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Tuesday May 26, 1970
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The Dodgers tied Los Angeles club records for most hits and runs in one game while breezing to a 19-3 victory over the Giants. Claude Osteen and his batterymate, Tom Haller, each collected four of the Dodgers' 20 hits. Osteen, who had a homer, double and two singles, drove in four runs. Jim Lefebvre also had four RBIs with a single, double and sacrifice fly. Billy Grabarkewitz scored five runs and Willie Crawford crossed the plate four times. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 19, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 26, 1970 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      0  2  0    4  3  4    3  3  0  -  19 20  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   3 12  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua lf,cf          5   1   1   1     0   1   .295      Bonds rf              5   0   2   1     0   2   .299
Wills ss              6   1   2   2     0   1   .272      Hunt 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .285
  Mota 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .310        Heise 3b            2   0   2   1     0   0   .265
Davis cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .260      McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Gabrielson lf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        F. Johnson 1b       3   0   1   1     0   0   .238
Parker 1b             4   1   0   0     2   0   .276      Mays cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Grabarkewitz 3b,ss    5   5   3   1     0   0   .407        Taylor lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Crawford rf           4   4   2   2     1   0   .280      Henderson lf,cf       5   0   3   0     0   1   .345
Lefebvre 2b           4   0   2   4     0   0   .286      Dietz c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .338
Haller c              5   3   4   2     0   1   .304      Fuentes 3b,2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Osteen p              5   3   4   4     0   1   .300      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Robertson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .038
                                                            Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Gallagher ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .301
                                                            Puente p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Faul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCormick p         1   1   1   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Davenport ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .233

Totals               43  19  20  18     3   5             Totals               39   3  12   3     1   3

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance:  7,428
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Giants 11
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Wills, F. Johnson, Fuentes
Doubles: Grabarkewitz (7), Lefebvre (1), Osteen (2), Haller (2), Gallagher (6), McCormick (1)
Triples: Grabarkewitz (2), Crawford (3), Wills (2)
Home Runs: Osteen (1)
Stolen Bases: Davis (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Lefebvre (1), Joshua (1), Davis (3)
GIDP: Fuentes (2)
Hit by Pitch: Grabarkewitz (3,by McCormick), Crawford (1,by McCormick), Hunt (10,by Osteen)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(6-4)           9    12   3   3   1   3   0  41   2.37
Totals                  9    12   3   3   1   3   0  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robertson L(4-4)        3.1   8   6   6   1   1   1  18   4.26
Bryant                  1.2   3   3   2   0   2   0   8   5.77
Puente                  0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8.20
Faul                    0.2   3   4   3   1   0   0   6  10.50
McCormick               3.1   6   6   6   1   2   0  19   5.49
Totals                  9    20  19  17   3   5   1  51

Passed Balls: Haller (1)
Hit by Pitch: Osteen (3), McCormick 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


DODGERS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
singled; Davis flied into a double play (right to first) [Wills
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out (catcher to first); Hunt was hit by
a pitch; McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Mays flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker flied out to center; Grabarkewitz tripled;
Crawford walked; Lefebvre singled to left [Crawford to second,
Grabarkewitz scored]; Haller singled to left [Lefebvre to
second, Crawford scored]; Osteen struck out; Joshua flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson singled to left; Dietz forced Henderson
(shortstop to second); Fuentes grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Dietz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills flied to left in foul territory; Davis flied
out to right; Parker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Lanier reached on an error by Wills; Robertson
forced Lanier (pitcher to shortstop); Bonds flied out to right;
Hunt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants
0.

DODGERS 4TH: Grabarkewitz singled to center; Crawford tripled
[Grabarkewitz scored]; Lefebvre hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Crawford scored]; Haller singled to center; Osteen homered
[Haller scored]; BRYANT REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Joshua
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Mays
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson singled to left;
Dietz made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: F. JOHNSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Davis
singled to right; Davis stole second; Parker made an out to
second; Grabarkewitz doubled to center [Davis scored]; Crawford
reached on an error by F. Johnson [Grabarkewitz to third];
Lefebvre doubled [Grabarkewitz scored, Crawford scored
(unearned), Lefebvre out at third (right to second to third)];
Haller struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes singled to center; Lanier flied out to
right; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR BRYANT; Gallagher doubled to right
[Fuentes to third]; Bonds singled to center [Gallagher to third,
Fuentes scored]; Hunt flied out to right; F. Johnson flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Giants 1.

DODGERS 6TH: PUENTE REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); FAUL REPLACED
PUENTE (PITCHING); Osteen doubled; Joshua singled to center
[Osteen to third]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Joshua to second, Osteen scored]; Davis singled to right
[Joshua scored]; Parker walked [Davis to second]; Grabarkewitz
forced Davis (third unassisted) [Parker scored (error by
Fuentes), Grabarkewitz to second]; MCCORMICK REPLACED FAUL
(PITCHING); Crawford singled to right [Grabarkewitz scored
(unearned)]; Lefebvre flied out to left; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 13, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays grounded out (third to first); Henderson
singled to center; Dietz walked [Henderson to second]; Fuentes
forced Dietz (pitcher to shortstop) [Henderson to third]; Lanier
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 13, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING LF); HENDERSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HEISE REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING
3B); FUENTES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Haller doubled;
Osteen singled [Haller to third]; Joshua hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Haller scored]; Wills tripled to right [Osteen scored];
Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wills scored]; Parker flied
out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 16, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: GABRIELSON REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); JOSHUA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); McCormick doubled to left; Bonds
singled to left [McCormick to third]; Heise singled to left
[Bonds to second, McCormick scored]; F. Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Heise to second, Bonds to third]; Taylor
reached on a fielder's choice [Bonds out at home (third
unassisted)]; Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 16, Giants 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Grabarkewitz was hit by a pitch; Crawford was hit
by a pitch [Grabarkewitz to second]; Lefebvre flied out to
right; Haller singled to center [Grabarkewitz scored, Crawford
to third, Haller to second (on throw)]; Osteen singled to left
[Haller scored, Crawford scored]; Joshua struck out; Wills
popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 19, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: MOTA REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING 3B); GRABARKEWITZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Dietz grounded out (third to
first); Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 19, Giants 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Gabrielson struck out; Parker walked; Grabarkewitz
flied out to center; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 19, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: DAVENPORT BATTED FOR MCCORMICK; Davenport singled to
center; Haller allowed a passed ball [Davenport to second];
Bonds was called out on strikes; Heise singled to left
[Davenport to third]; F. Johnson singled to right [Heise to
second, Davenport scored]; Taylor grounded out (second to first)
[F. Johnson to second, Heise to third]; Henderson struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 19, Giants 3.



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