Coming through dramatically as a pinch-hitter, Manny Mota drove in three runs with a double in the ninth inning to bring the Dodgers a 6-5 victory and raise them within one game of the Giants in the West division race. Bobby Bonds smashed two homers for the Giants and Chris Speier hit one to account for all their runs. After Bonds' initial blow in the second tied the score at 1-1, the Dodgers pushed out to a 3-2 lead, but Speier's homer, a double by Tito Fuentes, pass to Willie Mays and Bonds' second swat of the game sent the Giants ahead in the seventh, 5-3.

In the Dodgers' ninth, Duke Sims and Bill Sudakis singled and Maury Wills beat out a bunt, loading the bases. John Cumberland relieved Jerry Johnson and, on his first pitch, Mota delivered his game-winning double, batting for Bill Buckner. The Giants had a chance in their half of the ninth when Willie McCovey walked and Jimmy Rosario, running for him, reached second on a passed ball, but Hoyt Wilhelm struck out Mays to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   6 12  0
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   5  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Speier ss             5   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Buckner rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
  Mota ph,lf          1   0   1   3     0   0   .314        McCovey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Davis cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .310        Rosario pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Allen 3b              5   1   2   0     0   2   .296      Mays cf               3   1   0   0     2   1   .281
Crawford lf           3   1   2   1     2   0   .285      Bonds rf              4   2   2   4     0   1   .295
  Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kingman 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Parker 1b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .280      Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .292
Lefebvre 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Sims c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Dietz c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
  Grabarkewitz pr     0   1   0   0     0   0   .206        Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .137
  Haller c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .268        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .165      Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .102
  Moeller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Sudakis ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .192        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Russell pr,rf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .226        Gibson c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .313

Totals               38   6  12   6     3   8             Totals               33   5   7   5     5   3

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 31,907
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Giants 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Giants 2
Errors: Kingman
Doubles: Crawford (14), Mota (11), Kingman (6), Fuentes (24)
Triples: Sims (2)
Home Runs: Bonds 2 (31), Speier (7)
Stolen Bases: Allen (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (10)
GIDP: Lefebvre (15)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 6.2   6   3   3   3   1   2  29   2.74
Moeller W(2-3)          1.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   6   3.18
Wilhelm SV(3)           1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.76
Totals                  9     7   5   5   5   3   3  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   7     6   3   1   2   6   0  29   2.99
J. Johnson L(12-7)      1     4   3   3   1   1   0   8   3.07
Cumberland              0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.85
McMahon                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.52
Totals                  9    12   6   4   3   8   0  41

Passed Balls: Haller (4)
Wild Pitches: Moeller (1)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Shag Crawford


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (second to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier flied out to right; Fuentes made an out to
second; Mays flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen singled to first; Crawford singled to right
[Allen to third]; Parker forced Crawford (shortstop to second)
[Allen scored]; Lefebvre grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds homered; Kingman grounded out (third to
first); Gallagher grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Giants 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sims made an out to shortstop; Downing was called
out on strikes; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Dietz walked; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Dietz to second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Giants 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner reached on an error by Kingman; Davis
forced Buckner (second to shortstop); Allen popped to first in
foul territory; Crawford doubled to left [Davis scored
(unearned)]; Parker singled to center [Crawford scored
(unearned)]; Lefebvre was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Mays walked; Bonds struck out; Kingman made an out
to first; Gallagher singled to left [Mays to second]; Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Sims flied out to left; Downing struck out; Wills
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Dietz singled to center; Perry flied out to center;
Speier forced Dietz (shortstop to second); Fuentes flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); Allen singled to center; Allen
stole second; Crawford walked; Parker walked [Allen to third,
Crawford to second]; Lefebvre grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays made an out to pitcher; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman doubled to center; Gallagher
walked; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Sims tripled to center; Downing struck out; Wills
grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Dietz flied out to right; HART BATTED FOR PERRY;
Hart grounded out (third to first); Speier homered; Fuentes
doubled to center; MOELLER REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Moeller
threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to third]; Mays walked; Bonds
homered [Fuentes scored, Mays scored]; Kingman popped to third
in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Davis popped
to third in foul territory; Allen struck out; Crawford walked;
Parker singled to right [Crawford to second]; Lefebvre grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants
5.

GIANTS 8TH: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (second to first); Dietz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Giants 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Sims singled to center; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR SIMS;
SUDAKIS BATTED FOR MOELLER; Sudakis singled to right
[Grabarkewitz to second]; RUSSELL RAN FOR SUDAKIS; On a bunt
Wills singled to third [Russell to second, Grabarkewitz to
third]; CUMBERLAND REPLACED DIETZ (PITCHING); GIBSON REPLACED J.
JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); MOTA BATTED FOR BUCKNER; Mota doubled
[Wills scored, Russell scored, Grabarkewitz scored]; Davis
singled to second [Mota to third]; MCMAHON REPLACED CUMBERLAND
(PITCHING); Allen struck out; Crawford lined into a double play
(third unassisted) [Mota out at third]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Giants 5.

GIANTS 9TH: MOTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILHELM REPLACED
CRAWFORD (PITCHING); RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HALLER
REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING C ); HEALY BATTED FOR GIBSON;
Healy struck out (catcher to first); Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); MCCOVEY BATTED FOR FUENTES; McCovey
walked; ROSARIO RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Haller allowed a passed ball
[Rosario to second]; Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Giants 5.