Philadelphia Phillies vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 28, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1973 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 2b 5 0 2 0
Unser cf 4 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 2 0 1 1
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Rogodzinski ph 1 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
Ferguson c 3 0 0 0
Crawford rf 3 1 1 2
Cey 3b 4 2 2 1
Joshua lf 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 2 1 1 0
Messersmith p 4 0 2 1
Totals 32 5 9 4
Philadelphia 000 100 000173
Los Angeles 000 302 00x590
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (1-4) 5.1 8 5 4 4 2
  Brandon   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lersch   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
5
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (5-4) 9.0 7 1 1 1 12
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
12

  E–Montanez (2), Ruthven 2 (4).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Ferguson 3 (9).  2B–Philadelphia Luzinski (6,off Messersmith); Schmidt (5,off Messersmith), Los Angeles Buckner (7,off Ruthven); Lopes (5,off Ruthven); Russell (9,off Lersch).  3B–Los Angeles Cey (3,off Ruthven).  HR–Los Angeles Crawford (5,4th inning off Ruthven 1 on, 1 out); Cey (5,4th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Ruthven (2,off Messersmith).  SF–Schmidt (1,off Messersmith).  IBB–Russell (3,by Ruthven).  SB–Davis (8,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone).  IBB–Ruthven (4,Russell).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:31.  A–15,300.
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