Dodgers @ Giants
August 3, 1973

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Dodgers 3 9 2
Giants 0 3 0
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Dodgers 3 9 2
Giants 0 3 0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .500 .299
At Bats 4 435
Hits 2 121
• Singles 2 103
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 33

Elias Sosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 9
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Candlestick Park - August 3, 1973
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Strikeout
Elias Sosa
Dave Rader
Willie McCovey
Tito Fuentes
Ed Goodson
Chris Speier
Gary Thomasson
Garry Maddox
Bobby Bonds
Bill Buckner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Buckner strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buckner out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There goes Lopes. The throw from Rader and he is out, Fuentes applying the tag.
Top 9 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Elias Sosa now pitching. Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Carrithers pinch runs for Gary Matthews. Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Gary Matthews pinch hits for Tom Bradley. Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Messersmith covering, for the out.
Top 7 Ferguson strikes out.
Top 7 Davis is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Fuentes moves to second.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Messersmith is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Russell is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Cey strikes out.
Top 6 Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomasson who is chasing the ball. Garvey reaches third base with a triple. Crawford scores.
Top 6 Crawford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Crawford reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ferguson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Bradley strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomasson strikes out.
Top 5 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 4 Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fuentes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Garvey moves to third.
Top 4 Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crawford scores. Garvey moves to second.
Top 4 Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crawford moves to third.
Top 4 Crawford takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Davis strikes out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lopes strikes out.
Top 3 Messersmith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field. Davis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Crawford fumbles the ball. That's an error on Crawford. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomasson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Speier strikes out.
Top 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Goodson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Messersmith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodson for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Bonds. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Bonds steals second.
Bottom 1 Bonds takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Crawford hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. There goes Buckner trying to get to third. Bonds throws the ball in to Goodson, who tags Buckner for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes moves to second.
Top 1 Lopes takes first base on ball four.