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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
June 23, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 23, 1973 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Terry Tata |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Bill Plummer | Catcher |
| Fred Norman | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
June 23, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Messersmith
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Messersmith
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Messersmith
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Norman
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Norman
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Norman
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Norman
Cey takes first base on ball four. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mota vs. Norman
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Messersmith
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Messersmith
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Messersmith
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. Messersmith
Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Norman
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Norman
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Norman
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Messersmith
Plummer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Messersmith
Norman bunts towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Messersmith
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out. Norman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Messersmith
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Driessen vs. Messersmith
There goes Morgan. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Driessen vs. Messersmith
Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Norman scores. Morgan scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Messersmith
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Messersmith vs. Norman
Messersmith hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Norman
Lopes hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Norman
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Messersmith
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Messersmith
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Messersmith
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Norman
Davis hits a line drive towards first. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Norman
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Norman
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Norman
Crawford hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Messersmith
Plummer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Messersmith
Norman bunts towards the mound. Messersmith juggles the ball. That's an error on Messersmith. Norman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Messersmith
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Messersmith
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Messersmith
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Norman
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Norman
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Messersmith vs. Norman
Messersmith hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Norman
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Messersmith
Bench hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Messersmith
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Messersmith
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Messersmith
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Norman
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Norman
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Norman
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Messersmith
Plummer hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Messersmith
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Messersmith
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Norman
Mota hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Norman
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Norman
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Messersmith
Morgan hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Messersmith
Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Messersmith
Bench hits a line drive into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Messersmith
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Norman
Denis Menke now playing third base. Dan Driessen now playing first base. Lee Lacy pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Norman
Steve Garvey pinch hits for Andy Messersmith.
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Norman
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching. Chris Cannizzaro now catching.
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Culver
Chaney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Culver
There's a wild pitch. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Plummer vs. Culver
There goes Chaney. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Chaney steals third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Plummer vs. Culver
Plummer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norman vs. Culver
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Culver
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chaney scores. Plummer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Culver
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Norman
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Norman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Norman
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Norman
Mota hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Mota reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Norman
Crawford strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1973, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 4 0 1 1 Lopes D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Morgan J, 2b 5 2 2 1 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Driessen D, 3b-1b 4 0 1 2 Davis W, cf 3 0 0 0
Bench J, rf 4 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 2 1 1 1
Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Mota M, lf 4 0 1 0
Menke D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Crawford W, rf 4 0 0 0
Tolan B, cf 4 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 3 0 2 0
Chaney D, ss 3 1 0 0 Yeager S, c 2 0 0 0
Plummer B, c 2 0 1 0 Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0
Norman F, p 3 1 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 0 0 0 0
Messersmith A, p 2 0 0 0
Garvey S, ph 1 0 1 0
Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 30 1 7 1
Cincinnati 002 000 011 -- 4
Los Angeles 000 000 001 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Norman F (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith A (L) 8.0 5 3 3 3 4
Culver G 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
E -- Messersmith A
DP -- Cincinnati 4
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Los Angeles 5
2B -- Russell B, Mota M
HR -- Morgan J, Cey R
SB -- Morgan J, Chaney D
SH -- Norman F
WP -- Culver G
T -- 2:12
A -- 0
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