The Dodgers, who lost to the Mets, 1-0, in the previous night's game, turned around and gained a 1-0 victory in a duel between Claude Osteen and Jerry Koosman. The Dodgers' run counted in the eighth inning when Davey Lopes tripled arid Manny Mota singled. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    9, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .278
  Beauchamp ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Mota lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Crawford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Staub rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Jones lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Paciorek rf,lf        3   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Russell ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Koosman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .130      Osteen p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .169
  Mays ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               28   0   4   0     1   3             Totals               30   1  10   1     0   1

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 24,737
Left on Base: Mets 2, Dodgers 6
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 3
Errors: Koosman
Triples: Lopes (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Osteen (7)
GIDP: Hahn (3), Jones (7), Millan (13), Lopes (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-13)         8    10   1   1   0   1   0  31   3.25
Totals                  8    10   1   1   0   1   0  31

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(13-5)          9     4   0   0   1   3   0  29   2.74
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   3   0  29

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


METS 1ST: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Mota grounded
out (second to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Jones singled to left; Milner struck out; Grote
grounded out (catcher to first) [Jones to second]; Garrett
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
singled to pitcher [Ferguson to second (error by Koosman)]; Cey
grounded out (third to first); Paciorek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman
grounded out (third to first); Hahn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to right; On a bunt Osteen forced
Russell (catcher to shortstop); Lopes grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Osteen out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Staub was
called out on strikes; Jones singled to right; Milner grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota singled to center; Davis forced Mota (first to
shortstop); Garvey singled to left [Davis to third]; Ferguson
popped to shortstop; Cey flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Grote struck out; Garrett grounded out (pitcher to
first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Paciorek singled to left; Russell singled to left
[Paciorek to second]; Osteen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Russell to second, Paciorek to third]; Lopes grounded
out (second to first); Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 6TH: Koosman singled to left; Hahn grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Koosman out at second]; Millan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis singled to left [Davis out at second (left to
second)]; Garvey flied to left; Ferguson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 7TH: Staub singled to right; Jones grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second];
Milner flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey flied to left; Paciorek struck out; Russell
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 8TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Garrett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Martinez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Osteen singled to center; Osteen was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Lopes tripled to right; Mota singled
to right [Lopes scored]; Davis forced Mota (second to
shortstop); Garvey popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 1.

METS 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MAYS BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Mays grounded
out (third to first); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR HAHN; Beauchamp
walked; Millan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Beauchamp out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 1.