Climaxing a wild game, Bill Russell homered with two out in the ninth inning to enable the Dodgers to defeat the Giants, 12-11, and snap a five-game losing streak. There were 30 hits, including 14 for extra bases, in the three-hour, 22-minute contest. Willie Davis batted in five runs for the Dodgers, starting with a two-run homer in the first inning.

In the fourth, Wes Parker homered and Lee Lacy tripled with the bases loaded to send the Dodgers ahead, 7-2, but the Giants picked up a run in the fifth and exploded for six in the sixth to take a 9-7 lead. The Dodgers came back with three runs in their half of the sixth, two scoring on a single by Davis, who also drove in another run with a single in the eighth. However, in the ninth, Ed Goodson hit a two-run homer for the Giants to tie the score before Russell won the game with his round-tripper in the Dodgers' half. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Francisco Giants 11

Game Played on Wednesday, August 2, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       2  0  0    0  1  6    0  0  2  -  11 17  2
Dodgers      2  0  0    5  0  3    0  1  1  -  12 13  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              6   2   4   3     0   0   .270      Lacy 2b               3   3   2   3     1   0   .302
Maddox cf             6   1   1   0     0   2   .268      Mota lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .336
Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   2   .270      Davis cf              5   1   3   5     0   0   .289
McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     1   0   .213      Buckner rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .323
  Reberger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Parker 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .278
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Valentine 3b          2   1   0   0     1   1   .264
Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .260        Mikkelsen p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Rader c               5   1   2   0     0   0   .258        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Gallagher 3b          4   0   0   0     1   1   .237      Russell ss            4   3   4   1     1   0   .283
Henderson lf          5   2   3   1     0   1   .204      Yeager c              3   2   1   1     1   1   .333
Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .107      Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Arnold ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .230        Lefebvre 3b         1   0   0   0     1   1   .200
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Wills pr,3b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .117
  Howarth ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .263
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goodson 1b          1   1   1   2     0   0   .290

Totals               42  11  17  10     3   7             Totals               37  12  13  11     5   6

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 24,193
Left on Base: Giants 9, Dodgers 5
DP: Giants 2, Dodgers 2
Errors: McCovey, Fuentes, Russell, Yeager
Doubles: Fuentes (21), Henderson (8), Arnold (3), Speier (19), Rader (9), Bonds (25), Buckner (7)
Triples: Lacy (2), Russell (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (18), Goodson (5), Davis (10), Parker (4), Russell (4)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (6)
Caught Stealing: Russell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (1), Lacy (1)
GIDP: Maddox (4), Gallagher (7), Buckner (7)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (2,by Mikkelsen)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   4     5   7   6   4   3   2  20   2.95
McMahon                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.74
Moffitt                 0.1   4   3   3   0   1   0   6   3.27
Johnson                 1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   5.19
Barr L(4-4)             1.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   8   3.06
Totals                  8.2  13  12  11   5   6   3  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  5.2  11   8   8   2   4   1  29   2.25
Mikkelsen W(3-4)        3.1   6   3   3   1   3   1  18   4.02
Totals                  9    17  11  11   3   7   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Mikkelsen (5)
Wild Pitches: Johnson (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to left; Maddox made an out to third;
Speier grounded out (pitcher to first) [Bonds to second];
McCovey singled to right [Bonds scored]; Fuentes doubled to
center [McCovey scored]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy walked; Mota grounded out (second to first)
[Lacy to second]; Davis homered [Lacy scored]; Buckner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Parker singled to second; Valentine
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Henderson
doubled to right; Stone struck out; Bonds grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell singled to second; Yeager struck out while
Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Debut
game for Steve Yeager; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox was called out on strikes; Speier was called
out on strikes; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota made
an out to second; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (second to first); Gallagher walked; Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner made an out to shortstop; Parker homered;
Valentine walked; Russell walked [Valentine to second]; Yeager
walked [Valentine to third, Russell to second]; Sutton flied out
to right; Lacy tripled to right [Valentine scored, Russell
scored, Yeager scored, Lacy scored (error by Fuentes) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Mota flied out to left; 5 R (4 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Dodgers 7.

GIANTS 5TH: ARNOLD BATTED FOR STONE; Arnold doubled to left;
Bonds singled to center [Arnold to third]; Maddox grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Arnold scored (no
RBI), Bonds out at second]; Speier doubled to left; McCovey made
an out to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 5TH: MCMAHON REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Davis made an
out to shortstop; Buckner doubled to left; Parker struck out;
Valentine popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 7.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Rader doubled to left;
Gallagher grounded out (third to first); Henderson singled to
center [Rader scored]; HOWARTH BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Howarth
walked [Henderson to second]; Bonds homered [Henderson scored,
Howarth scored]; Maddox singled to center; MIKKELSEN REPLACED
VALENTINE (PITCHING); LEFEBVRE REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING 3B);
Maddox stole second [Maddox to third (error by Yeager)]; Speier
was hit by a pitch; McCovey singled to third [Maddox scored,
Speier to second]; Fuentes singled to center [Speier scored,
McCovey to second]; Rader flied out to center; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 6TH: MOFFITT REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Russell
tripled to right; Yeager singled to left [Russell scored];
Lefebvre struck out; On a bunt Lacy singled to third [Yeager to
second]; Mota reached on an error by McCovey [Yeager to third,
Lacy to second, Mota to first]; Davis singled to right [Yeager
scored, Lacy scored, Mota to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED MOFFITT
(PITCHING); Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Davis out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 9, Dodgers 10.

GIANTS 7TH: Gallagher struck out; Henderson reached on an error
by Russell [Henderson to first]; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Henderson to second]; Bonds flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 10.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker flied out to center; Mikkelsen struck out;
Russell singled to left; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Russell to
second]; Yeager grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 10.

GIANTS 8TH: Maddox struck out; Speier was called out on strikes;
McCovey walked; REBERGER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Fuentes forced
Reberger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9,
Dodgers 10.

DODGERS 8TH: BARR REPLACED REBERGER (PITCHING); GOODSON REPLACED
JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Lefebvre walked; WILLS RAN FOR LEFEBVRE;
Lacy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to
second]; Mota grounded out (second to first) [Wills to third];
Davis singled to left [Wills scored]; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers
11.

GIANTS 9TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Rader singled to
center; Gallagher grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Rader out at second]; Henderson singled to right;
Goodson homered [Henderson scored]; Bonds doubled to center;
Maddox grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 11, Dodgers 11.

DODGERS 9TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); CRAWFORD
BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Crawford flied out to left; Russell
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 11, Dodgers 12.

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