A theft of home by Manny Mota and run-scoring single by Bill Buckner enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Cardinals, 2-1. Mota, who singled in the sixth inning and reached third when Luis Melendez dropped a fly by Buckner, caught Scipio Spinks by surprise with his steal.

Maury Wills singled in the eighth, Mota sacrificed and Buckner followed with his decisive single. Jim Brewer saved the game for Tommy John, but his string of retiring 24 straight batters in relief came to an end in the eighth when the Cardinals scored on a double by Lou Brock, infield out by Bernie Carbo and sacrifice fly by Donn Clendenon. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      13, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  8  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .128      Brock lf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .296
Mota lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .322      Clendenon 1b          3   0   2   1     0   0   .210
Robinson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Parker cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Sims c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Melendez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .212
Garvey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Anderson ss           3   0   3   0     1   0   .269
Valentine 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Maxvill 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .160
John p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Alyea ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Crosby pr,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Spinks p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .156
                                                            McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .318
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               34   2   8   1     2   3             Totals               33   1  10   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 15,292
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Cardinals 7
DP: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 0
Errors: Melendez
Doubles: Simmons (12), Brock (5)
Stolen Bases: Mota (3), Buckner 2 (3), Valentine (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Clendenon (1)
GIDP: Torre 2 (10)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(6-3)             6.2   8   0   0   1   4   0  26   2.55
Brewer SV(8)            2.1   2   1   1   0   3   0   9   1.27
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   7   0  35

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks L(3-3)           7     5   1   0   1   2   0  27   2.58
Segui                   2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   3.07
Totals                  9     8   2   1   2   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Cardinals 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson popped to second; Parker walked; Sims
singled to right [Parker out at third (right to third)]; Garvey
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre lined to third; Simmons grounded out
(shortstop to first); Melendez singled to left; Anderson singled
to center [Melendez to third]; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Valentine lined to second; John grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wills singled to pitcher; Mota flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Spinks struck out; Brock grounded out (first to
pitcher); Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner struck out; Robinson lined to left; Parker
singled to right; Sims grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Clendenon singled to left; Torre grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Clendenon out at
second]; Simmons grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); John grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez grounded out (third to first); Anderson
singled to left; Maxvill singled to center [Anderson to second];
Spinks forced Anderson (pitcher to third) [Maxvill to second];
Brock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills flied out to left; Mota singled to right;
Buckner reached on an error by Melendez [Mota to third, Buckner
to second]; Mota stole home and Buckner stole third; Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Parker flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo struck out; Clendenon singled to center;
Torre grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Clendenon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Sims popped to third in foul territory; Garvey
grounded out (second to first); Valentine singled to left; John
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons doubled to left; Melendez lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Simmons out at second];
Anderson walked; ALYEA BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Alyea singled to
center [Anderson to second]; CROSBY RAN FOR ALYEA; BREWER
REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR SPINKS; McNertney
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0.

DODGERS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); CROSBY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Wills singled to center; Mota out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Buckner
singled to left [Wills scored]; Buckner stole second; Robinson
was called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Brock doubled to left; Carbo grounded out (second
to first) [Brock to third]; Clendenon hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Brock scored]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Sims grounded out (first to pitcher); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled to second;
Valentine stole second; Brewer walked; Wills grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons struck out; Melendez struck out; Anderson
singled to center; Crosby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.