Making his first start since June 24, Bill Singer gained his first victory since May 16 when the Dodgers defeated the Phillies, 4-3. Singer was lifted with two men on base in the ninth inning and Willie Montanez homered off Jim Brewer to account for the Phillies' runs.

The Dodgers scored three times in the fourth, two coming on a homer by Frank Robinson, and added what proved to be the deciding tally in the seventh when Bill Buckner tripled and Willie Davis singled. Singer had been out of action since suffering a broken knuckle in late June. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      22, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   4 11  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Lacy 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Buckner lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Hutton 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .271      Davis cf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .287
Luzinski lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Robinson rf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .255
Montanez cf           4   1   3   3     0   0   .233      Parker 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Gamble rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Valentine ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .281
  Freed ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Garvey 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .245        Wills 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .124
Bateman c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Dietz c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .140
Champion p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Singer p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  B. Robinson ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     1   2             Totals               33   4  11   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 22,178
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Dodgers 9
DP: Phillies 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Doyle
Doubles: Montanez (17), Luzinski (17), Valentine (7)
Triples: Buckner (2)
Home Runs: Montanez (8), Robinson (12)
Stolen Bases: Davis (11)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (3), Singer (4)
GIDP: Money (5)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion L(4-11)        4     6   3   3   1   2   1  18   4.72
Fryman                  3     4   1   1   1   1   0  15   4.53
Twitchell               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.03
Totals                  8    11   4   4   2   3   1  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer W(4-8)           8     7   2   2   1   1   0  31   3.34
Brewer SV(10)           1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   1.21
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   2   1  35

Wild Pitches: Champion (5)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol


PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa made an out to shortstop; Doyle singled;
Hutton flied out to center; Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy struck out; Buckner singled; Buckner was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Davis singled;
Robinson forced Davis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Montanez flied out to left; Gamble grounded out
(second to first); Money grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (third to first); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bateman lined to left; Champion singled; Bowa
forced Champion (second to shortstop); Doyle flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Dietz singled; Singer grounded out (pitcher to
second to first) [Dietz to second]; Lacy grounded out (third to
first); Buckner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Hutton grounded out (second to first); Luzinski
struck out; Montanez doubled to right; Gamble flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled; Robinson homered [Davis scored];
Parker singled; Valentine out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Parker to second]; Garvey was walked intentionally;
Champion threw a wild pitch [Parker to third, Garvey to second];
Dietz grounded out (third to first) [Parker scored]; Singer
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies
0, Dodgers 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Bateman
singled; LIS BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Lis made an out to first; Bowa
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: FRYMAN REPLACED LIS (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to
right; Buckner reached on an error by Doyle; Davis forced
Buckner (first to shortstop); Robinson singled [Davis to third];
Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Hutton made
an out to first; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Valentine doubled; Garvey lined to right; Dietz was
walked intentionally; Singer flied out to center; Lacy lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Montanez singled; Gamble singled [Montanez to
second]; Money grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Montanez to third, Gamble out at second]; Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner tripled; Davis singled [Buckner scored];
Davis stole second; Robinson flied out to center; Parker made an
out to shortstop; Valentine lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR FRYMAN; B. Robinson flied
out to left; Bowa grounded out (catcher to first); Doyle flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Garvey
singled; Dietz forced Garvey (shortstop to second); Singer out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Dietz to second]; Lacy
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Dodgers
4.

PHILLIES 9TH: WILLS REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 3B); Hutton walked;
Luzinski doubled [Hutton to third]; BREWER REPLACED SINGER
(PITCHING); Montanez homered [Hutton scored, Luzinski scored];
FREED BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Freed lined to left; Money struck out;
Bateman grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Dodgers 4.