Breaking a tie in the 10th inning, the Dodgers scored two runs on a pinch-single by Jim Lefebvre and defeated the Pirates, 5-3. Frank Robinson and Wes Parker singled with one out in the overtime frame and moved up on a grounder by Duke Sims before Lefebvre batted for Steve Garvey and delivered his decisive hit. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  -   5 12  0
Pirates      0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  7  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Valentine 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Buckner lf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .310      Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clemente rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .320
Davis cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .265      Stargell lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .301
Robinson rf           5   1   3   2     0   1   .270      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Parker 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .274      Pagan 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Sims c                4   0   2   0     1   0   .200        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Robertson 1b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .134
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Alley ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .269
  Garvey 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .260        Stennett ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .345
  Lefebvre ph,3b      1   0   1   2     0   0   .229      Moose p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .272        J. Hernandez 3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .344
  Crawford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Osteen p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
  Wills ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .129

Totals               41   5  12   4     1   7             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 15,209
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Pirates 4
DP: Dodgers 2, Pirates 1
Errors: Stargell 2, Pagan
Doubles: Sims (6), Oliver (11)
Triples: Robinson (1)
Home Runs: Robertson (3)
Caught Stealing: Alley (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Parker (3), Moose (2)
GIDP: Grabarkewitz (2), Clines (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  7.2   6   3   3   2   2   1  30   1.81
Richert                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Brewer W(5-2)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.13
Totals                 10     7   3   3   2   3   1  37

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(5-3)            9.1  11   5   3   1   7   0  41   3.27
Giusti                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.90
Totals                 10    12   5   3   1   7   0  43

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


DODGERS 1ST: Valentine flied out to left; Buckner reached on an
error by Stargell [Buckner to first]; Davis singled to right
[Buckner to second]; Robinson tripled to right [Buckner scored
(unearned), Davis scored]; Parker struck out; Sims grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente walked; Stargell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Russell was called out on strikes; Osteen singled to center;
Valentine made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Pagan
singled to right; Robertson homered [Pagan scored]; Alley
walked; Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alley
to second]; Cash grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner flied out to center; Davis made an out to
shortstop; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver doubled to left; Clemente struck out;
Stargell singled to right [Oliver scored]; Sanguillen forced
Stargell (shortstop to second); Pagan forced Sanguillen
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates
3.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker lined to second; Sims doubled to center;
Grabarkewitz grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sims to third];
Russell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Alley
singled to center; Moose struck out while Alley was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Osteen flied out to left; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); Buckner singled to left; Davis popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clemente grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Robinson struck out; Parker singled to center; Sims
singled to first [Parker to second]; Grabarkewitz grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Sims to second, Parker out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Stargell flied out to center; Sanguillen grounded
out (pitcher to first); Pagan made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell singled to left [Russell to second (error
by Stargell)]; Osteen flied out to center; Valentine grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Russell to third]; Buckner reached on
an error by Pagan [Russell scored (unearned) (no RBI), Buckner
to second]; Davis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson flied out to right; Alley flied out to
center; Moose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Robinson singled to left; Parker out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Robinson to second]; Sims was walked
intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR GRABARKEWITZ; Mota struck out;
Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: GARVEY REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING 3B); Cash singled to
center; Oliver made an out to pitcher; Clemente grounded out
(third to first) [Cash to second]; RICHERT REPLACED RUSSELL
(PITCHING); WILLS REPLACED OSTEEN (PLAYING SS); Stargell made an
out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Wills flied out to center; Valentine struck out;
Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: BREWER REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); CRAWFORD
REPLACED RICHERT (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen flied out to right;
Pagan struck out; Robertson popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Pirates 3.

DODGERS 10TH: Davis flied out to left; Robinson singled to left;
Parker singled to right [Robinson to second]; GIUSTI REPLACED
PAGAN (PITCHING); J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED MOOSE (PLAYING 3B); Sims
grounded out (first unassisted) [Robinson to third, Parker to
second]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR GARVEY; Lefebvre singled to left
[Robinson scored, Parker scored, Lefebvre out at second (left to
third to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 10TH: LEFEBVRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); STENNETT
BATTED FOR ALLEY; Stennett singled to center; CLINES BATTED FOR
J. HERNANDEZ; Clines grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stennett out at second]; Cash flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Pirates 3.