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Standings
DET
@BAL		5
6		 
(10)
BOS
@CLE		2
3
CHW
@KCR		16
2
NYY
@MIL		0
2
TEX
@MIN		1
5
CAL
@OAK		3
4
ATL
@CIN		2
4
SDP
@HOU		2
6
SFG
@LAD		7
3
Friday, April 20, 1973
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 27,437, Time of Game: 2:25
Giants
7
12-4
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
 at Dodgers
3
6-9
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
W: Juan Marichal (3-1)
L: Al Downing (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  3   1  0  0   0  2  0    7 15  1
Dodgers         0  1  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    3  5  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 5 1 1 0 1 2 .314 .974 -0.072 0.61 0.014 -0.086 -0.7 1 0
Tito Fuentes 2B 6 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .796 -0.070 0.65 0.041 -0.111 -1.3 3 1 CS
Chris Speier SS 5 1 4 0 0 1 .288 .780 0.020 0.37 0.037 -0.017 0.5 1 2
Willie McCovey 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 .300 1.216 0.163 0.59 0.185 -0.022 3.1 7 1 HR,2B
Ed Goodson 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .385 .967 0.006 0.66 0.046 -0.041 0.0 1 2 2B
Garry Maddox CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .369 .840 0.090 0.91 0.132 -0.042 0.2 4 0
Gary Matthews LF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .267 .786 0.143 0.70 0.198 -0.055 0.8 3 0 3B,GDP
Dave Rader C 5 0 2 1 0 0 .240 .648 0.104 0.45 0.134 -0.029 0.6 6 0 2B
Juan Marichal P 4 0 1 0 1 2 .429 1.208 -0.015 0.46 0.015 -0.030 -0.2 1 1
Team Totals 41 7 15 6 6 7 .366 1.008 0.369 0.60 0.802 -0.433 3.0 27 7
2B: W McCovey (2, off A Downing); E Goodson (3, off A Downing); D Rader (4, off A Downing).
3B: G Matthews (2, off A Downing).
HR: W McCovey (5, off G Culver; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: W McCovey 7; C Speier 4; D Rader 3; G Matthews 3; E Goodson 2; T Fuentes; B Bonds; G Maddox; J Marichal.
GIDP: G Matthews (3).
RBI: W McCovey 3 (12); G Matthews 2 (3); D Rader (6).
2-out RBI: W McCovey 3; G Matthews 2; D Rader.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Marichal (1).
Baserunning
CS: T Fuentes (1, 2nd base by A Downing/J Ferguson).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Russell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .650 -0.084 0.82 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 2 4
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .653 -0.060 0.57 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 11 0
Willie Davis CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .290 .850 0.064 0.55 0.094 -0.030 0.6 0 0 HR
Willie Crawford RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .196 .541 -0.046 0.79 0.020 -0.067 -0.4 2 0
Joe Ferguson C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .278 .928 0.146 0.68 0.173 -0.026 1.4 7 1 HR
Steve Garvey LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .485 -0.084 0.73 0.000 -0.084 -1.0 3 0
Ron Cey 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .184 .488 0.018 1.07 0.065 -0.047 0.6 0 1
Lee Lacy 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .563 -0.006 1.21 0.061 -0.067 0.1 2 2 2B
Al Downing P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.043 1.40 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 0 1
   Doug Rau P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 0.96 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 0
   Tom Paciorek PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .350 -0.014 0.56 0.000 -0.014 -0.1
   George Culver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 5 3 0 5 .152 .515 -0.133 0.80 0.413 -0.546 -1.0 27 9
2B: L Lacy (1, off J Marichal).
HR: J Ferguson (3, off J Marichal; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); W Davis (4, off J Marichal; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Ferguson 5; W Davis 4; L Lacy 2; R Cey.
RBI: R Cey (6); J Ferguson (10); W Davis (12).
2-out RBI: R Cey.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Russell-B Buckner.
