Hot-hitting Willie Davis smashed a two-run homer in the sixth inning to break a 6-6 tie and supply the Dodgers' winning margin in an 8-6 victory over the Pirates. A double by Bruce Kison and single by Rennie Stennett each drove in two runs to give the Pirates a 4-2 lead in the second and Richie Hebner homered in fourth, but the Dodgers came back with a four-run outburst in their half of the fourth, including a sacrifice fly by Davis. After the Pirates pulled even with a run in the fifth, Bill Buckner singled for the Dodgers in the sixth and Davis hit his deciding homer. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Pirates      0  4  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  2
Dodgers      2  0  0    4  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 12  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett rf           5   0   2   2     0   1   .295      Lacy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Cash 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Buckner rf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .324
Oliver cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .308      Davis cf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .287
Stargell 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Parker 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .286
Sanguillen c          4   1   2   0     0   1   .318      Crawford lf           5   0   0   0     0   3   .236
Robertson lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .181      Valentine 3b          3   1   2   1     1   0   .258
Hebner 3b             3   1   2   2     1   1   .310        Wills 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .122
Alley ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .256      Russell ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .291
Kison p               2   1   1   2     0   0   .156      Cannizzaro c          3   1   1   1     1   0   .258
  Johnson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Osteen p              1   1   1   1     1   0   .310
  Clemente ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Richert p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   8             Totals               34   8  12   8     5   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 27,484
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Dodgers 9
DP: Pirates 1, Dodgers 3
Errors: Cash, Sanguillen, Valentine
Doubles: Kison (2)
Home Runs: Hebner (15), Davis (13)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (9), Russell (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Lacy (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (5)
GIDP: Cash (5), Clemente (12), Buckner (9)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (5,by Osteen)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison                   3.1   8   6   4   2   1   0  20   3.08
Johnson L(3-4)          3.2   4   2   2   2   3   1  17   3.57
R. Hernandez            1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.89
Totals                  8    12   8   6   5   5   1  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  4.1   8   6   6   1   2   1  23   2.51
Richert W(2-1)          2.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.89
Brewer SV(15)           2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   1.04
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Osteen (3)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to right; Cash grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second];
Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy reached on an error by Cash [Lacy to first];
Buckner flied out to center; Davis singled to center [Lacy to
third]; Parker singled to right [Lacy scored (unearned), Davis
to third]; Crawford struck out; Valentine singled to third
[Davis scored (unearned), Parker to second]; Russell forced
Valentine (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
singled to center; Robertson singled to left [Sanguillen to
second]; Hebner struck out; Alley walked [Sanguillen to third,
Robertson to second]; Kison doubled to left [Sanguillen scored,
Robertson scored, Alley to third]; Stennett singled to center
[Alley scored, Kison scored]; Cash singled to center [Stennett
to second]; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cannizzaro made an out to shortstop; Osteen walked;
Lacy singled to center [Osteen to third]; Buckner grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lacy out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Stargell grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Davis made an out to second; Parker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Dodgers 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner homered; Alley grounded out (third to
first); Kison grounded out (third to first); Stennett reached on
an error by Valentine [Stennett to first]; Cash forced Stennett
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 4TH: Valentine walked; Russell singled to right
[Valentine to third]; Cannizzaro singled to right [Valentine
scored, Russell to third]; Osteen singled to right [Russell
scored, Cannizzaro to second]; Lacy out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Cannizzaro to third, Osteen to second];
Buckner singled to left [Cannizzaro scored, Osteen to third];
JOHNSON REPLACED KISON (PITCHING); Buckner stole second; Davis
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Osteen scored]; Parker grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver was hit by a pitch; Stargell made an out to
shortstop; Sanguillen singled to right [Oliver to third];
RICHERT REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Robertson popped to first in
foul territory; Hebner singled to right [Oliver scored,
Sanguillen to second]; Alley forced Hebner (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford struck out; Valentine grounded out (second
to first); Russell singled to shortstop; Russell stole second;
Cannizzaro was walked intentionally; Richert struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Johnson struck out; Stennett flied out to center;
Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Lacy grounded out (second to first); Buckner
singled to pitcher; Davis homered [Buckner scored]; Parker flied
out to left; Crawford popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver singled to second; Stargell lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver out at first];
Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers
8.

DODGERS 7TH: Valentine singled to left; Russell walked
[Valentine to second]; Cannizzaro popped to catcher in foul
territory [Valentine to third (error by Sanguillen)]; LEFEBVRE
BATTED FOR RICHERT; Lefebvre popped to catcher in foul
territory; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 8TH: BREWER REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); WILLS REPLACED
VALENTINE (PLAYING 3B); Robertson was called out on strikes;
Hebner walked; Alley singled to center [Hebner to second];
CLEMENTE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Clemente grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Hebner to third, Alley out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLEMENTE (PITCHING); Buckner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to
first); Parker walked; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett struck out; Cash flied out to right;
Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Dodgers 8.