Los Angeles Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 29, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1973 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Russell ss 7 2 1 0
Mota lf 7 2 5 0
Buckner 1b 7 1 2 2
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Ferguson c 5 3 3 3
Crawford rf 5 0 3 1
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Rau p 0 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Garvey ph 1 0 0 0
  Downing p 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 6 1 3 0
Lopes 2b 5 0 1 1
Messersmith p 4 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Paciorek rf 2 0 1 1
Totals 54 9 19 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 5 1 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Sanguillen rf,c 6 2 3 0
Oliver cf 6 1 1 2
Stargell lf 5 3 2 1
Hebner 3b 6 1 3 3
Robertson 1b 5 0 1 2
May c 3 0 1 0
  Zisk ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Alley ss 6 0 0 0
Blass p 1 0 1 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Rooker p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Stennett ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 49 8 12 8
Los Angeles 010 141 000 100 19192
Pittsburgh 020 003 020 100 08122
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   7.0 8 6 5 2 2
  Richert   0.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Brewer   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rau   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Culver   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Downing  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
13.0
12
8
7
4
8
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Blass   4.1 9 6 6 2 1
  Walker   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Johnson   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Rooker   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Giusti   3.0 3 1 0 2 5
  Hernandez  L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
13.0
19
9
8
9
8

  E–Russell 2 (8), Sanguillen (2), Robertson (1).  DP–Los Angeles 4, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Los Angeles Crawford (4,off Blass); Ferguson (7,off Blass); Paciorek (1,off R Hernandez), Pittsburgh Blass (1,off Messersmith); Sanguillen (4,off Messersmith); Oliver (6,off Messersmith); Hebner (5,off Messersmith); Robertson (4,off Richert).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson (5,4th inning off Blass 0 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Hebner (2,2nd inning off Messersmith 1 on, 0 out); Stargell (7,10th inning off Rau 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lopes (1,off R Hernandez).  SF–Lopes (2,off Blass).  IBB–Ferguson 2 (3,by Rooker,by Giusti); Davis (1,by Giusti); Mota (1,by R Hernandez).  SB–Lopes (3,2nd base off Johnson/May); Davis (4,2nd base off Giusti/Sanguillen).  CS–Paciorek (1,Home by R Hernandez/Sanguillen); Robertson (1,2nd base by Culver/Ferguson).  WP–Walker (1).  IBB–Rooker (1,Ferguson); Giusti 2 (4,Davis,Ferguson); R Hernandez (1,Mota).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–4:02.
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