Lee Lacy, the Dodgers' rookie second baseman, decided a duel between Claude Osteen and Tom Seaver by scoring one run and driving in another to beat the Mets, 2-0. Lacy singled in the first inning and crossed the plate on singles by Bill Buckner and Willie Davis. In the ninth, Duke Sims was safe on an error and, after a sacrifice, Lacy singled for his third hit of the game to score pinch-runner Billy Grabarkewitz. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lacy 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 .351 Mays cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Buckner lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .305 Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Davis cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .270 Milner lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Robinson rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .261 Fregosi 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Parker 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Beauchamp 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Lefebvre 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .199 Kranepool 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Sims c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Grote ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Grabarkewitz pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .164 Dyer c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Martinez rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Wills ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .126 Garrett 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .193 Osteen p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Seaver p 2 0 1 0 1 0 .186 Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 Totals 30 0 6 0 2 3 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 50,084 Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Mets 8 DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 1 Errors: Garrett Doubles: Osteen (2), Dyer (9) Caught Stealing: Mays (4) Sacrifice Hits: Parker (4), Wills (6), Garrett (2), Milner (3) GIDP: Lefebvre (2) Hit by Pitch: Milner (3,by Osteen) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Osteen W(9-6) 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 35 2.32 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 3 0 35 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(11-5) 9 9 2 1 3 5 0 38 2.90 Totals 9 9 2 1 3 5 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Osteen (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to center; Buckner singled to right [Lacy to third]; Davis singled to left [Lacy scored, Buckner to second]; Robinson made an out to first; Parker flied out to left; Lefebvre made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mays singled to center; Mays was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harrelson struck out; Milner was hit by a pitch; Fregosi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 2ND: Sims made an out to shortstop; Wills grounded out (catcher to first); Osteen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Dyer flied out to center; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lacy singled to right; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted) [Lacy to second]; Davis popped to catcher in foul territory; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Seaver walked; Mays flied out to right; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 4TH: Parker lined to center; Lefebvre lined to first; Sims grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Beauchamp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Osteen doubled to right; Lacy was called out on strikes; Buckner flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Dyer doubled to center; Martinez walked; Garrett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dyer to third, Martinez to second]; Seaver reached on a fielder's choice [Dyer out at home (pitcher to catcher), Martinez to third]; Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 6TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Davis singled to center; Robinson walked [Davis to second]; Parker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Davis to third, Robinson to second]; Lefebvre was walked intentionally; Sims struck out; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Harrelson singled to left; Milner out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 7TH: Osteen flied out to center; Lacy made an out to first; Buckner lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Dyer flied out to right; Martinez grounded out (second to first); Garrett singled to right; Seaver singled to right [Garrett to third]; Mays flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 8TH: Davis singled to right; Robinson struck out; Parker walked [Davis to second]; Lefebvre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Parker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. METS 8TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Milner grounded out (second to first); Fregosi singled to left; GROTE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Grote forced Fregosi (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0. DODGERS 9TH: GROTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FREGOSI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Sims reached on an error by Garrett [Sims to first]; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR SIMS; Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Grabarkewitz to second]; Osteen flied out to center; Lacy singled to center [Grabarkewitz scored (unearned)]; Buckner singled to right [Lacy out at home (right to second to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0. METS 9TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING C ); Dyer flied out to right; Martinez flied out to center; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

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