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Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego Padres

1973-08-06 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 8050 · night · 2:08

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated San Diego Padres 2–0. Al Downing earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	6
SDN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Al Downing L: Clay Kirby SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Art Williams · 1B: Andy Olsen · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Davey Lopes	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Buckner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Davis	3	0	1	0	1	1
Steve Garvey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Crawford	4	1	2	1	0	0
Joe Ferguson	3	0	1	0	1	2
Ron Cey	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Russell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Downing	3	0	0	0	1	2

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dwain Anderson	3	0	1	0
Jerry Morales	4	2	0	0
Dave Roberts	4	1	0	2
Nate Colbert	4	0	0	3
Cito Gaston	4	1	0	1
Dave Winfield	3	0	0	0
Rich Morales	3	0	0	0
Pat Corrales	3	0	0	0
Clay Kirby	2	1	0	0
Ivan Murrell	1	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Downing	9.0	5	1	6

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Kirby	8.0	6	3	7
Mike Caldwell	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Davey Lopes: 63
Bill Buckner: 3
Willie Davis: 7

Bot 1

Dwain Anderson: 9
Jerry Morales: S1
Dave Roberts: K
Nate Colbert: K

Top 2

Steve Garvey: 13
Willie Crawford: 7
Joe Ferguson: S8
Ron Cey: K

Bot 2

Cito Gaston: 63
Dave Winfield: 13
Rich Morales: 6

Top 3

Bill Russell: 53
Al Downing: K
Davey Lopes: K

Bot 3

Pat Corrales: 13
Clay Kirby: 63
Dwain Anderson: W
Jerry Morales: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Bill Buckner: S9
Willie Davis: S8.1-2
Steve Garvey: 3
Willie Crawford: S7.2-H;1-3(E7)
Joe Ferguson: IW.1-2
Ron Cey: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dave Roberts: S5
Nate Colbert: K
Cito Gaston: S7.1-2
Dave Winfield: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Bill Russell: E6.B-1
Al Downing: SB2
Al Downing: BK.2-3
Al Downing: W
Davey Lopes: K
Bill Buckner: 3/L
Willie Davis: IW.1-2
Steve Garvey: 3/G

Bot 5

Rich Morales: 3
Pat Corrales: 53
Clay Kirby: S8
Dwain Anderson: 9/FL

Top 6

Willie Crawford: S9
Joe Ferguson: SB2#
Joe Ferguson: K
Ron Cey: S7.2-H
Bill Russell: 53.1-2
Al Downing: 63

Bot 6

Jerry Morales: 9
Dave Roberts: K
Nate Colbert: 53

Top 7

Davey Lopes: 4/L
Bill Buckner: 63
Willie Davis: K/C

Bot 7

Cito Gaston: 9
Dave Winfield: 8
Rich Morales: 63

Top 8

Steve Garvey: 7
Willie Crawford: 63
Joe Ferguson: K

Bot 8

Pat Corrales: 63
Ivan Murrell: 43
Dwain Anderson: 4/FL

Top 9

Ron Cey: 9
Bill Russell: 4
Al Downing: K

Bot 9

Jerry Morales: S9
Dave Roberts: 9
Nate Colbert: K
Cito Gaston: K