Posting his first N. L. shutout, Tommy John allowed only three hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 3-0 victory over the Giants. Willie Davis singled an unearned run across the plate in the first inning and scored the Dodgers' second run after hitting another single in the fourth. A walk to Steve Yeager, a sacrifice and single by Manny Mota added the final tally in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    3, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Lacy 2b               4   1   0   0     0   2   .292
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .264      Mota lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .335
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     2   1   .269      Davis cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .291
Goodson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Buckner rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Parker 1b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .275
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Valentine 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Russell ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Rader c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Yeager c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Reberger p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .133      John p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  Kingman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .216
  Blanco pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               30   0   3   0     3   7             Totals               25   3   5   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 25,070
Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 3
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Fuentes, Reberger, Valentine
Doubles: Fuentes (22)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (24), Davis (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Buckner (3), John 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (4)
GIDP: Goodson (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger L(2-1)         7     4   2   1   0   2   0  25   2.64
McMahon                 1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.86
Totals                  8     5   3   2   1   2   0  30

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(9-5)             9     3   0   0   3   7   0  33   2.72
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   7   0  33

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Maddox struck out;
Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy reached on an error by Fuentes [Lacy to
first]; Mota grounded out (second to first) [Lacy to second];
Davis singled to right [Lacy scored (unearned)]; Buckner out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Davis to second]; Parker
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson flied out to left; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
singled to third; Russell was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Reberger [Russell to second]; Russell was out trying
to advance to third (first to third); Yeager made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
flied out to right; Reberger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: John flied out to right; Lacy was called out on
strikes; Mota grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds flied out to right; Maddox flied out to left;
Speier walked; Goodson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled to third; Davis stole second; Buckner
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Davis to third]; Parker lined
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Davis scored]; Valentine made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Henderson
grounded out (third to first); Gallagher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to left; Yeager forced Russell
(pitcher to shortstop); John out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Yeager to second]; Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Rader singled to right; Reberger reached on an error
by Valentine [Rader to second, Reberger to first]; Bonds forced
Reberger (shortstop to second) [Rader to third]; Bonds stole
second; Maddox struck out; Speier grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Mota grounded out (third to first); Davis flied out
to center; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker flied out to center; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
singled to center; KINGMAN BATTED FOR REBERGER; Kingman walked
[Rader to second]; BLANCO RAN FOR KINGMAN; Bonds flied out to
right; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); Yeager walked;
John out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Yeager to
second]; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yeager to
third]; Mota singled to right [Yeager scored]; Davis popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier walked; Goodson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; Fuentes doubled to
left; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 3.