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Friday May 15, 1970
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The Dodgers exploded for six runs in the first inning on six hits, including homers by Willie Crawford and Tom Haller, to defeat the Giants, 11-5. Maury Wills, who batted twice in the big stanza and hit two singles, scored the first run and drove in the sixth run of the stanza. Wes Parker added a two-run homer for the Giants in the fourth. Willie Mays accounted for four of the Giants' runs with circuit clouts in the first and the second innings. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 11, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Friday, May 15, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Dodgers      6  0  0    2  0  0    3  0  x  -  11 13  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   2   2   0     2   0   .336      Wills ss              5   2   3   1     0   0   .269
Mason 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .105      Mota lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .339
  Hunt ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Davis cf              5   1   0   0     0   2   .236
Mays 1b               4   2   3   4     1   1   .280      Parker 1b             4   2   3   3     0   0   .321
Henderson cf          5   0   0   0     0   4   .336      Crawford rf           3   2   1   2     1   0   .244
F. Johnson lf         5   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Grabarkewitz 3b       4   2   2   1     0   0   .395
Fuentes 3b,ss         5   0   2   0     0   0   .260      Haller c              4   1   2   3     0   0   .311
Gibson c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .235        Joshua pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Lanier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Torborg c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Burda ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
  McCormick p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sutton p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Puente p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moeller p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bryant p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .130
  Faul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gallagher ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .282

Totals               37   5  10   5     5   8             Totals               35  11  13  11     3   5

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 32,603
Left on Base: Giants 10, Dodgers 4
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Bonds (7), Parker (13)
Home Runs: Mays 2 (8), Crawford (3), Haller (1), Parker (4)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (17), Wills 2 (13), Grabarkewitz (6)
Caught Stealing: Sizemore (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Puente L(1-2)           0.2   4   5   5   1   0   2   7   9.82
Bryant                  4.1   5   3   3   1   4   1  19   5.28
Faul                    1.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   8   9.00
Linzy                   0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   6.04
McCormick               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.30
Totals                  8    13  11  11   3   5   3  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(5-4)           5.2   9   5   5   2   5   2  28   3.06
Moeller                 2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   0.00
Brewer SV(4)            1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.41
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   8   2  42

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Mason
singled to left [Bonds scored]; Mays homered [Mason scored];
Henderson made an out to second; F. Johnson singled to center;
Fuentes singled to left [F. Johnson to second]; Gibson struck
out; Lanier made an out to first; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to shortstop; Wills stole second;
Mota walked; Davis forced Mota (first to shortstop) [Wills to
third]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Davis to
second, Wills scored]; Crawford homered [Davis scored];
Grabarkewitz singled; Grabarkewitz stole second; Haller homered
[Grabarkewitz scored]; BRYANT REPLACED PUENTE (PITCHING);
Sizemore singled to left; Sutton walked [Sizemore to second];
Wills singled to left [Sutton to second, Sizemore scored]; Mota
struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 2ND: Bryant struck out; Bonds doubled to right; Mason
popped to catcher in foul territory; Mays homered [Bonds
scored]; Henderson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 2ND: Davis struck out; Parker singled to right; Crawford
flied out to center; Grabarkewitz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 3RD: F. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to left; Gibson struck out; Lanier grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 3RD: Haller made an out to first; Sizemore flied out to
center; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5,
Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 4TH: Bryant grounded out (second to first); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Wills singled to center; Wills stole second; Mota
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wills to third];
Davis struck out; Parker homered [Wills scored]; Crawford
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5,
Dodgers 8.

GIANTS 5TH: Mays singled to left; Henderson struck out; F.
Johnson flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz flied out to right; Haller popped to
catcher in foul territory; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

GIANTS 6TH: Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier
grounded out (shortstop to first); TAYLOR BATTED FOR BRYANT;
Taylor walked; Bonds walked [Taylor to second]; MOELLER REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 6TH: FAUL REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Moeller grounded
out (first unassisted); Wills made an out to shortstop; Mota
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

GIANTS 7TH: Mays was called out on strikes; Henderson was called
out on strikes; F. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 7TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Parker
doubled to right; Crawford was walked intentionally;
Grabarkewitz singled to center [Crawford to third, Parker
scored]; Haller singled to right [Grabarkewitz to third,
Crawford scored]; JOSHUA RAN FOR HALLER; LINZY REPLACED FAUL
(PITCHING); Sizemore singled to second [Joshua to second,
Grabarkewitz scored]; Sizemore was caught stealing second
(catcher to third to shortstop) [Joshua to third]; Moeller was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers
11.

GIANTS 8TH: TORBORG REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING C ); Fuentes flied
out to right; Gibson walked; BURDA BATTED FOR LANIER; Burda
singled to right [Gibson to second]; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR LINZY;
Gallagher forced Burda (pitcher to shortstop) [Gibson to third];
Bonds walked [Gallagher to second]; BREWER REPLACED MOELLER
(PITCHING); HUNT BATTED FOR MASON; Hunt made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 11.

DODGERS 8TH: HUNT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GALLAGHER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FUENTES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
MCCORMICK REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Wills popped to first in
foul territory; Mota flied out to center; Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 11.

GIANTS 9TH: Mays walked; Henderson struck out; F. Johnson flied
out to right; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 11.



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