Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1973 at Dodger 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo 1b 4 0 0 0
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver cf 4 2 2 1
Stargell lf 4 2 2 3
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0
Sanguillen rf 3 0 1 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Stennett ss 3 0 0 0
Briles p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  McKee p 0 0 0 0
  Clines ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Russell ss 5 1 2 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 1 0
Mota lf 3 0 2 1
Davis cf 5 1 2 0
Ferguson c 4 0 1 0
Crawford rf 3 2 0 0
Cey 3b 3 2 2 3
Lacy 2b 4 0 1 1
Messersmith p 3 0 1 1
  Brewer p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 7 13 6
Pittsburgh 100 100 200461
Los Angeles 020 050 00x7130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  L (1-4) 5.0 9 7 3 2 1
  McKee   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
3
3
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (2-3) 6.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Brewer  SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
3

  E–Davalillo (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Sanguillen (5,off Messersmith), Los Angeles Davis (5,off Briles); Mota (3,off Briles); Russell (6,off McKee).  HR–Pittsburgh Oliver (6,1st inning off Messersmith 0 on, 2 out); Stargell 2 (10,4th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Messersmith 1 on, 0 out), Los Angeles Cey (2,5th inning off Briles 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Mota (2,off Briles).  IBB–Mota (3,by R Hernandez).  SB–Russell (3,2nd base off R Hernandez/May).  IBB–R Hernandez (2,Mota).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:22.  A–13,620.
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