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Sunday April 30, 1972
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Boosting his record to 4-0 with his second shutout of the season, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Mets. Bill Russell drove in one run with a double in the second inning and three more with a homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1972 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Dodgers      0  2  0    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Parker 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Boswell 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .225      Buckner rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .174
Agee cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Davis cf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .317
  Hahn cf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .328
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .298        Valentine 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jones lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Crawford lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
  Milner lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .444      Garvey 3b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .327
Fregosi 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Sims c                4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Russell ss            4   1   2   4     0   0   .467
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   2   .333      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Capra p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Koosman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     1   6             Totals               34   7  11   7     1   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 21,989
Left on Base: Mets 7, Dodgers 4
DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Crawford (2), Russell (1)
Home Runs: Russell (2)
Caught Stealing: Russell (1)
GIDP: Kranepool (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(1-1)            3.2   9   7   7   1   0   1  20   6.17
Sadecki                 2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8  11.57
Koosman                 1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   9.26
Taylor                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.63
Totals                  8    11   7   7   1   3   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(4-0)           9     7   0   0   1   6   0  34   0.55
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   6   0  34

Wild Pitches: Sadecki (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ken Burkhart


METS 1ST: Harrelson popped to third in foul territory; Boswell
walked; Agee singled to right [Boswell to third]; Staub struck
out; Jones forced Agee (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Parker flied to center; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); Davis singled to center; Lefebvre flied to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi singled to center; Kranepool popped to
shortstop; Dyer singled to center [Fregosi to second]; Capra
grounded out (first unassisted) [Fregosi to third, Dyer to
second]; Harrelson flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford doubled to left; Garvey singled to right
[Crawford scored]; Sims grounded out (pitcher to first) [Garvey
to second]; Russell doubled to left [Garvey scored]; Russell was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); Sutton flied to right;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 3RD: Boswell flied to center; Agee grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Parker singled to left; Buckner popped to third;
Davis flied to left; Lefebvre grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 4TH: Jones struck out; Fregosi popped to catcher in foul
territory; Kranepool flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Garvey
singled to center; Sims singled to right [Garvey to third];
Russell homered [Garvey scored, Sims scored]; Sutton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Parker walked; Buckner singled to
right [Parker to second]; SADECKI REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING);
Sadecki threw a wild pitch [Parker to third, Buckner to second];
Davis singled to right [Parker scored, Buckner scored]; Lefebvre
flied to center; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 7.

METS 5TH: Dyer struck out; Sadecki grounded out (second to
first); Harrelson singled to center; Boswell singled to center
[Harrelson to second]; Agee grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Garvey
popped to shortstop; Sims flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 7.

METS 6TH: Staub flied to left; Jones lined to right; Fregosi
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
struck out; Parker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 7.

METS 7TH: Kranepool flied to left; Dyer was called out on
strikes; GARRETT BATTED FOR SADECKI; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); MILNER
REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); HAHN REPLACED AGEE (PLAYING CF);
Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis popped to third
in foul territory; Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 7.

METS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PLAYING 2B); Harrelson
popped to first; Boswell singled to right; Hahn was called out
on strikes; Staub lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford struck out; Garvey singled to center;
TAYLOR REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Sims flied to left; Russell
forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 7.

METS 9TH: Milner singled to second; Fregosi popped to first in
foul territory; Kranepool grounded into a double play (shortstop
to shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 7.



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