San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 23, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1973 at Dodger 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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San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 1 1 0
Grubb cf 2 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 1
Colbert 1b 1 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 2
Morales rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 2b 3 0 0 0
Hilton 3b 4 0 2 0
Corkins p 2 1 1 1
  Arlin p 2 0 1 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 2 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Ferguson lf 4 0 0 0
Crawford rf 2 1 2 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 1
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
  Mota ph 0 0 0 0
  Paciorek pr 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 3 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Garvey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
San Diego 000 210 010480
Los Angeles 000 100 200370
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Corkins   5.0 4 1 1 2 6
  Arlin  W (2-1) 3.0 3 2 2 1 4
  Romo  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
11
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (4-4) 7.2 5 4 4 5 4
  Brewer   1.1 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1, Los Angeles 2.  2B–San Diego Grubb (9,off Messersmith), Los Angeles Lopes (4,off Corkins).  HR–San Diego Corkins (1,5th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 2 out), Los Angeles Crawford (3,7th inning off Arlin 0 on, 0 out); Russell (1,7th inning off Arlin 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Grubb (2,off Messersmith); Cey (3,off Romo).  SB–Hernandez (12,2nd base off Messersmith/Yeager).  CS–Hilton (1,2nd base by Messersmith/Yeager).  WP–Arlin (5), Messersmith 2 (3).  BK–Messersmith (1).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:36.  A–11,975.
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