GAME 1 DH:
GWRBI-Crawford
Game MVP:Willie Crawford
Fulton County Stadium Game 1 Time 3:36, 87ø, Clear, Light Rain, Wind: 17 MPH In from RCF Night Game
Jun 28, 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1973 Los Angeles 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 14 0
1973 Atlanta 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 7 11 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Messersmith W(11-4) 9.0 11 7 7 4 1 8 144 99 45 2.88 40 135(140) 44
9.0 11 7 7 4 1 8 144 99 45 3.31 40
Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Niekro, P L(5-5) 7.0 11 8 7 0 2 4 139 90 49 3.52 34 130(138) 27
Hoerner 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 24 19 5 3.18 6 20(27)
Devine 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 16 10 6 8.44 4 20(20)s -
9.0 14 10 9 0 3 6 179 119 60 3.19 44
Recap
LA 2nd: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 6 hits.
LA Willie Crawford doubled scoring Davis to take the lead. LA 1 Atl 0.
LA Steve Yeager singled scoring Crawford. LA 2 Atl 0.
LA Andy Messersmith singled scoring Russell. LA 3 Atl 0.
LA Davey Lopes hit a fly ball scoring 1. LA 4 Atl 0.
LA 3rd: Scored 3 runs on 4 hits.
LA Ron Cey singled scoring Davis. LA 5 Atl 0.
LA Willie Crawford tripled scoring Cey. LA 6 Atl 0.
LA Steve Yeager singled scoring Crawford. LA 7 Atl 0.
LA 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit, 2 walks and an error.
LA Ron Cey hit a fly ball scoring 1. LA 8 Atl 0.
Atl 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Atl Dusty Baker hit a 402 foot solo HR(11). LA 8 Atl 1.
Atl 6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.
Atl Darrell Evans hit a 2 run HR(18). LA 8 Atl 3.
LA 9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
LA Bill Russell singled scoring 2. LA 10 Atl 3.
Atl 9th: Scored 4 runs on 4 hits.
Atl Mike Lum hit a 3 run HR(6). LA 10 Atl 6.
Atl Darrell Evans hit a 438 foot solo HR(19). LA 10 Atl 7.
LA Willie Crawford: 2 for 3, double, triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 2 W.
Atl Darrell Evans: 3 for 5, double, 2 HRs, 3 RBI, 2 runs.
Atl Mike Lum: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs.
LA Andy Messersmith threw a complete game for the win: 7 earned runs,
11 hits, 1 BB, 8 K. He's 11-4 on the year.
Atl Phil Niekro pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs,
11 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 5-5 on the year.
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GAME 2 DH:
Game MVP:Danny Frisella
Fulton County Stadium Time 2:26, 76ø, Clear, Threatening, Wind: 19 MPH In from RCF Night Game
Jun 28, 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1973 Los Angeles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
1973 Atlanta 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 - 6 10 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
John L(4-5) 6.0 6 3 3 1 0 3 80 56 24 4.46 23 75(75) 51
Culver 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 20 16 4 7.07 6 45(58)
Richert 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 20 13 7 4.05 5 45(48)
8.0 10 6 6 2 2 4 120 85 35 3.35 34
Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Reed, R W(10-3) 7.0 7 1 0 0 0 1 94 66 28 2.31 28 60(75) + 62
Frisella S(5) 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 33 24 9 3.86 8 20(19)
9.0 8 2 0 0 0 1 127 90 37 3.15 36
Recap
Atl 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Atl Darrell Evans hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead. LA 0 Atl 1.
LA 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and 2 errors.
LA Tommy John hit a grounder scoring 1, E4 to tie the score. LA 1 Atl 1.
Atl 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Atl Hank Aaron hit a solo HR(18) to take the lead. LA 1 Atl 2.
Atl 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Atl Dusty Baker hit a fly ball scoring 1. LA 1 Atl 3.
Atl 7th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.
Atl Dusty Baker singled scoring Lum. LA 1 Atl 4.
LA 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
LA Willie Crawford doubled scoring Buckner. LA 2 Atl 4.
Atl 8th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and one walk.
Atl Davey Johnson hit a 421 foot 2 run HR(21). LA 2 Atl 6.
LA Willie Crawford: 3 for 4, double.
Atl Davey Johnson: 1 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 errors.
Atl Mike Lum: 0 for 3, 2 errors.
Atl Ron Reed pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 7 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He
goes to 10-3 on the year!
Atl Danny Frisella pitched the final 2 innings to record his 5th save
of the year.
LA Tommy John pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6
hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He drops to 4-5 on the year.
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GAME 3:
GWRBI-Cey
Game MVP:Willie Crawford
Fulton County Stadium Time 3:54, 89ø, Wind: 13 MPH Right to Left Night Game
Jun 29, 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
1973 Los Angeles 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 2
1973 Atlanta 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Downing 6.0 3 3 2 1 8 3 139 74 65 4.70 32 70(75) - 51
Culver 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 2 32 23 9 6.60 9 45(47)
Brewer W(2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 31 20 11 2.19 7 30(37) +
10.0 4 3 2 1 11 6 202 117 85 3.32 48
Atlanta IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc
Morton, C 7.0 9 3 3 1 3 3 107 69 38 1.43 33 75(75) 47
Schueler L(4-2) 2.1 4 2 2 1 0 2 41 26 15 5.11 10 135(139)
Frisella 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 6 3 3.74 2 20(17)
10.0 13 5 5 2 3 6 157 101 56 3.17 45
Recap
LA 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
LA Willie Crawford hit a 402 foot solo HR(6) to take the lead. LA 1 Atl 0.
Atl 2nd: Scored 3 runs on 2 hits, and an error.
Atl Johnny Oates hit a 3 run HR(4) to take the lead. LA 1 Atl 3.
Atl 4th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
LA 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.
LA Willie Crawford singled scoring 2 to tie the score. LA 3 Atl 3.
LA 7th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
LA 0th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
LA Ron Cey hit a 2 run HR(10) to take the lead. LA 5 Atl 3.
LA Ron Cey: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI.
LA Willie Crawford: 2 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.
LA Davey Lopes: 3 for 5.
LA Bill Russell: 1 for 5, 2 errors.
LA Jim Brewer pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 0 hits,
1 BB, 1 K. He's 2-0 on the season.
Atl Ron Schueler pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 2
earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He's 4-2 on the year.
