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A homer by Bob Watson after a double by Lee May in the sixth inning carried the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. Manny Mota homered for the Dodgers' run in the home half of the sixth. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .175 Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .357
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Mota lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .268
Wynn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257
May 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .317 Robinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Watson lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .270 Parker 1b 2 0 2 0 2 0 .307
Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Garvey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .263
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .217 Wills ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .117
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295
Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Crawford pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Russell ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .324
Singer p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .167
Dietz ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 4 Totals 29 1 5 1 3 7
Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 33,928
Left on Base: Astros 6, Dodgers 7
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Rader, Garvey
Doubles: May (4), Parker (2)
Home Runs: Watson (5), Mota (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell 2 (2), Wills (2)
GIDP: May (3)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Reuss W(3-2) 9 5 1 1 3 7 1 35 3.86
Totals 9 5 1 1 3 7 1 35
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Singer L(3-4) 7 6 2 2 2 4 1 29 2.17
Brewer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.87
Totals 9 6 2 2 2 4 1 35
Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
popped to first in foul territory; Wynn popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 1ST: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
walked; Davis hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Mota
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson singled to right; Edwards
forced Watson (first to shortstop); Rader walked [Edwards to
second]; Helms popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Parker
walked; Garvey forced Parker (shortstop to second); Cannizzaro
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Reuss grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Singer singled to
right; Valentine struck out; Mota forced Singer (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled to left; May singled to left [Wynn to
third]; Watson struck out; Edwards popped to shortstop; Rader
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Robinson
flied out to center; Parker doubled to right; Garvey struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (second to first); Reuss struck
out; Metzger walked; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 5TH: Cannizzaro reached on an error by Rader [Cannizzaro
to first]; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Cannizzaro to second]; Singer struck out; Valentine flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to left; May doubled to left; Watson
homered [May scored]; Edwards flied out to right; Rader flied
out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 0.
DODGERS 6TH: Mota homered; Davis struck out; Robinson was called
out on strikes; Parker walked; Garvey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Helms singled to right; On a bunt Reuss forced Helms
(pitcher to shortstop); Metzger lined to third; Cedeno forced
Reuss (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2,
Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 7TH: Cannizzaro singled to right; CRAWFORD RAN FOR
CANNIZZARO; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Crawford to second]; DIETZ BATTED FOR SINGER; Dietz was called
out on strikes; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 8TH: DIETZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BREWER REPLACED
CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Wynn reached on an error by Garvey [Wynn to
first]; May grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Wynn out at second]; Watson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 8TH: Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis flied
out to center; Robinson made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Edwards flied out to right; Rader popped to first in
foul territory; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Dodgers 1.
DODGERS 9TH: Parker singled to right; WILLS BATTED FOR GARVEY;
Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Parker to
second]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR BREWER; Lefebvre reached on a
fielder's choice [Parker out at third (third unassisted)];
Russell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2,
Dodgers 1.
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