Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
April 7, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1973 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lacy 2b 4 1 2 0
Mota lf 3 0 1 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 1
Ferguson c 4 1 1 1
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 1 1 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
  Lopes pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 1 1
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Garvey ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Cey ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Grubb cf 3 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 1 1 1
Lee lf 3 1 0 0
Colbert 1b 2 1 1 0
Gaston rf 3 1 1 3
Hilton 3b 3 0 0 0
Roberts 2b 3 0 0 0
  Thomas 2b 0 0 0 0
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Norman p 3 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 3 4
Los Angeles 010 001 001381
San Diego 000 000 301432
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   7.0 2 3 0 1 6
  Hough   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brewer  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
3
4
1
1
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   8.2 7 3 3 1 8
  Romo  W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
9

  E–McMullen (2), Hilton (1), Roberts (1).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson (2,2nd inning off Norman 0 on, 0 out), San Diego Gaston (1,7th inning off Messersmith 2 on, 2 out); J Morales (1,9th inning off Brewer 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Mota (1,off Norman).  HBP–Davis (1,by Norman).  CS–Davis (1,2nd base by Norman/Davis); Colbert (1,2nd base by Messersmith/Ferguson).  HBP–Norman (1,Davis).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–1:55.  A–16,803.
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