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@BOS		1
2		 
(12)
OAK
@CAL		4
3
TEX
@CHW		0
14
NYY
@DET		1
2
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@KCR		6
0
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@MIL		5
4
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@HOU		12
7		 
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@MON		2
3
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@NYM		1
7
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@PIT		4
2
ATL
@SDP		3
0
LAD
@SFG		1
3
Tuesday, September 4, 1973,
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 15,470, Time of Game: 2:15
Dodgers
1
83-56
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Giants
3
78-59
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Ron Bryant (21-9)
L: Al Downing (9-8)
S: Elias Sosa (15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  1  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  X    3  7  1

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Lacy 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .195 .493 -0.012 0.83 0.037 -0.049 -0.2 1 3
Bill Buckner LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 .651 -0.108 1.04 0.000 -0.108 -1.0 1 0
Tom Paciorek CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .558 -0.009 0.63 0.037 -0.045 -0.0 0 0 HBP
Joe Ferguson C 2 1 1 0 2 1 .272 .862 0.197 1.43 0.220 -0.023 2.2 8 1 SB
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .736 -0.160 1.68 0.000 -0.160 -1.4 12 0
Ron Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .724 -0.129 1.28 0.000 -0.129 -1.2 0 1
Willie Crawford RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .838 0.015 1.18 0.085 -0.070 0.2 2 0 HBP
Bill Russell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .632 -0.079 1.23 0.000 -0.079 -0.6 0 4
   Willie Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .773 -0.112 3.80 0.000 -0.112 -0.6
Al Downing P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .316 -0.035 0.71 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 1
   Geoff Zahn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ken McMullen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .720 -0.032 1.15 0.000 -0.032 -0.3
   Greg Shanahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 1 0 4 3 .034 .234 -0.464 1.23 0.379 -0.842 -3.3 24 11
HBP: T Paciorek (1, by R Bryant); W Crawford (1, by R Bryant).
TB: J Ferguson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: J Ferguson (1, 2nd base off R Bryant/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .300 .963 0.021 0.76 0.064 -0.043 0.2 6 0 SB
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .695 0.014 0.89 0.051 -0.037 -0.1 1 2
Gary Matthews LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .297 .821 -0.067 1.01 0.014 -0.081 -0.9 2 0 SH
Willie McCovey 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .267 .968 0.172 1.05 0.235 -0.064 0.9 9 0 HR
Chris Speier SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .690 0.000 0.60 0.037 -0.037 -0.1 0 2
Dave Kingman 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .204 .731 0.020 0.85 0.074 -0.054 0.5 2 3 HR
Jim Howarth CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .469 -0.038 0.61 0.004 -0.042 -0.3 4 0
Dave Rader C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .648 -0.016 0.76 0.021 -0.037 -0.2 3 0
Ron Bryant P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .372 -0.071 0.94 0.000 -0.071 -0.8 0 1
   Elias Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .237 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 7 3 1 8 .233 .691 0.035 0.83 0.500 -0.466 -0.8 27 8
HR: D Kingman (18, off A Downing; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W McCovey (25, off A Downing; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: G Matthews (2, off A Downing).
TB: D Kingman 4; W McCovey 4; J Howarth; D Rader; T Fuentes; G Matthews; C Speier.
RBI: W McCovey 2 (61); D Kingman (41).
2-out RBI: D Kingman.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: D Kingman (14).
Baserunning
SB: B Bonds (39, 3rd base off A Downing/J Ferguson).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Downing, L (9-8) 5.2 7 3 3 1 7 2 3.22 25 49 -0.060 1.02 -0.3
Geoff Zahn 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 4 1 0 0.019 0.18 0.7
Greg Shanahan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.006 0.07 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 3 3 1 8 2 3.38 32 49 1 0 -0.035 1.23 0.8

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Bryant, W (21-9) 8.2 1 1 1 4 3 0 2.96 34 77 0.389 1.10 3.6
Elias Sosa, S (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.92 1 3 1 0.077 3.41 -0.2
Team Totals 9 1 1 1 4 3 0 1.00 35 77 3 1 0.466 0.83 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: R Bryant (8); E Sosa (7).
HBP: R Bryant 2 (7; W Crawford, T Paciorek).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 15,470.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         San Francisco Giants
1 Lee Lacy 2B 1 Bobby Bonds RF
2 Bill Buckner LF 2 Tito Fuentes 2B
3 Tom Paciorek CF 3 Gary Matthews LF
4 Joe Ferguson C 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Steve Garvey 1B 5 Chris Speier SS
6 Ron Cey 3B 6 Dave Kingman 3B
7 Willie Crawford RF 7 Jim Howarth CF
8 Bill Russell SS 8 Dave Rader C
9 Al Downing P 9 Ron Bryant P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-0 1 -2- RR SFG W. McCovey A. Downing 24% 84% Home Run; Fuentes Scores
t9 1-3 2 -23 O LAD W. Davis E. Sosa 11% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-3 0 1-- LAD J. Ferguson R. Bryant -8% 86% Walk; Paciorek to 2B
b6 2-0 2 --- R SFG D. Kingman A. Downing 7% 91% Home Run
t9 0-3 0 12- O LAD S. Garvey R. Bryant 7% 92% Flyball: RF

