Manager Alston said, "It was about the wildest game I've ever seen," after the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 8-5. There were eight errors in the game, five by the Giants, who committed three of them in the sixth inning when the Dodgers scored five runs.

Frank Robinson, who whacked a homer in the second inning, hit another to lead off the sixth. The Dodgers had only one other hit during the frame -- a double by Manny Mota. Don Carrithers, Giants' reliever, tied the N. L. record for most wild pitches in one inning, 3, and the Dodgers tied another league mark for most sacrifices in one inning, also 3. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       23, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  1  1    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   5  7  5
Dodgers      0  1  2    0  0  5    0  0  x  -   8  8  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .260      Russell ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .325
Arnold 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Valentine 2b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .320
Goodson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Davis cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Kingman 3b            4   2   2   0     0   1   .252      Robinson rf           3   2   2   2     0   1   .274
Speier ss             3   1   1   2     1   0   .265        Crawford rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Mota lf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .300
B. Williams lf        4   1   1   1     0   1   .211      Parker 1b             3   1   0   0     0   1   .277
Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Garvey 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .262
Cumberland p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Cannizzaro c          2   1   0   0     1   0   .260
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Sutton p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .217
  Howarth ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .222
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               36   5   7   5     1   7             Totals               31   8   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 25,562
Left on Base: Giants 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Arnold, Goodson, Kingman, Speier, Rader, Garvey 2
Doubles: B. Williams (1), Howarth (2), Mota 2 (4)
Home Runs: Bonds (6), Speier (5), Robinson 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Kingman (11), Davis (8), Garvey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (1), Parker (1), Cannizzaro (1), Sutton 2 (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cumberland L(0-4)       5     7   6   4   0   2   2  24   9.13
Carrithers              1     0   2   0   1   1   0   6   4.34
Johnson                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   9.82
Totals                  8     8   8   4   2   4   2  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(6-0)           9     7   5   4   1   7   2  37   1.29
Totals                  9     7   5   4   1   7   2  37

Wild Pitches: Carrithers 3 (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Arnold flied out to
right; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Russell flied out to right; Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: On a bunt Kingman singled to third; Kingman stole
second; Speier walked; Henderson struck out; B. Williams doubled
to right [Kingman scored, Speier to third]; Rader popped to
third in foul territory; Cumberland was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson homered; Mota singled to center; Parker
struck out; Garvey forced Mota (second to shortstop); Cannizzaro
forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds homered; Arnold flied out to center; Goodson
flied out to center; Kingman popped to third in foul territory;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton singled to right; Russell singled to center
[Sutton to second]; Valentine reached on an error by Kingman on
a sacrifice bunt [Sutton scored (no RBI), Russell out at home
(second to catcher), Valentine to second]; Davis singled to
right [Valentine scored (unearned)]; Davis stole second;
Robinson struck out; Mota flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
made an out to shortstop; B. Williams grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
reached on an error by Arnold [Garvey to first]; Cannizzaro
flied out to right; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Cumberland struck out;
Bonds reached on an error by Garvey [Bonds to first]; Arnold
singled to center [Bonds to third, Arnold to second (on throw)];
Goodson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Kingman was called out on strikes; Speier flied out
to center; Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Robinson homered; Mota doubled to center; Parker
reached on an error by Rader on a sacrifice bunt [Mota scored
(no RBI), Parker to third]; CARRITHERS REPLACED CUMBERLAND
(PITCHING); Carrithers threw a wild pitch [Parker scored
(unearned)]; Garvey walked; Garvey stole second; Cannizzaro
reached on an error by Goodson on a sacrifice bunt [Garvey
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cannizzaro to first]; Sutton out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cannizzaro to second];
Carrithers threw a wild pitch [Cannizzaro to third]; Russell
struck out; Valentine reached on an error by Speier [Cannizzaro
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Valentine to first]; Carrithers
threw a wild pitch [Valentine to second]; Davis grounded out
(first to pitcher); 5 R (2 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Dodgers 8.

GIANTS 7TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); B. Williams
reached on an error by Garvey [B. Williams to second]; Rader
lined to right; HOWARTH BATTED FOR CARRITHERS; Howarth doubled
to right [B. Williams scored (unearned)]; Bonds flied out to
right; Arnold lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Crawford
grounded out (second to first); Mota doubled to center; Parker
grounded out (second to first) [Mota to third]; Garvey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers
8.

GIANTS 8TH: Goodson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
singled to left; Speier homered [Kingman scored]; Henderson
grounded out (first to pitcher); B. Williams struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: Cannizzaro walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Cannizzaro to second]; Russell was called
out on strikes; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

GIANTS 9TH: Rader struck out; HART BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Hart
popped to first in foul territory; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Dodgers 8.