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Tuesday May 16, 1972
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Bill Singer shut out the Padres for the second time this season and Duke Sims and Willie Davis each drove in a run to produce a 2-0 victory for the Dodgers. Bill Greif held the Dodgers scoreless until the seventh inning when Billy Grabarkewitz singled and raced home on a double by Sims. Bill Buckner singled in the eighth for his fourth hit of the game and scored on a triple by Davis. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2 10  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Russell ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .397      Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Buckner 1b            5   1   4   0     0   0   .236      Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .160
Davis cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .283        Jestadt ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Robinson rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .366
Crawford lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .240
Grabarkewitz 3b       3   1   1   0     1   0   .167      Stahl rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .200
Sims c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .195      Jeter cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Valentine 2b          3   0   2   0     1   0   .348      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Singer p              3   0   1   0     1   1   .125      Campbell 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .268
                                                          Greif p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  10   2     4   3             Totals               29   0   4   0     2   7

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 13,326
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Padres 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 3
Doubles: Sims (2)
Triples: Davis (1)
Stolen Bases: Crawford (2)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (1)
GIDP: Robinson (2), Davis (1), Hernandez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson (2,by Acosta)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(3-3)           9     4   0   0   2   7   0  31   2.11
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   7   0  31

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(3-4)            7.1   8   2   2   3   3   0  29   4.74
Schaeffer               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Acosta                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.25
Caldwell                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.12
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Acosta (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner


DODGERS 1ST: Russell made an out to third; Buckner singled to
right; Davis lined to second; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas singled to shortstop; Hernandez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thomas out at
second]; Lee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford popped to third in foul territory;
Grabarkewitz flied out to right; Sims grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert flied out to center; Stahl grounded out
(first to pitcher); Jeter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Valentine singled to center; On a bunt Singer hit
into a double play (catcher to second) [Valentine out at
second]; Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall was called out on strikes; Campbell was
called out on strikes; Greif was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner singled to right; Davis popped to shortstop
in foul territory; Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
walked; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford walked; Crawford stole second;
Grabarkewitz popped to first in foul territory; Sims flied out
to right; Valentine was walked intentionally; Singer walked
[Crawford to third, Valentine to second]; Russell flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Colbert flied out to center; Stahl singled to
center; Jeter was called out on strikes; Kendall forced Stahl
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres
0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner singled to center; Davis grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Buckner out at second];
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); Greif
grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first);
Grabarkewitz singled to left; Sims doubled to left [Grabarkewitz
scored]; Valentine singled to right [Sims out at home (right to
catcher), Valentine to second (on throw)]; Singer struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez made an out to second; Lee grounded out
(second to first); Colbert walked; Stahl singled to second
[Colbert to second]; Jeter grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Buckner
singled to center; SCHAEFFER REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Davis
tripled to center [Buckner scored]; ACOSTA REPLACED SCHAEFFER
(PITCHING); Robinson was hit by a pitch; Crawford reached on a
fielder's choice [Davis out at home (catcher unassisted),
Robinson to second]; Grabarkewitz walked [Robinson to third,
Crawford to second]; Sims flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Kendall popped to catcher in foul territory;
Campbell struck out; MORALES BATTED FOR ACOSTA; Morales popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Padres 0.

DODGERS 9TH: CALDWELL REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Singer singled to left;
Russell forced Singer (pitcher to second); Buckner grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); JESTADT BATTED
FOR HERNANDEZ; Jestadt grounded out (third to first); Lee
singled to right; Colbert flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.



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