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Saturday September 2, 1972
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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.



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