Allowing only three hits, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 6-1 victory over the Mets. Sutton deprived himself of a shutout with a wild throw that led to an unearned run for the Mets in the first inning.

The Dodgers tied the score with a double by Chris Cannizzaro and single by Maury Wills in the fourth and then broke away with two runs in the fifth. Lee Lacy singled and took third when Bobby Valentine was safe on a wild throw by Jim Fregosi. Willie Davis hit a sacrifice fly to score Lacy. Frank Robinson singled, sending Valentine to third, and Jim Lefebvre followed with another sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  2  2    1  0  0  -   6 13  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               5   2   2   1     0   1   .286      Harrelson ss          3   1   2   0     1   1   .209
Valentine lf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Davis cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .267      Marshall rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Robinson rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Milner lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .268
  Crawford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Fregosi 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Lefebvre 3b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .194      Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .203
Parker 1b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .260      Martinez cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Cannizzaro c          4   1   3   0     1   1   .294      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Wills ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .134      Matlack p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Sutton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .190        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .229

Totals               37   6  13   6     3   4             Totals               27   1   3   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 48,817
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Mets 1
DP: Dodgers 3, Mets 0
Errors: Sutton, Fregosi
Doubles: Cannizzaro (4)
Home Runs: Parker (2)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (1)
Caught Stealing: Cannizzaro (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (2), Lefebvre (2)
GIDP: Boswell 2 (8), Grote (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(10-4)          9     3   1   0   2   5   0  29   1.91
Totals                  9     3   1   0   2   5   0  29

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(8-5)          6    10   5   3   1   2   0  30   2.70
Capra                   3     3   1   1   2   2   1  13   4.58
Totals                  9    13   6   4   3   4   1  43

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Frank Pulli


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy grounded out (second to first); Valentine
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to pitcher [Harrelson to second
(error by Sutton)]; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harrelson to third]; Marshall walked; Milner forced Marshall
(pitcher to shortstop) [Harrelson scored (unearned)]; Fregosi
flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Mets 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Lefebvre grounded out
(third to first); Parker singled to center; Cannizzaro singled
to center [Parker to second]; Wills grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Martinez
flied out to right; Grote was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton singled to left; Lacy struck out; Valentine
singled to left [Sutton to second]; Davis struck out; Robinson
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Matlack was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked;
Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Lefebvre grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
flied out to center; Cannizzaro doubled to left; Wills singled
to right [Cannizzaro scored]; Sutton made an out to second; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Marshall flied out to right; Milner was called out on
strikes; Fregosi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy singled to left; Valentine reached on an error
by Fregosi [Lacy to third, Valentine to first]; Davis hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Lacy scored (unearned)]; Robinson
singled to center [Valentine to third, Robinson to second (on
throw)]; Lefebvre hit a sacrifice fly to left [Valentine scored
(unearned)]; Parker flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Kranepool flied out to left; Martinez struck out;
Grote made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Mets 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cannizzaro walked; On a bunt Wills forced
Cannizzaro (third to shortstop); Sutton grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Wills to second]; Lacy singled to center [Wills
scored]; Lacy stole second; Valentine singled to left [Lacy
scored]; Davis flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR MATLACK; Garrett flied out to
center; Harrelson struck out; Boswell flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 1.

DODGERS 7TH: CAPRA REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Robinson flied
out to left; Lefebvre made an out to shortstop; Parker homered;
Cannizzaro singled to center; Cannizzaro was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Marshall flied out to center; Milner popped to catcher
in foul territory; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Mets 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Wills to second]; Lacy grounded out (third
to first); Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Kranepool singled to right; Martinez flied out to
left; Grote grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Kranepool out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Mets 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis singled to left; Robinson struck out;
Lefebvre made an out to shortstop; Parker walked [Davis to
second]; Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); BEAUCHAMP
BATTED FOR CAPRA; Beauchamp flied out to center; Harrelson
singled to center; Boswell grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Mets 1.