The Dodgers, after failing to hold a four-run lead, broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Pirates, 8-6. The Dodgers collected 16 hits, including four apiece by Steve Garvey and Bill Russell. Gene Clines homered with two men on base for the Pirates and Manny Sanguillen with one aboard.

In the eighth, Willie Crawford doubled and beat the throw to third on a bunt by Davey Lopes. Bill Buckner then singled, driving in Crawford with the tie-breaking run, and Willie Davis followed with a single to add an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  3  2    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  1    4  1  0    0  2  x  -   8 16  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davalillo 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .184      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .300
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Buckner rf,1b         5   1   1   2     0   0   .280
Clines rf             3   1   1   3     0   0   .299      Davis cf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .298
Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Garvey 1b             5   1   4   1     0   0   .330
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .304        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Hebner 3b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .288      Mota lf               4   0   2   2     1   0   .342
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   2     0   0   .282        Paciorek pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .272      McMullen 3b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .289
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Russell ss            4   2   4   0     0   0   .304
Stennett ss,2b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Yeager c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .205
Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cannizzaro c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Gonzalez ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .211      Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     1   0   .204
  Lamb p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Rau p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Alley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Crawford ph,rf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .303
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               35   6   9   6     1   7             Totals               37   8  16   8     3   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 33,197
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Dodgers 10
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Hebner, Garvey, Messersmith
Doubles: Hebner (17), Sanguillen (14), Russell 2 (19), Garvey 2 (8), Crawford (16)
Home Runs: Clines (1), Sanguillen (8)
Stolen Bases: Davis (14)
Caught Stealing: Davalillo (2), Stennett (1), Lopes (8), Russell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Clines (3), Messersmith (3), Lopes (4)
GIDP: Davis (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  3.2   9   5   5   2   2   0  22   4.39
Johnson                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.60
Lamb L(0-1)             3     5   3   3   0   1   0  13   4.50
Giusti                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.48
Totals                  8    16   8   8   3   4   0  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith             6.1   9   6   5   1   6   2  29   3.41
Rau W(2-1)              1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.68
Brewer SV(8)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.69
Totals                  9     9   6   5   1   7   2  37

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


PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo singled to center; Davalillo was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Clines made an out to
first; Oliver reached on an error by Messersmith [Oliver to
second]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (shortstop
to first); Davis singled to right; Davis stole second; Garvey
singled to third [Davis to third]; Mota grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner doubled to right; Sanguillen made an out to
second; Cash struck out; Stennett singled to center [Hebner
scored]; Stennett was picked off and caught stealing second
(catcher to first to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: McMullen popped to catcher; Russell doubled to
first; Yeager struck out; Messersmith walked; Lopes grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker struck out; Davalillo struck out; Clines
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner reached on an error by Hebner [Buckner to
first]; Davis grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Buckner out at second]; Garvey doubled to right; Mota singled
to center [Garvey scored]; McMullen forced Mota (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to third; Stargell popped to
catcher; Hebner flied out to center; Sanguillen doubled to left
[Oliver to third]; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to shortstop; Yeager singled to
center [Russell to second]; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Russell to third, Yeager to second]; Lopes
was walked intentionally; Buckner forced Lopes (second to
shortstop) [Russell scored, Yeager to third]; Davis singled to
center [Yeager scored, Buckner to second]; Garvey doubled to
left [Buckner scored, Davis to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Mota singled to third [Davis scored, Garvey to
third]; McMullen struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Dodgers 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett flied out to right; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Gonzalez walked; Davalillo reached on an error by
Garvey [Gonzalez to second, Davalillo to first]; Clines homered
[Gonzalez scored, Davalillo scored (unearned)]; Oliver made an
out to third; Stargell made an out to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: LAMB REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Russell doubled
to left; Yeager popped to second; Messersmith grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Russell to third]; Lopes singled to center
[Russell scored]; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner singled to right; Sanguillen homered [Hebner
scored]; Cash struck out; Stennett grounded out (second to
first); Lamb was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (second to pitcher); Garvey singled to left; Mota
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 7TH: Davalillo singled to center; Clines out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Davalillo to second]; RAU
REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to
first); Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: McMullen struck out; Russell singled to center;
JOSHUA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Joshua popped to shortstop; Russell
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 8TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING C ); Hebner
flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR RAU; Crawford doubled to right;
Lopes reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Crawford to third]; STENNETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
ALLEY REPLACED LAMB (PLAYING SS); GIUSTI REPLACED CASH
(PITCHING); Buckner singled to right [Crawford scored, Lopes to
third]; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lopes scored,
Buckner to second]; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mota was walked intentionally; PACIOREK RAN FOR MOTA; McMullen
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
6, Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 9TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BUCKNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PACIOREK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); BREWER REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Stennett grounded out
(second to first); MAY BATTED FOR ALLEY; May lined to third;
ZISK BATTED FOR DAVALILLO; Zisk was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.