Led by Dave Kingman, who hit two homers including a grand slam, the Giants outslugged the Dodgers, 9-8. Bobby Bonds walked and Tito Fuentes and Ed Goodson singled in the third inning to load the bases for Kingman's slam. Bernie Williams followed with another homer to put the Giants ahead, 6-2.

The Dodgers rallied for two in their half and tied the score when Willie Davis hit a two-run homer in the fifth. Kingman broke the deadlock with his second homer of the game in the sixth and, after Chris Speier doubled, Ken Henderson also hit for the circuit to enable the Giants to withstand a two-run rally by the Dodgers in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8

Game Played on Monday, May 22, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       1  0  5    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   9 11  2
Dodgers      0  2  2    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   8 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   2   1   0     2   0   .262      Valentine 2b          4   2   1   0     0   0   .348
Fuentes 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .265        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Arnold 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
Goodson 1b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Mota lf               5   2   2   1     0   0   .276
Kingman 3b            4   2   2   5     1   1   .245      Davis cf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .269
Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Robinson rf           2   1   0   0     3   0   .262
Henderson cf          4   1   1   2     1   1   .173      Parker 1b             5   1   0   0     0   1   .288
B. Williams lf        5   1   2   1     0   0   .206      Garvey 3b             5   0   2   2     0   1   .269
Rader c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .243        Wills pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .117
McDowell p            4   0   1   0     0   2   .174      Cannizzaro c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                          Russell ss            4   0   2   2     0   0   .333
                                                          John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Strahler p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dietz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lefebvre ph,2b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .236

Totals               37   9  11   9     5   5             Totals               38   8  10   8     5   3

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 23,086
Left on Base: Giants 7, Dodgers 8
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Fuentes, Kingman
Doubles: Speier (10), Valentine (1), Russell (8), Davis (6)
Triples: Mota (2)
Home Runs: Kingman 2 (10), B. Williams (1), Henderson (4), Davis (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Speier (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(6-1)         7.2   7   6   4   5   2   1  36   3.75
Barr SV(1)              1.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   7   3.45
Totals                  9    10   8   6   5   3   1  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    2.2   6   6   6   2   1   2  16   2.84
Strahler L(0-1)         3     5   3   3   3   3   2  17   7.36
Mikkelsen               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.91
Wilhelm                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.50
Richert                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9    11   9   9   5   5   4  43

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to pitcher; Fuentes flied out to
center; Goodson singled to right [Bonds to third]; Kingman
walked [Goodson to second]; Speier hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bonds scored]; Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine flied to right in foul territory; Mota
made an out to second; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: B. Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); McDowell struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson walked; Parker reached on an error by
Fuentes [Robinson to second, Parker to first]; Garvey flied out
to center; Cannizzaro grounded out (pitcher to first) [Robinson
to third, Parker to second]; Russell singled to center [Robinson
scored (unearned), Parker scored (unearned), Russell out at
second (center to first to second)]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds walked; Fuentes singled to left [Bonds to
second]; Goodson singled to third [Bonds to third, Fuentes to
second]; Kingman homered [Bonds scored, Fuentes scored, Goodson
scored]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); B. Williams homered; STRAHLER
REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Rader walked; McDowell singled to
right [Rader to third]; Bonds walked [McDowell to second];
Fuentes struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Strahler flied out to right; Valentine doubled to
right; Mota tripled to center [Valentine scored]; Davis singled
to first [Mota scored]; Robinson flied out to right; Parker
forced Davis (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Goodson flied out to left; Kingman struck out;
Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: ARNOLD REPLACED FUENTES (PLAYING 2B); Garvey struck
out; Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Henderson walked; B. Williams singled to left
[Henderson to second]; Rader lined to right; McDowell struck
out; Bonds lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6,
Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Strahler walked; Valentine forced Strahler (third
to second); Mota flied out to right; Davis homered [Valentine
scored]; Robinson walked; Parker popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Arnold grounded out (third to first); Goodson
grounded out (second to first); Kingman homered; Speier doubled
to right; Henderson homered [Speier scored]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED
STRAHLER (PITCHING); B. Williams grounded out (third to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cannizzaro
popped to third; Russell doubled to left; DIETZ BATTED FOR
MIKKELSEN; Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 7TH: WILHELM REPLACED DIETZ (PITCHING); Rader grounded
out (first to pitcher); McDowell grounded out (first
unassisted); Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: Valentine flied out to center; Mota reached on an
error by Kingman [Mota to first]; Davis popped to third in foul
territory; Robinson walked [Mota to second]; Parker struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Arnold grounded out (third to first); Goodson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey singled to right; Cannizzaro forced Garvey
(third to second); Russell flied out to left; LEFEBVRE BATTED
FOR WILHELM; Lefebvre walked [Cannizzaro to second]; BARR
REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); CRAWFORD BATTED FOR VALENTINE;
Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 9TH: RICHERT REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); LEFEBVRE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Speier flied out to center;
Henderson struck out; B. Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Mota singled to center; Davis doubled to right
[Mota to third]; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Parker lined to second; Garvey singled to right [Mota scored,
Davis scored]; WILLS RAN FOR GARVEY; SIMS BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO;
Sims flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9,
Dodgers 8.

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