Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 23, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1973 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 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)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 2 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 1 0
Davis cf 5 2 2 2
Ferguson c 5 2 3 1
Mota lf 4 0 0 0
  Paciorek lf 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 1
Crawford rf 2 0 1 1
Cey 3b 2 0 0 0
Osteen p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 5 1 1 0
Millan 2b 2 1 0 0
Mays 1b 4 1 2 1
Milner lf 4 0 1 1
Jones rf 3 0 0 1
Grote c 4 1 1 0
Hahn cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Matlack p 1 0 1 1
  Capra p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 1 0
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Los Angeles 000 131 0005101
New York 100 120 000480
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (15-6) 9.0 8 4 4 2 7
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack   4.2 8 4 4 3 2
  Capra  L (2-6) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Parker   3.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–Russell (24).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Ferguson 3 (21,off Matlack 2,off Capra); Crawford (23,off Matlack).  HR–Los Angeles Davis (15,5th inning off Matlack 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Cey (5,by Matlack); Crawford (11,by Capra).  SH–Millan (12,off Osteen).  SF–Jones (5,off Osteen).  SB–Russell (12,2nd base off Capra/Grote).  CS–Lopes (13,2nd base by Matlack/Grote).  WP–Osteen (6).  IBB–Matlack (12,Cey); Capra (7,Crawford).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:34.  A–26,056.
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