Claude Osteen was a shutout winner over Tom Seaver for the second time in 11 days when the Dodgers defeated the Mets, 5-0. Bobby Valentine batted in two runs for the Dodgers with a single in the fourth inning and scored himself on a double by Steve Garvey.

Singles by Lee Lacy, Manny Mota and Willie Davis and a sacrifice fly by Frank Robinson added the other runs in the seventh. Osteen also beat Seaver, 3-0, in a game at New York July 9. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     1   0   .201      Lacy 2b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .316
Mays cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Mota lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .338
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Davis cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Fregosi 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Robinson rf           2   1   1   1     1   0   .254
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .266      Parker 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Schneck rf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Valentine ss          3   1   1   2     1   0   .282
Martinez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Sims c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .203
Grote c               2   0   1   0     2   0   .206      Garvey 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Osteen p              3   0   0   0     1   0   .261
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Dyer ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .238

Totals               33   0   7   0     3   4             Totals               30   5   9   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 29,821
Left on Base: Mets 10, Dodgers 9
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Garvey (10)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Parker (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (4)
GIDP: Milner (2), Mota (5)
Hit by Pitch: Schneck (1,by Osteen), Sims (1,by Seaver)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(12-6)          6.2   8   5   5   4   2   0  32   3.02
Sadecki                 1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.91
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   4   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(10-7)          9     7   0   0   3   4   0  37   2.30
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   4   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Seaver (3), Osteen (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Mays forced Harrelson (third to
second); Milner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Mays out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy was called out on strikes; Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
struck out; Schneck was hit by a pitch; Martinez singled to left
[Schneck to second]; Grote walked [Schneck to third, Martinez to
second]; Seaver lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Parker
walked; Valentine walked [Parker to second]; Sims struck out;
Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers
0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Mays
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Osteen grounded out (second to first); Lacy
grounded out (second to first); Mota grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (second to first); Jones singled
to right; Schneck singled to center [Jones to second]; Martinez
made an out to second; Grote lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled to right; Robinson singled to center
[Davis to third]; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first) [Davis
stayed at third, Robinson to second]; Valentine singled to
center [Davis scored, Robinson scored]; Valentine stole second;
Sims made an out to shortstop; Garvey doubled to left [Valentine
scored]; Osteen grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 5TH: Seaver flied out to center; Harrelson made an out to
shortstop; Mays flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy walked; Mota grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lacy out at second]; Davis
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Fregosi singled
to center; Jones struck out; Schneck flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Robinson walked; Parker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Robinson to second]; Valentine flied out
to right; Sims was hit by a pitch; Garvey flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 7TH: Martinez was called out on strikes; Grote singled to
left; Seaver forced Grote (shortstop to second); On a bunt
Harrelson singled to third [Seaver to second]; Mays flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Osteen grounded out (second to first); Lacy singled
to center; Mota singled to center [Lacy to second]; Davis
singled to center [Lacy scored, Mota to third]; Robinson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Mota scored]; Parker singled to center
[Davis to second]; SADECKI REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Valentine
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 5.

METS 8TH: Milner made an out to shortstop; Fregosi flied out to
right; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Sims struck out; Garvey singled to left; Osteen
walked [Garvey to second]; Lacy forced Osteen (second to
shortstop) [Garvey to third]; Mota struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 5.

METS 9TH: Schneck singled to shortstop; Martinez forced Schneck
(second to shortstop); Grote walked [Martinez to second]; DYER
BATTED FOR SADECKI; Dyer was called out on strikes; Harrelson
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 5.