| Making his first major league appearance, Doug Rau allowed only three hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. Steve Yeager tripled with the bases loaded and Rau followed with another triple to decide the game in the second inning. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1972 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Dodgers 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lacy 2b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .265 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Buckner rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286 McNertney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Parker 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .287 Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford lf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .237 Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Valentine 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .274 Carbo rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .272 Russell ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .284 Torre 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Yeager c 3 2 1 3 1 2 .081 Simmons 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Rau p 2 0 1 1 1 0 .500 Melendez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Jutze c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .333 Anderson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Durham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Palmer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Totals 34 5 9 5 7 3 Totals 30 1 3 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 9,237 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Cardinals 4 DP: Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1 Errors: Simmons Doubles: Davis (19), Simmons (27), Jutze (1) Triples: Yeager (1), Rau (1) Caught Stealing: Lacy (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rau (1) Hit by Pitch: Russell (2,by Palmer) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(1-0) 9 3 1 1 2 2 0 32 1.00 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 2 0 32 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Durham L(2-7) 1.1 4 4 4 2 0 0 9 4.50 Palmer 4.2 2 1 1 4 2 0 20 2.92 Folkers 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 0.00 Bare 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.84 Totals 9 9 5 5 7 3 0 43 Hit by Pitch: Palmer (1) Wild Pitches: Durham (2) Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to right; Debut game for Doug Rau; Lacy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 2ND: Parker flied out to left; Crawford walked; Valentine singled to right [Crawford to second]; Durham threw a wild pitch [Crawford to third, Valentine to second]; Russell was walked intentionally; Yeager tripled to left [Crawford scored, Valentine scored, Russell scored]; Rau tripled to left [Yeager scored]; PALMER REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Lacy struck out; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to first in foul territory; Simmons doubled to left; Melendez grounded out (third to first); Jutze popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 3RD: Davis flied out to center; Parker walked; Crawford forced Parker (second to shortstop); Valentine popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Anderson grounded out (third to first); Palmer flied out to right; Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 4TH: Russell was hit by a pitch; Yeager struck out; Rau walked [Russell to second]; Lacy grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Russell to third, Rau to second]; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; Carbo struck out; Torre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 5TH: Davis doubled to right; Parker popped to shortstop; Crawford walked; Valentine lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Simmons flied out to right; Melendez popped to first; Jutze doubled to left; Anderson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Yeager walked; Rau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Lacy singled to right [Yeager scored, Lacy to second (on throw)]; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR PALMER; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Brock flied out to center; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 0. DODGERS 7TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FOLKERS REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Davis flied out to left; Parker flied out to center; Crawford singled to left; Valentine singled to center [Crawford to second]; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Carbo walked; Torre walked [Carbo to second]; Simmons lined to third; Melendez flied out to center; Jutze singled to left [Carbo scored, Torre to second]; Anderson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 8TH: Yeager struck out; Rau grounded out (third to first); Lacy walked; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR FOLKERS; McNertney flied out to left; Sizemore popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1. DODGERS 9TH: BARE REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PITCHING); Davis flied out to center; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); Crawford reached on an error by Simmons [Crawford to first]; Valentine singled to right [Crawford to second]; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Carbo struck out; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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