Bill Singer allowed only two hits and Jim Brewer pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning to enable the Dodgers to gain a 3-0 victory and pull within five games of the Giants in the West division race. Singer's control faltered in the ninth when he issued two passes with one out. Brewer handed out a walk to Willie Mays to load the bases and then ended the game by inducing Bobby Bonds to ground into a double play.

The Dodgers nicked Juan Marichal for a run in the first on two passes and a single by Willie Crawford. Other runs followed in the third. Maury Wills singled and scored on a triple by Wes Parker. Parker held third on an infield hit by Willie Davis and then scored when Dick Allen rolled into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Dodgers      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Wills ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Howarth lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parker rf,1b          3   2   2   1     1   0   .280
  Hart ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
  Rosario pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Allen 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Mays 1b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .288        Russell rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Bonds cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Crawford lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Garvey 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .229
Dietz c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Haller c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Speier ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Valentine 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Lanier 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Singer p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Marichal p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .178
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arnold 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               28   0   2   0     3   5             Totals               26   3   6   2     4   0

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 51,009
Left on Base: Giants 4, Dodgers 6
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Henderson (24)
Triples: Parker (1)
Stolen Bases: Parker (5)
Caught Stealing: Garvey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Singer (7), Wills (5)
GIDP: Bonds (8), Allen (23)
Hit by Pitch: Singer (3,by McMahon)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal L(14-10)       5     6   3   3   3   0   0  23   2.98
McMahon                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.58
Hamilton                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.14
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   0   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(8-16)          8.1   2   0   0   2   5   0  29   4.14
Brewer SV(19)           0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.06
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: McMahon (6)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: Henderson doubled to right; Howarth grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson to third]; Mays struck out; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills made an out to shortstop; Parker walked;
Davis flied out to left; Allen walked [Parker to second];
Crawford singled to center [Allen to third, Parker scored];
Garvey flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Dietz
grounded out (third to first); Speier singled to second; Lanier
forced Speier (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Haller popped to third in foul territory; Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Singer made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Marichal struck out; Henderson flied out to center;
Howarth grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills singled; Parker tripled to center [Wills
scored]; Davis singled to first [Parker stayed at third]; Allen
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Parker scored (no RBI), Davis out at second]; Crawford popped
to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Mays was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gallagher made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey walked; Haller singled to center [Garvey to
second]; Valentine flied out to right; Singer out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Haller to second, Garvey to third];
Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lanier grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Parker singled to right; Davis flied out to center;
Allen flied out to center; Parker stole second; Crawford
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 6TH: WILLIAMS BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Williams struck out;
Henderson flied out to center; Howarth grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: MCMAHON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Garvey
walked; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Haller grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds was
called out on strikes; Gallagher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Singer was hit by a pitch; Wills out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Singer to second]; Parker flied out to
center; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Dietz grounded out (third to first); Speier flied
out to left; Lanier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: HAMILTON REPLACED LANIER (PITCHING); ARNOLD
REPLACED MCMAHON (PLAYING 2B); Allen grounded out (third to
first); Crawford popped to first in foul territory; Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 9TH: RUSSELL REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING RF); PARKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Arnold flied out to center; Henderson
walked; HART BATTED FOR HOWARTH; Hart walked [Henderson to
second]; ROSARIO RAN FOR HART; BREWER REPLACED SINGER
(PITCHING); Mays walked [Henderson to third, Rosario to second];
Bonds grounded into a double play (third to first) [Rosario out
at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.