Ending his personal three-game losing streak, Don Sutton allowed only two hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Astros. The Dodgers were held hitless by Jerry Reuss until the fifth inning when they broke away with three runs on a double by Wes Parker, single by Chris Cannizzaro, double by Bill Russell, single by Sutton and sacrifice fly by Bobby Valentine. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  3  2    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .204      Valentine 2b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .264
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .345      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Mota lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
May 1b                3   0   0   0     1   2   .280      Robinson rf           3   1   2   0     1   1   .272
Watson lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Parker 1b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .250
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Garvey 3b             2   0   0   1     0   1   .269
Edwards c             2   0   0   0     1   2   .236      Cannizzaro c          3   1   1   1     0   0   .274
Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Russell ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .065      Sutton p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .162
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     2   9             Totals               28   5   7   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 22,053
Left on Base: Astros 4, Dodgers 3
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Garvey
Doubles: Parker (5), Russell (10)
Caught Stealing: Robinson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (2), Garvey (3)
GIDP: Rader (9)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(5-7)            7     6   5   5   2   3   0  28   3.86
York                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.68
Totals                  8     7   5   5   2   4   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(9-3)           9     2   0   0   2   9   0  31   1.55
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   9   0  31

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine flied out to left; Davis made an out to
shortstop; Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May walked; Watson flied out to left; Rader was
called out on strikes; Edwards walked [May to second]; Helms
forced Edwards (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson walked; Robinson was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher); Parker
was called out on strikes; Garvey flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reuss grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger flied
out to right; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Russell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutton grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); May struck out;
Watson singled to right; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
walked; Mota grounded out (pitcher to first) [Davis to second];
Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Parker doubled to right; Garvey was called out on
strikes; Cannizzaro singled to left [Parker scored]; Russell
doubled to center [Cannizzaro to third]; Sutton singled to left
[Cannizzaro scored, Russell to third]; Valentine hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Russell scored, Sutton to second]; Davis grounded
out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers
3.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
popped to first in foul territory; Wynn lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Mota singled to left; Robinson singled to right
[Mota to third, Robinson to second (on throw)]; Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Mota scored, Robinson to third];
Garvey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Robinson scored];
Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 7TH: May reached on an error by Garvey [May to first];
Watson popped to second in foul territory; Rader grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
grounded out (second to first); Valentine grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Edwards was called out on strikes; Helms singled to
center; MILLER BATTED FOR REUSS; Miller flied out to center;
Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: YORK REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mota popped to third in foul territory;
Robinson singled to center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Wynn popped to first in
foul territory; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 5.