Scipio Spinks beat himself with an error in a duel with Don Sutton, who gained his eighth straight victory when the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 1-0. In the fifth inning, after Manny Mota singled, Spinks threw wildly to first in a pickoff attempt. Mota raced to third on the error and scored on a single by Duke Sims. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      3, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   1  4  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .297      Valentine 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Mota lf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .313
Cruz cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Garvey 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Melendez rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Sims c                3   0   1   1     0   1   .186
Maxvill ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .120      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .282
  Clendenon ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .191      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .172
  Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Spinks p              3   0   1   0     0   2   .179

Totals               32   0   7   0     0   6             Totals               27   1   4   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 32,488
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4
DP: Cardinals 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Spinks
Caught Stealing: Spinks (1)
GIDP: Cruz (4)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks L(3-2)           8     4   1   0   2   7   0  29   2.55
Totals                  8     4   1   0   2   7   0  29

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(8-0)           9     7   0   0   0   6   0  32   1.14
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   6   0  32

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (third to
first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine lined to right; Buckner flied to left in
foul territory; Davis lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to first; Simmons singled to right;
Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford singled to left; Mota singled to shortstop
[Crawford to second]; Garvey forced Mota (shortstop to second)
[Crawford to third]; Sims hit into a double play (third to
pitcher) [Crawford out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Melendez flied out to right; Maxvill singled to
left; Spinks struck out; Brock singled to right [Maxvill to
third]; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Sutton
struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou flied out to right; Torre grounded out
(third to first); Simmons struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); Crawford was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz flied out to left; Melendez flied to right
in foul territory; Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Mota singled to right; Mota was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Spinks [Mota to third]; Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sims singled to left [Mota
scored (unearned)]; Russell struck out; Sutton was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Spinks struck out; Brock singled to second;
Sizemore singled to left [Brock to third]; Alou popped to third
in foul territory; Torre grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Valentine walked; Buckner was called out on
strikes; Davis popped to shortstop in foul territory; Crawford
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons flied out to right; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); Melendez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Mota grounded out (third to first); Garvey walked;
Sims was called out on strikes; Russell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: CLENDENON BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Clendenon singled
to center; Spinks singled to pitcher [Clendenon to second];
Brock forced Clendenon (pitcher to third to shortstop) [Spinks
to second]; Spinks was picked off and caught stealing third
(pitcher to third); Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED CLENDENON (PLAYING SS); Sutton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.