May 4, 1973 - Osteen takes one-hitter into 7th, holds off Dodgers.

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 May 4, 1973 - Osteen takes one-hitter into 7th, holds off Dodgers.



Claude Osteen took a 1-hitter into the 7th inning and a shutout into the 9th, and barely managed to escape disaster - a bases loaded jam by getting William Stein to ground back to the mound to end the drama and preserve the Dodgers win.
Joe Ferguson had three hits including his 4th home run and took home Player of the Game honors.
Rick Wise took the loss. He allowed 4 runs over 7 innings.
The Dodgers even their record at 13-13, while the Cardinals fall to 8-14.

5-4-1973 (Night Game): 1973-SLN (8-14) vs. 1973-LAN (13-13)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1973-SLN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
1973-LAN 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 x 4 10 1

1973-SLN AB R H RBI BB SO AVE
L. Brock (LF) 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205
L. Melendez (RF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267
J. Torre (3B) 3 1 0 0 1 0 .294
T. Simmons (1B) 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T. McCarver (C) 4 0 1 0 0 1 .174
J. Cruz (CF) 4 0 2 1 0 1 .262
M. Tyson (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 1 .172
M. Kelleher (SS) 3 0 1 1 0 0 .120
R. Wise (P) 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111
D. Anderson (PH8) 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
A. Santorini (P8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Stein (PH9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
33 2 5 2 2 3 .223
3 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

2B: J. Cruz[4]
RBI: J. Cruz[6], M. Kelleher[3]
HBP: M. Kelleher[1]
DP: 1
LOB: 7

1973-LAN AB R H RBI BB SO AVE
D. Lopes (2B) 4 2 1 0 1 0 .326
M. Mota (LF) 4 1 2 0 0 0 .320
B. Buckner (1B) 3 0 1 1 1 0 .303
W. Davis (CF) 2 0 0 1 2 1 .274
J. Ferguson (C) 4 1 3 2 0 0 .291
W. Crawford (RF) 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250
R. Cey (3B) 3 0 1 0 1 1 .192
B. Russell (SS) 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219
C. Osteen (P) 4 0 0 0 0 2 .062
32 4 10 4 5 5 .249
3 for 11 with runners in scoring position.

2B: W. Crawford[2]
HR: J. Ferguson[4]
RBI: B. Buckner[12], W. Davis[9], J. Ferguson(2)[12]
SB: D. Lopes[2], J. Ferguson[3]
E: D. Lopes[2]
GIDP: W. Davis[4]
LOB: 9

1973-SLN IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R. Wise (L, 2-3) 7.0 9 4 4 5 4 1 2.37
A. Santorini 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
8.0 10 4 4 5 5 1 3.33
Game Score: R. Wise (40)
Pitches Thrown: R. Wise (115)

1973-LAN IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C. Osteen (W, 4-2) 9.0 5 2 0 2 3 0 2.76
9.0 5 2 0 2 3 0 3.42
Game Score: C. Osteen (77)
Pitches Thrown: C. Osteen (139)

DDBB Player of the Game: J. Ferguson
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

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