Breaking out of a 1-for-19 slump, Willie Crawford rapped four hits, including a homer, and drove in four runs to lead the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Reds. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    10, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  1  0    3  1  0  -   6 16  0
Reds         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .270      Rose lf               4   0   3   2     0   0   .293
Buckner rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .320      McRae rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Davis cf              5   2   3   0     0   1   .283        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Parker 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .282        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Crawford lf           5   1   4   4     0   0   .232        Javier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Valentine 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Russell ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   0     2   1   .261      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Osteen p              4   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Perez 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .201
                                                          Chaney 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .045
                                                            Foster ph,rf        2   1   2   0     0   0   .227

Totals               38   6  16   6     2   3             Totals               33   2   9   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 28,279
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 5
DP: Dodgers 2, Reds 3
Errors: McRae
Triples: Foster (1)
Home Runs: Crawford (6)
Stolen Bases: Russell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (4), Billingham (4)
GIDP: Davis (7), Osteen (1), Buckner (8), Menke (5), Chaney (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(13-8)          7.2   9   2   2   0   1   0  30   2.25
Brewer SV(13)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.14
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   1   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              5     9   2   2   2   1   1  24   3.48
Gullett L(3-7)          1.2   4   3   3   0   1   0   8   5.74
Borbon                  1.1   3   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.50
Sprague                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.29
Totals                  9    16   6   6   2   3   1  41

Wild Pitches: Osteen (4)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to right; Buckner singled to shortstop
[Lacy to second]; Davis grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lacy to third, Buckner out at second];
Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; McRae grounded out (third to
first) [Rose to second]; Osteen threw a wild pitch [Rose to
third]; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford homered; Valentine grounded out (shortstop
to first); Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cannizzaro
walked; Osteen singled to right [Cannizzaro to second]; Lacy
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez singled to right; Menke grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second];
Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner flied out to left; Davis singled to center;
Davis was picked off first (catcher to first); Parker grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Chaney singled to second; Billingham out on
a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Chaney to second]; Rose
singled to center [Chaney scored, Rose to second (on throw)];
McRae grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rose to third]; Tolan
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford singled to left; Valentine reached on an
error by McRae [Crawford to second, Valentine to first]; Russell
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Crawford to third,
Valentine to second]; Cannizzaro was walked intentionally;
Osteen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cannizzaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Menke grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis singled to right; Parker singled to
center [Davis to second]; Crawford singled to right [Davis
scored, Parker to third]; Valentine struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion popped to second; Chaney grounded out
(first to pitcher); FOSTER BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Foster tripled
to center; Rose singled to third [Foster scored]; McRae flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 2.

DODGERS 6TH: GULLETT REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); FOSTER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Russell flied out to left; Cannizzaro struck
out; Osteen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench flied out
to center; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Reds 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lacy flied out to right; Buckner singled to left;
Davis singled to right [Buckner to third]; Parker singled to
center [Buckner scored, Davis to third, Parker to second (on
throw)]; Crawford singled to left [Davis scored, Parker scored,
Crawford out at second (left to second)]; BORBON REPLACED
GULLETT (PITCHING); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Menke lined to left; Concepcion singled to right;
Chaney grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Reds 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell singled to center; On a bunt Cannizzaro
popped to first in foul territory; Osteen singled to left
[Russell to second]; Russell stole third; Lacy singled to center
[Russell scored, Osteen to second]; Buckner grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Lacy out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Foster singled to left; Rose flied out to right;
JAVIER BATTED FOR BORBON; Javier forced Foster (first to
shortstop); Tolan singled to right [Javier to second]; BREWER
REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Bench forced Tolan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 2.

DODGERS 9TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Davis was
called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (third to first);
Crawford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 6, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Perez flied out to center; Menke flied out to left;
Concepcion popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Reds 2.