Led by Bill Buckner, who collected four singles in five trips, the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 8-3. Buckner scored three times. Willie Crawford and Manny Mota each drove in two runs. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, June      2, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  7  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  2  2    3  0  x  -   8 14  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Valentine 2b          4   0   1   1     1   1   .309
Sizemore 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .267      Buckner 1b            5   3   4   0     0   0   .302
Clendenon 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .174      Davis cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .253
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .350      Crawford rf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .239
Simmons c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Mota lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .303
Alyea rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Garvey 3b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .280
Melendez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Sims c                3   1   2   1     1   1   .179
Maxvill ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .104      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Cleveland p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .174      John p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .095
  Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Brewer p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Plodinec p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     1   4             Totals               35   8  14   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 31,316
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Valentine
Doubles: Torre (10), Clendenon 2 (3), Sims (4), Mota (6)
Triples: Garvey (1), Crawford (2)
Stolen Bases: Davis (10)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cleveland (2)
GIDP: Clendenon (2), Mota (2)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(4-4)        5.1   8   5   5   1   4   0  22   4.48
Santorini               0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.34
Hudson                  1.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.38
Plodinec                0.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   4  27.00
Grzenda                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.36
Totals                  8    14   8   8   3   5   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(4-3)             7.1   7   3   3   1   2   0  30   3.05
Brewer SV(5)            1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.19
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Plodinec (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clendenon popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Buckner singled to left; Davis hit into a double play (right to
shortstop) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre doubled to center; Simmons grounded out
(third to first); Alyea grounded out (third to first); Melendez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford was called out on strikes; Mota flied out
to center; Garvey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (second to first); Cleveland
grounded out (third to first); Brock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sims struck out; Russell grounded out (second to
first); John flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore lined to shortstop; Clendenon doubled to
right; Torre flied out to right [Clendenon to third]; Simmons
singled to center [Clendenon scored]; Alyea was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Valentine walked; Buckner singled to left
[Valentine to third]; Davis reached on a fielder's choice
[Valentine out at home (first to catcher to third), Buckner to
second]; Crawford singled to center [Buckner scored, Davis to
third]; Mota grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Crawford out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez flied out to right; Maxvill reached on
an error by Valentine [Maxvill to first]; Cleveland out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Maxvill to second]; Brock
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey tripled to right; Sims doubled to right
[Garvey scored]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sims
to third]; John was called out on strikes; Valentine singled to
left [Sims scored]; Valentine was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Dodgers 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Sizemore singled to center; Clendenon grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Sizemore out at
second]; Torre flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner singled to second; Davis struck out;
Crawford tripled to right [Buckner scored]; SANTORINI REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Mota doubled to center [Crawford scored];
Garvey walked; HUDSON REPLACED SANTORINI (PITCHING); Sims walked
[Mota to third, Garvey to second]; Russell forced Mota
(shortstop to catcher) [Garvey to third, Sims to second]; John
flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons grounded out (second to first); Alyea
lined to center; Melendez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Valentine flied out to center; Buckner singled to
left; Davis singled to center [Buckner to third]; Davis stole
second; Crawford popped to third in foul territory; PLODINEC
REPLACED HUDSON (PITCHING); Mota singled to third [Buckner
scored, Davis to third]; Debut game for Tim Plodinec;
Plodinec threw a wild pitch [Davis scored, Mota to third];
Garvey singled to left [Mota scored]; Sims singled to right
[Garvey to third]; Russell lined to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Dodgers 8.

CARDINALS 8TH: Maxvill walked; ANDERSON BATTED FOR PLODINEC;
Anderson struck out; Brock singled to center [Maxvill to
second]; Sizemore singled to left [Maxvill scored, Brock to
second]; Clendenon doubled to right [Brock scored, Sizemore to
third]; BREWER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Torre was called out on
strikes; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Brewer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine struck out; Buckner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Dodgers 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: Alyea grounded out (pitcher to first); Melendez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Maxvill was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Dodgers 8.