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Friday August 20, 1971
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Led by Dick Allen, who drove in four runs, the Dodgers defeated the Phillies, 9-5. Allen had a perfect night at bat with a homer, two singles and two walks. Chris Short, who started for the Phillies, gave up singles by Maury Wills and Manny Mota in the third inning before leaving the mound because of a pulled leg muscle. Barry Lersch, who relieved, served up Allen's homer for the Dodgers' first three runs.

Bill Russell drove in two with a bases-loaded single in the fifth and the Dodgers added their winning margin in the eighth. Wes Parker batted in a pair with a double and scored himself on a single by Allen. Steve Garvey, running for Allen, counted on a double by Jim Lefebvre. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Game Played on Friday, August 20, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  3    0  2  0    0  4  0  -   9 14  0
Phillies     0  0  0    2  0  0    1  2  0  -   5 13  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   2   2   0     1   0   .283      Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Mota lf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .316      Harmon 2b             5   0   2   1     0   3   .226
Parker 1b             5   2   2   2     0   0   .288      Montanez cf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Allen 3b              3   2   3   4     2   0   .295      Johnson 1b            4   2   2   1     0   1   .256
  Garvey pr,3b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .228      Money lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .225
Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .251      McCarver c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .285
Valentine rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Freed rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Buckner ph,rf       2   0   1   0     1   0   .284        Brandon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Ferguson c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .224        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Sims ph,c           3   0   0   0     0   3   .259        Stone ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .239
Russell cf            5   0   2   2     0   2   .233        Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Vukovich 3b           4   0   3   1     0   0   .184
  Mikkelsen p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Short p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .085
  Brewer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
                                                            Browne ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .207
                                                            Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Gamble rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .213

Totals               40   9  14   9     5   6             Totals               38   5  13   5     1   7

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 30,006
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Phillies 7
DP: Dodgers 2, Phillies 0
Doubles: Parker (21), Lefebvre (11), McCarver (16), Browne (2), Harmon (4), Money (14)
Home Runs: Allen (18), Johnson (28)
Stolen Bases: Russell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Lefebvre (4)
GIDP: Short (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 3.2   7   2   2   1   3   0  18   2.81
Mikkelsen W(8-5)        3.2   6   3   3   0   3   1  16   3.17
Brewer SV(15)           1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.00
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   7   1  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Short L(7-14)           2     3   2   2   2   1   0  11   3.93
Lersch                  2     2   1   1   1   0   1   9   4.04
Champion                2.1   4   2   2   2   1   0  13   4.45
Brandon                 1     5   4   4   0   1   0   8   3.84
Hoerner                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.89
Selma                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9    14   9   9   5   6   1  46

Wild Pitches: Short (6)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
singled to left; Parker popped to shortstop; Allen walked [Mota
to second]; Short threw a wild pitch [Mota to third, Allen to
second]; Lefebvre flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa popped to shortstop; Harmon singled to left;
Montanez walked [Harmon to second]; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Money struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Phillies 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Valentine popped to third; Ferguson walked; Russell
struck out; Downing lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: McCarver doubled to left; Freed grounded out
(shortstop to first); Vukovich singled to center [McCarver to
third]; Short grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Vukovich out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Phillies 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills singled to left; Mota singled to center
[Wills to second]; LERSCH REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); Parker
grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third, Mota to
second]; Allen homered [Wills scored, Mota scored]; Lefebvre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine popped to first in
foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa flied out to right; Harmon struck out
(catcher to first); Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Russell
singled to right; Russell stole second; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills walked; Mota flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson singled to left; Money flied out to
center; McCarver singled to center [Johnson to second]; Freed
flied out to right; Vukovich singled to left [Johnson scored,
McCarver to second]; BROWNE BATTED FOR LERSCH; Browne doubled to
center [McCarver scored, Vukovich to third]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED
DOWNING (PITCHING); Bowa struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Phillies 2.

DODGERS 5TH: CHAMPION REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); Parker singled
to center; Allen singled to center [Parker to second]; Lefebvre
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Parker to third,
Allen to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Buckner was
walked intentionally; SIMS BATTED FOR FERGUSON; Sims struck out;
Russell singled to center [Parker scored, Allen scored, Buckner
to second]; Mikkelsen grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: BUCKNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SIMS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Harmon was called out on strikes; Montanez
flied out to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Phillies 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills popped to catcher in foul territory; Mota
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher
to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Money flied out to center; McCarver grounded out
(first to pitcher); Freed flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Phillies 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Allen walked; On a bunt Lefebvre made an out to
third; Buckner singled to right [Allen to second]; BRANDON
REPLACED FREED (PITCHING); GAMBLE REPLACED CHAMPION (PLAYING
RF); Sims struck out; Russell forced Buckner (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Vukovich singled to center; Gamble lined into a
double play (third to first) [Vukovich out at first]; Bowa
singled to center; Harmon doubled to left [Bowa scored];
Montanez struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Phillies
3.

DODGERS 8TH: Mikkelsen grounded out (third to first); Wills
singled to pitcher; Mota singled to center [Wills to third];
Parker doubled to left [Wills scored, Mota scored]; Allen
singled to center [Parker scored]; GARVEY RAN FOR ALLEN;
Lefebvre doubled to right [Garvey scored]; HOERNER REPLACED
BRANDON (PITCHING); Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sims struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: GARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Johnson
homered; Money doubled to left; McCarver grounded out (third to
first); STONE BATTED FOR HOERNER; Stone singled to center [Money
scored]; BREWER REPLACED MIKKELSEN (PITCHING); Vukovich popped
to first; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Phillies 5.

DODGERS 9TH: SELMA REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Russell was called
out on strikes; Brewer struck out; Wills popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Bowa flied out to left; Harmon struck out;
Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9,
Phillies 5.



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