The Dodgers capped their scoring with homers by Frank Robinson and Billy Grabarkewitz to defeat the Reds, 9-4. Wes Parker batted in two runs with a single when the Dodgers took a 3-0 lead in the third inning. After Pete Rose homered for the Reds in the sixth, the Dodgers scored three more runs in their half.

Robinson rapped his round-tripper in the seventh and Grabarkewitz connected with a man on base in the eighth. Don Sutton, who gained his 15th victory, staggered in the ninth but completed the game after giving up the Reds' final three runs, including two on a pinch-double by Joe Hague. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   4  9  0
Dodgers      0  0  3    0  0  3    1  2  x  -   9 14  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .303      Grabarkewitz 2b       4   1   2   2     1   1   .193
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .285      Mota lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .330
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Davis cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .291
Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   2   .263      Parker 1b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .284
Perez 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .297      Robinson rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .252
Geronimo rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Garvey 3b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .272
Chaney 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Russell ss            3   0   0   1     0   1   .285
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .211      Yeager c              4   2   2   0     0   1   .146
Grimsley p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Sutton p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .173
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hague ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .224

Totals               36   4   9   3     1  10             Totals               34   9  14   8     2   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 18,155
Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Robinson
Doubles: Rose (27), Hague (11), Davis (20), Garvey (13)
Triples: Mota (5)
Home Runs: Rose (5), Robinson (16), Grabarkewitz (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton 2 (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Russell (2)
GIDP: Yeager (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(12-7)        5     8   6   6   2   3   0  24   2.75
Sprague                 1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.86
Tomlin                  2     4   3   3   0   1   2  10   9.00
Totals                  8    14   9   9   2   5   2  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(15-9)          9     9   4   4   1  10   1  37   2.37
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1  10   1  37

Passed Balls: Yeager (1)
Wild Pitches: Sprague (6)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to center; Morgan lined to center; Tolan
grounded out (first unassisted) [Rose to third]; Bench was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz lined to shortstop; Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis singled to right; Parker grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Chaney flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Garvey struck out;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Grimsley
struck out; Rose lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to center; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Grabarkewitz
walked; Mota forced Grabarkewitz (second to shortstop) [Yeager
to third]; Davis doubled to right [Yeager scored, Mota to
third]; Parker singled to left [Mota scored, Davis scored];
Robinson popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 3.

REDS 4TH: Morgan struck out; Tolan was called out on strikes;
Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Russell struck out;
Yeager grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Dodgers 3.

REDS 5TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Geronimo singled to
pitcher; Chaney singled to center [Geronimo to second];
Concepcion struck out; Grimsley popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton singled to center; Grabarkewitz was called
out on strikes; Mota grounded out (second to first) [Sutton to
second]; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Dodgers 3.

REDS 6TH: Rose homered; Morgan struck out; Tolan grounded out
(second to first); Bench singled to left; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker walked; Robinson singled to left [Parker to
second]; Garvey doubled to right [Parker scored, Robinson to
third]; SPRAGUE REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Sprague threw a
wild pitch [Robinson scored, Garvey to third]; Russell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Garvey scored]; Yeager was called out on
strikes; Sutton singled to left; Grabarkewitz singled to left
[Sutton to second]; Mota grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 6.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo singled to left; Chaney struck out;
Concepcion flied out to right; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR SPRAGUE;
Uhlaender forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Davis was
called out on strikes; Parker grounded out (second to first);
Robinson homered; Garvey flied to right in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 7.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck
out; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
singled to center; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Yeager to second]; Grabarkewitz homered [Yeager
scored]; Mota tripled to left; Davis grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 9.

REDS 9TH: Bench walked; Perez singled to right [Bench to third
(error by Robinson)]; Yeager allowed a passed ball [Bench
scored, Perez to second]; Geronimo flied out to left; Chaney
flied to left in foul territory; Concepcion singled to left
[Perez to third]; HAGUE BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Hague doubled to
center [Perez scored, Concepcion scored]; Rose lined to right; 3
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 9.

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