Al Downing posted the 100th victory of his major league career, pitching a five-hitter, as the Dodgers defeated the Cubs, 5-0. Duke Sims batted in two runs in the Dodgers' support of their veteran southpaw. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      6, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Dodgers      3  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   5 10  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Valentine 2b          5   2   2   0     0   0   .293
Beckert 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .249      Buckner 1b,rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .309
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Davis cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Robinson rf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .290
Hickman rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .280        Parker pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Fanzone 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Crawford lf           3   0   1   1     0   1   .238
Cardenal cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Mota ph,lf          1   0   1   1     0   0   .316
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Garvey 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Hands p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sims c                3   0   1   2     1   0   .184
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Popovich ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Downing p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .120
  Hiser pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     4   4             Totals               34   5  10   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 24,361
Left on Base: Cubs 6, Dodgers 8
DP: Cubs 0, Dodgers 3
Doubles: Beckert (6), Valentine (4), Mota (7)
GIDP: Williams (4), Kessinger (5), Santo (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(4-2)            6.2   9   5   5   2   5   0  31   2.84
Hamilton                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Aker                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.54
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   6   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(3-2)          9     5   0   0   4   4   0  33   2.26
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   4   0  33

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


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to second; Beckert singled to center
[Kessinger to second]; Williams grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger to third, Beckert out
at second]; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine singled to center; Buckner popped to
third in foul territory; Davis singled to right [Valentine to
third]; Robinson walked [Davis to second]; Crawford singled to
right [Valentine scored, Davis to third, Robinson to second];
Garvey struck out; Sims singled to center [Davis scored,
Robinson scored, Crawford to third]; Russell made an out to
first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 2ND: Hickman walked; Fanzone popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cardenal forced Hickman (shortstop to second);
Hundley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Downing grounded out (second to first); Valentine
flied out to right; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 3RD: Hands was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded
out (third to first); Beckert doubled to left; Williams grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis struck out; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); Crawford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 4TH: Santo was called out on strikes; Hickman flied out to
center; Fanzone walked; Cardenal forced Fanzone (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey made an out to second; Sims grounded out
(first unassisted); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 5TH: Hundley popped to second; Hands flied out to left;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Downing was called out on strikes; Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to right;
Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams flied
out to right; Santo singled to center; Hickman flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Robinson singled to center; Crawford flied out to
center; Garvey lined to left; Sims walked [Robinson to second];
Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 3.

CUBS 7TH: Fanzone grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Downing was called out on strikes; Valentine
doubled to right; Buckner singled to shortstop [Valentine to
third]; Davis made an out to shortstop; Robinson singled to
center [Valentine scored, Buckner to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED
HANDS (PITCHING); PARKER RAN FOR ROBINSON; MOTA BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; Mota doubled to left [Buckner scored, Parker to
third]; Garvey was walked intentionally; Sims grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 8TH: PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MOTA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); BUCKNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
POPOVICH BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Popovich walked; HISER RAN FOR
POPOVICH; Kessinger grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Hiser out at second]; Beckert flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: AKER REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Russell struck out;
Downing grounded out (catcher unassisted); Valentine flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Dodgers 5.

CUBS 9TH: Williams singled to second; Santo grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Williams out at second]; Hickman
walked; Fanzone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Dodgers 5.