Doyle Alexander, making his second start since being recalled from Spokane (Pacific Coast), gained his first major league victory when the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 9-2. Bill Buckner drove in five runs with a homer and three singles. Willie Crawford also contributed a homer to the Dodger attack. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Friday, July      2, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  2  1    0  0  2    1  0  3  -   9 14  0
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 12  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              6   0   1   0     0   1   .294      Hernandez ss          5   0   2   0     0   1   .253
  Valentine ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Campbell 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .221
Crawford lf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .299      Stahl rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Davis cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .358      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Allen 3b              4   2   2   0     1   1   .259      Lee lf                4   2   3   0     0   0   .301
  Grabarkewitz 2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Gaston cf             4   0   3   2     0   0   .248
Parker 1b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .293      Spiezio 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Sims c                5   0   1   1     0   1   .252      Barton c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Lefebvre 2b,3b        3   3   1   0     2   0   .271        Norman pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Buckner rf            5   1   4   5     0   0   .297      Kirby p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .189
Alexander p           4   0   1   1     1   2   .167        Coombs p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                            Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .268

Totals               42   9  14   8     4   7             Totals               38   2  12   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 10,027
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Padres 10
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 1
Errors: Colbert, Barton
Doubles: Crawford (7), Lee 2 (8), Gaston 2 (9)
Home Runs: Buckner (3), Crawford (3)
GIDP: Allen (13), Barton (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(1-0)        9    12   2   2   1   4   0  39   2.12
Totals                  9    12   2   2   1   4   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(6-7)            5.1   9   5   4   2   5   2  28   3.49
Coombs                  1.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   7   6.57
Severinsen              1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   3.72
Kelley                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.50
Totals                  9    14   9   8   4   7   2  46

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick


DODGERS 1ST: Wills was called out on strikes; Crawford doubled
to right; Davis flied out to center; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez struck out; Campbell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stahl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker flied out to left; Sims grounded out (first
unassisted); Lefebvre walked; Buckner homered [Lefebvre scored];
Alexander was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert flied out to center; Lee doubled to right;
Gaston doubled to left [Lee scored]; Spiezio singled to left
[Gaston to third]; Barton grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Spiezio out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills made an out to shortstop; Crawford homered;
Davis popped to third in foul territory; Allen singled to right;
Parker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kirby singled to third; Hernandez singled to pitcher
[Kirby to second]; Campbell forced Kirby (pitcher to third)
[Hernandez to second]; Stahl forced Campbell (second unassisted)
[Hernandez to third]; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Sims struck out; Lefebvre flied out to center;
Buckner singled to left; Alexander walked [Buckner to second];
Wills flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Lee singled to left; Gaston forced Lee (shortstop to
second); Spiezio forced Gaston (third to second); Barton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford reached on an error by Colbert [Crawford
to first]; Davis made an out to second; Allen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Kirby grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker singled to right; Sims flied out to left;
Lefebvre singled to center [Parker to second]; Buckner singled
to right [Parker scored, Lefebvre to third, Buckner to second
(on throw)]; Alexander singled to pitcher [Lefebvre stayed at
third, Buckner stayed at second]; Wills reached on a fielder's
choice [Lefebvre scored (error by Barton; assist by Colbert)
(unearned) (no RBI), Buckner to third, Alexander to second];
COOMBS REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Crawford struck out; Davis
forced Wills (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Dodgers 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Stahl made an out to third; Colbert flied out to
center; Lee doubled to left; Gaston doubled to right [Lee
scored]; Spiezio flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Padres 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Allen walked; Parker grounded out (third to first)
[Allen to second]; Sims singled to right [Allen scored, Sims to
second (on throw)]; Lefebvre made an out to first; Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Barton flied out to left; BRAVO BATTED FOR COOMBS;
Bravo grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to
center; Campbell singled to third [Hernandez to second]; Stahl
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Padres 2.

DODGERS 8TH: SEVERINSEN REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Alexander
struck out; Wills singled to left; Crawford flied out to center;
Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Colbert was called out on strikes; Lee grounded out
(third to first); Gaston singled to left; Spiezio lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Padres 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Allen singled to shortstop; Parker singled to right
[Allen to second]; KELLEY REPLACED SEVERINSEN (PITCHING); Sims
lined to center; Lefebvre walked [Allen to third, Parker to
second]; Buckner singled to center [Allen scored, Parker scored,
Lefebvre to third]; Alexander forced Buckner (first to
shortstop) [Lefebvre scored]; Wills forced Alexander (second
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: VALENTINE REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING SS); GRABARKEWITZ
REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); LEFEBVRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Barton walked; NORMAN RAN FOR BARTON; BROWN BATTED FOR
KELLEY; Brown was called out on strikes; Hernandez forced Norman
(third to second); Campbell singled to left [Hernandez to
second]; Stahl made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 9, Padres 2.