E: B Russell (5).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Juan Marichal, W (3-1) 9 5 3 2 0 5 2 3.04 33 72 0.132 0.80 1.0
Team Totals 9 5 3 2 0 5 2 2.00 33 72 0.132 0.60 1.0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Downing, L (1-1) 3.2 8 5 2 4 3 0 2.41 23 30 -0.381 0.89 -3.9
Doug Rau 3.1 4 0 0 0 3 0 4.32 13 3 0 0.096 0.46 2.1
George Culver 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3.38 11 0 0 -0.083 0.16 -1.1
Team Totals 9 15 7 4 6 7 1 4.00 47 30 3 0 -0.368 0.80 -3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 27,437.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Bobby Bonds RF 1 Bill Russell SS
2 Tito Fuentes 2B 2 Bill Buckner 1B
3 Chris Speier SS 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Willie Crawford RF
5 Ed Goodson 3B 5 Joe Ferguson C
6 Garry Maddox CF 6 Steve Garvey LF
7 Gary Matthews LF 7 Ron Cey 3B
8 Dave Rader C 8 Lee Lacy 2B
9 Juan Marichal P 9 Al Downing P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-1 2 1-3 RR SFG G. Matthews A. Downing 19% 81% Triple to RF; Goodson Scores/unER; Maddox Scores/unER
t2 0-0 2 1-- R SFG D. Rader A. Downing 13% 60% Double to RF; Matthews Scores
b2 0-1 1 --- R LAD J. Ferguson J. Marichal -12% 47% Home Run
t3 1-1 2 -23 R SFG G. Maddox A. Downing 11% 62% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McCovey Scores/No RBI/unER; Goodson to 3B; Maddox to 1B
t8 5-3 2 1-- RR SFG W. McCovey G. Culver 10% 97% Home Run; Speier Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds A. Downing -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes A. Downing -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SFG C. Speier A. Downing 1% 48% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey A. Downing -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Marichal 2% 48% Lineout: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Marichal 1% 49% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAD W. Davis J. Marichal 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O SFG E. Goodson A. Downing -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O SFG G. Maddox A. Downing -2% 46% Lineout: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --- SFG G. Matthews A. Downing 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- R SFG D. Rader A. Downing 13% 60% Double to RF; Matthews Scores
t2 1-0 2 -2- SFG J. Marichal A. Downing 1% 62% Single to LF; Rader to 3B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 O SFG B. Bonds A. Downing -4% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford J. Marichal 2% 59% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- R LAD J. Ferguson J. Marichal -12% 47% Home Run
b2 1-1 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey J. Marichal 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 1-1 2 --- O LAD R. Cey J. Marichal 1% 50% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 2-3-4
t3 1-1 0 --- SFG T. Fuentes A. Downing 4% 54% Single to CF
t3 1-1 0 1-- O SFG C. Speier A. Downing -7% 48% Fuentes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 1-1 1 --- O SFG C. Speier A. Downing -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 2 --- SFG W. McCovey A. Downing 1% 47% Walk
t3 1-1 2 1-- SFG E. Goodson A. Downing 4% 51% Double to CF; McCovey to 3B
t3 1-1 2 -23 R SFG G. Maddox A. Downing 11% 62% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McCovey Scores/No RBI/unER; Goodson to 3B; Maddox to 1B
t3 2-1 2 1-3 RR SFG G. Matthews A. Downing 19% 81% Triple to RF; Goodson Scores/unER; Maddox Scores/unER
t3 4-1 2 --3 O SFG D. Rader A. Downing -2% 79% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-4, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
b3 1-4 0 --- LAD L. Lacy J. Marichal -6% 73% Double to LF
b3 1-4 0 -2- O LAD A. Downing J. Marichal 4% 77% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-4 1 -2- O LAD B. Russell J. Marichal 3% 80% Popfly: 2B
b3 1-4 2 -2- O LAD B. Buckner J. Marichal 3% 83% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 9-1-2
t4 4-1 0 --- O SFG J. Marichal A. Downing -1% 82% Strikeout
t4 4-1 1 --- SFG B. Bonds A. Downing 1% 83% Walk
t4 4-1 1 1-- O SFG T. Fuentes A. Downing -1% 82% Flyball: LF
t4 4-1 2 1-- SFG C. Speier A. Downing 1% 83% Single to RF; Bonds to 3B
t4 4-1 2 1-3 R SFG W. McCovey A. Downing 6% 90% Double to RF; Bonds Scores; Speier to 3B
t4 5-1 2 -23 SFG E. Goodson A. Downing 0% 90% Walk
