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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 23, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 23, 1972 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Bryant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 15,017 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Art Williams |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Ron Bryant | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | Right Fielder |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Terry McDermott | First Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Center Fielder |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Tommy John | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 23, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. John
Bonds hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. John
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. John
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Bryant
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Bryant
There goes Lopes. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Bryant
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paciorek vs. Bryant
Paciorek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Bryant
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDermott vs. Bryant
McDermott strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. John
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. John
Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. John
Matthews hits a line drive towards the mound. John reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. John
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McCovey trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. John
Bernie Williams pinch runs for Garry Maddox.
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Bryant
Bernie Williams now playing center field.
Valentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Bryant
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Bryant
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to second for the out. Valentine moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
John vs. Bryant
John hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentine scores. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopes vs. Bryant
Lopes takes first base on ball four. Yeager moves to third. John moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buckner vs. Bryant
There's a wild pitch. Yeager scores. John moves to third. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Bryant
Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paciorek vs. Bryant
Paciorek strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. John
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. John
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. John
Fuentes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Bryant
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Bryant
McDermott hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Bryant
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Bryant
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Bryant
Yeager hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. Reberger
Frank Reberger now pitching.
John hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Reberger
Lopes takes first base on ball four. John moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Reberger
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes John trying to get to home. Bonds throws the ball in to Rader who tags John who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lopes moves to second. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. John
Speier hits a popup towards the mound. John settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. John
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. John
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. John
Matthews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Reberger
Paciorek hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Reberger
Cey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Reberger
McDermott hits a line drive towards third. Kingman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. John
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. John
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnold vs. John
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Frank Reberger.
Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. John
Bonds is hit by the pitch. Arnold moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. John
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Arnold moves to third. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speier vs. John
Speier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. John
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Strahler
Mike Strahler now pitching.
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Strahler
Matthews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Stone
Steve Stone now pitching.
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Stone
Russell takes first base on ball four. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Stone
Yeager takes first base on ball four. Valentine moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Stone
Willie Davis pinch hits for Mike Strahler.
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentine tags and scores. Russell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopes vs. Stone
Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buckner vs. Stone
Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rau
Doug Rau now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Rau
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stone vs. Rau
Stone bunts towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Rau
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Stone
Paciorek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Paciorek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Stone
There's a wild pitch. Paciorek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Stone
Cey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDermott vs. Stone
McDermott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Valentine hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Moffitt
Russell takes first base on ball four. McDermott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Moffitt
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Paciorek scores. McDermott moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rau vs. Moffitt
Rau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Rau
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Rau
Speier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Rau
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Moffitt
Gary Thomasson now playing first base.
Lopes hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Moffitt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Moffitt
Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Moffitt
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moffitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Rau
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Rau
Matthews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rau
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Moffitt
Cey hits a line drive towards short. Speier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Moffitt
McDermott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Moffitt
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Rau
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Rau
Al Gallagher pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Rau
Bonds strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1972 -- San Francisco at Los Angeles (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 4 1 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Buckner B, rf 5 0 1 0
Speier C, ss 4 1 1 4 Paciorek T, lf 5 1 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Cey R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Thomasson G, 1b 0 0 0 0 McDermott T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kingman D, 3b 4 0 3 0 Valentine B, cf 4 2 1 0
Matthews G, lf 4 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 2 1 2 0
Maddox G, cf 1 0 1 0 Yeager S, c 3 2 2 4
Williams B, pr-cf 2 0 0 0 John T, p 2 0 2 1
Rader D, c 3 0 0 0 Strahler M, p 0 0 0 0
Bryant R, p 1 0 0 0 Davis W, ph 0 0 0 1
Reberger F, p 0 0 0 0 Rau D, p 1 0 0 0
Arnold C, ph 1 1 0 0
Stone S, p 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Gallagher A, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 4 7 4 31 7 10 6
San Francisco 000 040 000 -- 4
Los Angeles 023 011 00x -- 7
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant R (L) 2.2 5 5 5 4 2
Reberger F 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Stone S 1.1 2 2 2 3 1
Moffitt R 2.2 1 0 0 2 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
John T 4.2 6 4 4 2 2
Strahler M 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Rau D (W) 4.0 0 0 0 1 7
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Los Angeles 11
2B -- Paciorek T
HR -- Yeager S, Speier C
SB -- Lopes D
SH -- Stone S
SF -- Davis W
HBP -- by John T (Bonds B)
WP -- Bryant R, Stone S
T -- 3:02
A -- 15017
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