After driving in a run with a triple in the third inning, Jim Wynn homered in the ninth to enable the Astros to emerge with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers. Don Wilson, who started for the Astros, had a 3-0 lead before being lifted in the seventh when the Dodgers scored twice on consecutive singles by Steve Yeager, Jim Lefebvre, Billy Grabarkewitz and Manny Mota.

Jerry Reuss relieved and struck out Willie Davis to end the inning. After Wynn's homer in the eighth, the Dodgers scored once in their half and had two men on base with two out, but Cesar Cedeno saved the game by making a spectacular, diving catch of a line drive by Davis. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  1  -   4 11  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   0   1   1     0   1   .225      Grabarkewitz 2b       4   0   1   1     1   2   .188
Wynn rf               4   1   3   2     1   0   .279      Mota lf               5   0   2   2     0   0   .331
Cedeno cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .327      Davis cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .288
May 1b                4   0   2   0     1   1   .284      Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Watson lf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .308      Crawford rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .246
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .242        Valentine ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Helms 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Garvey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Howard c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .214      Russell ss            2   1   0   0     2   0   .273
Wilson p              1   1   1   0     1   0   .123      Yeager c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .203
  Reuss p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Downing p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .117
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lefebvre ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Robinson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .252
                                                            Wills pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .117

Totals               35   4  11   4     5   5             Totals               32   3   7   3     5   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,703
Left on Base: Astros 10, Dodgers 9
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 2
Doubles: May (25)
Triples: Wynn (2)
Home Runs: Wynn (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (5), Downing 2 (5)
GIDP: Cedeno (9), Howard (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(12-8)          6.2   6   2   2   3   3   0  29   2.79
Reuss SV(1)             2.1   1   1   1   2   4   0  10   3.88
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   7   0  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(8-8)          5.2   9   3   3   4   1   0  28   2.97
Mikkelsen               1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   3.88
Richert                 2     1   1   1   0   3   1   7   1.86
Totals                  9    11   4   4   5   5   1  41

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to right; Wynn singled to left;
Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wynn
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz grounded out (catcher unassisted);
Mota made an out to shortstop; Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May singled to right; Watson flied out to center;
Rader grounded out (third to first) [May to second]; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (second to first); Crawford
struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard singled to first; Wilson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Howard to second]; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Howard to third]; Wynn tripled to center
[Howard scored]; Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell walked; Yeager forced Russell (shortstop to
second); Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Yeager to second]; Grabarkewitz walked; Mota forced
Grabarkewitz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); Watson walked;
Rader forced Watson (third to second); Helms forced Rader (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis made an out to second; Parker flied out to
left; Crawford walked; Garvey singled to shortstop [Crawford to
second]; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Wilson walked;
Metzger lined to left; Wynn walked [Wilson to second]; Cedeno
singled to center [Wilson scored, Wynn to third]; May walked
[Cedeno to second]; Watson forced Cedeno (third unassisted); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to center; Downing out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second];
Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader singled to left; Helms singled to right [Rader
to second]; Howard grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Helms to second, Rader out at third]; Wilson singled to second
[Helms to third]; Metzger singled to second [Helms scored,
Wilson to second]; MIKKELSEN REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Wynn
flied out to center; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Parker
struck out; Crawford lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); May
doubled to left; Watson struck out; Rader walked; Helms flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to left; Russell grounded out
(third to first); Yeager singled to center; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR
MIKKELSEN; Lefebvre singled to shortstop [Yeager to second];
Grabarkewitz singled to center [Yeager scored, Lefebvre to
second]; Mota singled to center [Lefebvre scored, Grabarkewitz
to second]; REUSS REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Davis struck out;
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 8TH: RICHERT REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PITCHING); Howard made an
out to shortstop; Reuss lined to shortstop; Metzger struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); VALENTINE
BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Valentine flied out to center; Garvey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 9TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wynn homered;
Cedeno struck out; May was called out on strikes; Watson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell walked; Yeager was called out on strikes;
ROBINSON BATTED FOR RICHERT; Robinson walked [Russell to
second]; WILLS RAN FOR ROBINSON; Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota
singled to center [Russell scored, Wills to second]; Davis lined
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Dodgers 3.