San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 9, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1973 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Morales J. rf 4 0 1 0
Grubb cf 4 1 3 1
Roberts 3b 4 0 1 1
Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Thomas ss 4 0 0 0
Morales R. 2b 1 1 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 1 1
  Hilton 2b 0 0 0 0
Troedson p 1 0 0 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Mota lf 3 2 2 0
  Joshua lf 0 0 0 0
Paciorek cf 4 1 3 0
Ferguson rf 4 1 1 4
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 0
Lacy 2b 4 0 2 1
Messersmith p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
San Diego 000 002 100370
Los Angeles 010 003 10x5110
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Troedson  L (6-7) 5.2 9 4 4 1 2
  Corkins   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ross   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
2
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (12-10) 9.0 7 3 3 1 9
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
9

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego J Morales (23,off Messersmith); Grubb (20,off Messersmith); Roberts (17,off Messersmith), Los Angeles Yeager (4,off Troedson).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson (23,6th inning off Troedson 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Troedson (2,off Messersmith).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:00.  A–20,565.
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