error by
Roberts)]; Mota out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lacy
to third]; Davis singled to right [Lacy scored]; Ferguson flied
out to center; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Roberts flied out to right; Davis struck out; Norman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford struck out; McMullen grounded out (second
to first); Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Grubb
grounded out (first unassisted); Lee reached on an error by
McMullen [Lee to first]; Colbert walked [Lee to second]; Gaston
homered (unearned) [Lee scored (unearned), Colbert scored
(unearned)]; Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GARVEY BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lacy made an out to second; Mota singled
to center; Davis forced Mota (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Roberts grounded
out (third to first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

DODGERS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 2B); Ferguson was
called out on strikes; Buckner flied out to center; Crawford
singled to right; McMullen walked [Crawford to second]; LOPES
RAN FOR MCMULLEN; ROMO REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); JOSHUA BATTED
FOR RUSSELL; Joshua singled to right [Crawford scored, Lopes to
third]; CEY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Cey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: LOPES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BREWER REPLACED
JOSHUA (PITCHING); CEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez
flied out to center; J. MORALES BATTED FOR GRUBB; J. Morales
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 4.