Doug Rau replaces Al Downing pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-1 2 123 O SFG G. Maddox D. Rau -2% 88% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
b4 1-5 0 --- O LAD W. Davis J. Marichal 2% 90% Flyball: CF
b4 1-5 1 --- LAD W. Crawford J. Marichal -2% 87% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Crawford to 1B
b4 1-5 1 1-- LAD J. Ferguson J. Marichal -5% 82% Single to CF; Crawford to 3B
b4 1-5 1 1-3 O LAD S. Garvey J. Marichal 5% 88% Strikeout
b4 1-5 2 1-3 R LAD R. Cey J. Marichal -6% 81% Single to SS; Crawford Scores/unER; Ferguson to 2B
b4 2-5 2 12- O LAD L. Lacy J. Marichal 4% 86% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 7-8-9
t5 5-2 0 --- O SFG G. Matthews D. Rau -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 5-2 1 --- O SFG D. Rader D. Rau -1% 84% Popfly: SS
t5 5-2 2 --- O SFG J. Marichal D. Rau -1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
b5 2-5 0 --- O LAD D. Rau J. Marichal 2% 86% Popfly: 2B
b5 2-5 1 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Marichal 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-5 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Marichal 1% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 2.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
t6 5-2 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds D. Rau -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-2 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes D. Rau -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-2 2 --- SFG C. Speier D. Rau 1% 87% Single to CF
t6 5-2 2 1-- SFG W. McCovey D. Rau 1% 88% Single to RF; Speier to 2B
t6 5-2 2 12- O SFG E. Goodson D. Rau -2% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
b6 2-5 0 --- R LAD W. Davis J. Marichal -9% 77% Home Run
b6 3-5 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford J. Marichal 3% 80% Flyball: LF
b6 3-5 1 --- O LAD J. Ferguson J. Marichal 2% 82% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-5 2 --- O LAD S. Garvey J. Marichal 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
t7 5-3 0 --- SFG G. Maddox D. Rau 2% 86% Single to LF
t7 5-3 0 1-- OO SFG G. Matthews D. Rau -4% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t7 5-3 2 --- SFG D. Rader D. Rau 1% 82% Single to RF
t7 5-3 2 1-- O SFG J. Marichal D. Rau -1% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 7-8-9
b7 3-5 0 --- O LAD R. Cey J. Marichal 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-5 1 --- O LAD L. Lacy J. Marichal 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Doug Rau (P) batting 9th
b7 3-5 2 --- O LAD T. Paciorek J. Marichal 1% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dodgers' George Culver facing 1-2-3
George Culver replaces Tom Paciorek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-3 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds G. Culver -1% 87% Popfly: 1B
t8 5-3 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes G. Culver -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-3 2 --- SFG C. Speier G. Culver 1% 87% Single to 3B
t8 5-3 2 1-- RR SFG W. McCovey G. Culver 10% 97% Home Run; Speier Scores
t8 7-3 2 --- SFG E. Goodson G. Culver 0% 97% Walk
t8 7-3 2 1-- O SFG G. Maddox G. Culver -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
b8 3-7 0 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Marichal 1% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-7 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner J. Marichal 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 3-7 2 --- O LAD W. Davis J. Marichal 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Dodgers' George Culver facing 7-8-9
t9 7-3 0 --- O SFG G. Matthews G. Culver -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 7-3 1 --- O SFG D. Rader G. Culver -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 7-3 2 --- SFG J. Marichal G. Culver 0% 99% Walk
t9 7-3 2 1-- SFG B. Bonds G. Culver 0% 99% Single to LF; Marichal to 2B
t9 7-3 2 12- O SFG T. Fuentes G. Culver -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 4-5-6
b9 3-7 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford J. Marichal 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 3-7 1 --- O LAD J. Ferguson J. Marichal 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 3-7 2 --- O LAD S. Garvey J. Marichal 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Dodgers 3.

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