Breaking up a tight game, the Dodgers erupted for four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Astros, 7-3. Bill Russell singled to open the outburst, Frank Robinson walked and both scored on a single by Manny Mota and a fumble of the hit by Jim Wynn in center field. Bill Buckner and Wes Parker then walked and Duke Sims followed with a single to drive in the last two runs. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       27, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      2  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   7 10  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine 2b          5   1   2   0     0   2   .333      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .205
Russell ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .326      Miller rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .273
Davis cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Wynn cf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Robinson rf           3   1   0   1     1   1   .267      May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   2   .295
Mota lf               4   1   3   2     0   0   .318      Watson lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .304
Grabarkewitz 3b       2   1   0   0     1   2   .162      Edwards c             2   0   0   1     1   0   .255
  Buckner ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .201
  Wills 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .117      Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .236
Parker 1b             3   0   1   2     1   1   .270      Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .236        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Sims ph,c           1   0   1   2     0   0   .170        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Singer p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .190        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               33   7  10   7     5  11             Totals               33   3  10   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 43,561
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 2, Astros 1
Errors: Wynn, May
Doubles: Valentine (3), Mota (5), Singer (1), Rader (6), Watson (5)
Caught Stealing: Parker (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (1), Edwards (2)
GIDP: Robinson (3), Metzger (1), Miller (1)
Hit by Pitch: Davis (1,by Reuss), Mota (1,by Reuss), Wynn (1,by Mikkelsen)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  6.1   9   3   3   2   6   0  29   2.39
Mikkelsen W(1-1)        2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.61
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   7   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(3-3)            7.1   8   5   4   2  10   0  31   4.02
Ray                     0     2   2   2   3   0   0   5   2.59
Gladding                1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.13
Totals                  9    10   7   6   5  11   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Mikkelsen (1), Reuss 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Ray (3)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello


DODGERS 1ST: Valentine doubled to left; Russell grounded out
(second to first) [Valentine to third]; Davis was hit by a
pitch; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine
scored]; Mota doubled to right [Davis scored]; Grabarkewitz
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger lined to left; Miller singled to center;
Wynn flied out to left; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker struck out; Cannizzaro was called out on
strikes; Singer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards
flied out to right; Rader doubled to right; Helms flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Russell
flied out to center; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Robinson was called out on strikes; Mota singled to
left [Mota out at second (left to second)]; Grabarkewitz walked;
Grabarkewitz was picked off first but was safe on an error by
May [Grabarkewitz to second]; Parker singled to left
[Grabarkewitz scored (unearned)]; Parker was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled to
center; Watson singled to right [May to third]; Edwards hit a
sacrifice fly to right [May scored]; Rader was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; Singer struck
out; Valentine singled to center; Russell flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled to center; Reuss made an out to first;
Metzger grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Helms
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis singled to right; Robinson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Davis out at
second]; Mota was hit by a pitch; Grabarkewitz was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Miller singled to left; Wynn singled to center
[Miller to third]; May struck out; Watson doubled to right
[Miller scored, Wynn to third]; Edwards was walked
intentionally; Rader struck out; Helms singled to third [Wynn
scored, Watson to third, Edwards to second]; Reuss forced Helms
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros
3.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker made an out to second; Cannizzaro grounded
out (second to first); Singer doubled to left; Valentine struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger walked; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Metzger to second]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED SINGER
(PITCHING); Wynn was hit by a pitch; May forced Wynn (pitcher to
second) [Metzger to third]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell singled to left; Davis made an out to
third; Robinson walked [Russell to second]; RAY REPLACED REUSS
(PITCHING); Mota singled to center [Russell scored, Robinson to
third (error by Wynn), Mota to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR
GRABARKEWITZ; Buckner was walked intentionally; Parker walked
[Robinson scored, Mota to third, Buckner to second]; SIMS BATTED
FOR CANNIZZARO; Sims singled to left [Mota scored, Buckner
scored, Parker to second]; Ray threw a wild pitch [Parker to
third, Sims to second]; Mikkelsen walked; GLADDING REPLACED RAY
(PITCHING); Valentine struck out; Russell lined to right; 4 R, 3
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: WILLS REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 3B); SIMS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Edwards flied out to center; Rader grounded
out (second to first); Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis flied out to right; Robinson made an out to
first; Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: STEWART BATTED FOR GLADDING; Stewart flied out to
left; Metzger singled to center; Miller grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Astros 3.