| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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