Dick Allen batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning to start the Dodgers off to a 5-1 victory over the Giants. Other runs included a homer by Bill Sudakis. Don Sutton held the Giants to four hits with their lone run coming on a round-tripper by Dick Dietz in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       27, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2
Dodgers      2  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Wills ss              2   1   0   1     1   0   .304
Speier ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Mota rf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .293
  Lanier ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .194        Russell rf          2   0   0   0     0   2   .214
  Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .533      Davis cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .376
Mays cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .341      Parker 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .273
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Allen lf              3   0   1   2     1   1   .232
Dietz c               3   1   1   1     0   2   .298      Lefebvre 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .314
Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Sudakis c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .179
Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Valentine 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .204
Foster lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Sutton p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .158
Bryant p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .086
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rosario ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Reberger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               31   1   4   1     0   8             Totals               30   5   9   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 24,723
Left on Base: Giants 3, Dodgers 6
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: McCovey, Fuentes
Home Runs: Dietz (7), Sudakis (3)
Stolen Bases: Davis (5), Valentine (3)
Caught Stealing: Parker (1), Lefebvre (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Wills (4)
GIDP: Wills (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(5-2)           4     5   4   2   2   5   0  20   2.38
Cumberland              3     4   1   1   1   1   1  12   2.25
Reberger                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.02
Totals                  8     9   5   3   3   7   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(2-5)           9     4   1   1   0   8   1  31   4.14
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   8   1  31

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds made an out to second; Speier made an out to
shortstop; Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills walked; Mota reached on an error by Fuentes
[Wills to second]; Davis forced Mota (shortstop to second)
[Wills to third]; Davis stole second; Parker walked; Allen
singled [Parker to second, Davis scored (unearned), Wills
scored]; Lefebvre forced Allen (third to second) [Parker to
third]; Sudakis flied to left in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to center; Dietz struck out; Fuentes
forced McCovey (second to shortstop); Gallagher singled to right
[Fuentes to third]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: LANIER REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Valentine
singled to left; Valentine stole second; On a bunt Sutton
singled to shortstop [Valentine to third]; Wills grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Valentine scored (no
RBI), Sutton out at second]; Mota struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Bryant made an out to shortstop; Bonds made an out
to first; Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis was called out on strikes; Parker struck out;
Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 4TH: RUSSELL REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING RF); Mays struck out;
McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first); Dietz struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Lefebvre singled to left; Sudakis flied out to
right; Valentine singled to left [Lefebvre to second]; Sutton
reached on an error by McCovey on a sacrifice bunt [Valentine to
second, Lefebvre to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Lefebvre scored (unearned)]; Russell struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Gallagher grounded out
(second to first); Foster singled to right; F. JOHNSON BATTED
FOR BRYANT; F. Johnson forced Foster (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: CUMBERLAND REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Davis
singled to right; Parker forced Davis (second to shortstop);
Parker was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Allen
walked; Lefebvre singled [Allen to second]; Lefebvre was caught
stealing second (catcher to second) [Allen to third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier was
called out on strikes; Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Sudakis homered; Valentine flied out to left;
Sutton grounded out (second to first); Wills grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey made an out to shortstop; Dietz homered;
Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); Gallagher grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell struck out; Davis made an out to second;
Parker singled to center; Allen grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Foster flied out to center; ROSARIO BATTED FOR
CUMBERLAND; Rosario popped to first in foul territory; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: REBERGER REPLACED ROSARIO (PITCHING); Lefebvre
grounded out (first unassisted); Sudakis was called out on
strikes; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 9TH: HEALY BATTED FOR LANIER; Healy grounded out (third
to first); Mays grounded out (third to first); McCovey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 5.