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD L. Lacy R. Bryant 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner R. Bryant 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O LAD T. Paciorek R. Bryant 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SFG B. Bonds A. Downing 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O SFG T. Fuentes A. Downing -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bonds to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- SFG G. Matthews A. Downing 3% 59% Bonds Steals 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 O SFG G. Matthews A. Downing -6% 54% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --3 O SFG W. McCovey A. Downing -4% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O LAD J. Ferguson R. Bryant 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey R. Bryant 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O LAD R. Cey R. Bryant 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- SFG C. Speier A. Downing 4% 59% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O SFG D. Kingman A. Downing -3% 55% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O SFG J. Howarth A. Downing -3% 52% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- SFG D. Rader A. Downing 2% 54% Single to LF; Howarth to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O SFG R. Bryant A. Downing -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford R. Bryant 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Russell R. Bryant 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O LAD A. Downing R. Bryant 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds A. Downing -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes A. Downing -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- SFG G. Matthews A. Downing 1% 53% Single to LF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey A. Downing -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O LAD L. Lacy R. Bryant 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner R. Bryant 2% 55% Popfly: 3B
t4 0-0 2 --- O LAD T. Paciorek R. Bryant 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O SFG C. Speier A. Downing -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- O SFG D. Kingman A. Downing -2% 51% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Howarth A. Downing -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 4-5-6
t5 0-0 0 --- LAD J. Ferguson R. Bryant -5% 45% Walk
t5 0-0 0 1-- O LAD S. Garvey R. Bryant 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 1-- LAD R. Cey R. Bryant -2% 47% Ferguson Steals 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- O LAD R. Cey R. Bryant 5% 52% Lineout: RF
t5 0-0 2 -2- O LAD W. Crawford R. Bryant 5% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- O SFG D. Rader A. Downing -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Bryant A. Downing -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-0 2 --- O SFG B. Bonds A. Downing -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 8-9-1
t6 0-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell R. Bryant 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t6 0-0 1 --- O LAD A. Downing R. Bryant 2% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- LAD L. Lacy R. Bryant -2% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lacy to 1B
t6 0-0 2 1-- O LAD B. Buckner R. Bryant 4% 57% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 2-3-4
b6 0-0 0 --- SFG T. Fuentes A. Downing 5% 62% Single to LF
b6 0-0 0 1-- O SFG G. Matthews A. Downing -2% 60% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Fuentes to 2B
b6 0-0 1 -2- RR SFG W. McCovey A. Downing 24% 84% Home Run; Fuentes Scores
b6 2-0 1 --- O SFG C. Speier A. Downing -1% 83% Groundout: P-1B
b6 2-0 2 --- R SFG D. Kingman A. Downing 7% 91% Home Run
b6 3-0 2 --- SFG J. Howarth A. Downing 0% 91% Single to RF
Geoff Zahn replaces Al Downing pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 2 1-- O SFG D. Rader G. Zahn -1% 90% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- O LAD T. Paciorek R. Bryant 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-3 1 --- LAD J. Ferguson R. Bryant -3% 90% Single to CF
t7 0-3 1 1-- LAD S. Garvey R. Bryant -1% 89% Wild Pitch; Ferguson to 2B
t7 0-3 1 -2- O LAD S. Garvey R. Bryant 3% 92% Popfly: 2B
t7 0-3 2 -2- O LAD R. Cey R. Bryant 3% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
b7 3-0 0 --- O SFG R. Bryant G. Zahn -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-0 1 --- O SFG B. Bonds G. Zahn -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-0 2 --- O SFG T. Fuentes G. Zahn -0% 93% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 7-8-9
t8 0-3 0 --- LAD W. Crawford R. Bryant -4% 89% Hit By Pitch
t8 0-3 0 1-- O LAD B. Russell R. Bryant 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B; Crawford to 2B
Ken McMullen pinch hits for Geoff Zahn (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 1 -2- O LAD K. McMullen R. Bryant 3% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-3 2 -2- LAD L. Lacy R. Bryant -2% 94% Walk
t8 0-3 2 12- O LAD B. Buckner R. Bryant 4% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dodgers' Greg Shanahan facing 3-4-5
Greg Shanahan replaces Ken McMullen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- O SFG G. Matthews G. Shanahan -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-0 1 --- O SFG W. McCovey G. Shanahan -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 3-0 2 --- O SFG C. Speier G. Shanahan -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Ron Bryant facing 3-4-5
t9 0-3 0 --- LAD T. Paciorek R. Bryant -4% 93% Hit By Pitch
t9 0-3 0 1-- LAD J. Ferguson R. Bryant -8% 86% Walk; Paciorek to 2B
t9 0-3 0 12- O LAD S. Garvey R. Bryant 7% 92% Flyball: RF
t9 0-3 1 12- O LAD R. Cey R. Bryant 5% 97% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Ferguson to 2B
t9 0-3 2 12- LAD W. Crawford R. Bryant -4% 92% Walk; Ferguson to 3B; Cey to 2B
Elias Sosa replaces Ron Bryant pitching and batting 9th
Willie Davis pinch hits for Bill Russell (SS) batting 8th
t9 0-3 2 123 R LAD W. Davis E. Sosa -4% 89% Wild Pitch; Ferguson Scores; Cey to 3B; Crawford to 2B
t9 1-3 2 -23 O LAD W. Davis E. Sosa 11% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 3.

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