The Giants picked up single runs in the first two innings and then exploded for five more in the third to defeat the Dodgers, 7-1. In their big frame, the Giants had a two-run triple by Gary Matthews and run-scoring doubles by Ken Henderson and Jim Barr. Bobby Valentine homered in the eighth to save the Dodgers from being shut out. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  4
Giants       1  1  5    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz 2b       4   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Bonds cf              4   0   1   1     1   2   .248
Mota lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .330      Fuentes 2b            2   1   1   0     3   0   .263
Davis cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     1   1   .278
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCovey 1b            5   0   0   1     0   2   .206
  Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Hart 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Parker 1b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Henderson lf          5   1   3   1     0   0   .257
  McDermott 1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .261
Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Matthews rf           4   2   1   2     0   0   .235
Garvey 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Barr p                4   1   2   1     0   0   .209
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Singer p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .074
  Rau p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Valentine cf        1   1   1   1     0   0   .266

Totals               34   1   5   1     0   5             Totals               36   7  10   6     6   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,340
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Giants 11
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Grabarkewitz, Garvey 2, Russell, Fuentes, Hart 2
Doubles: Garvey (14), Bonds (27), Henderson (19), Barr (3)
Triples: Matthews (1)
Home Runs: Valentine (3)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (14)
GIDP: Rader (10)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(6-15)          2.1   5   6   4   4   0   0  17   3.63
Rau                     1.2   1   1   0   0   2   0   7   2.04
Strahler                1     0   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.89
Perranoski              3     4   0   0   0   2   0  12   5.45
Totals                  8    10   7   4   6   5   0  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(7-8)             9     5   1   1   0   5   1  34   2.80
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   5   1  34

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz made an out to second; Mota singled to
right; Davis flied out to center; Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Fuentes
walked; Fuentes stole second [Fuentes to third (error by
Russell)]; Speier walked; McCovey forced Speier (second to
shortstop) [Fuentes scored (unearned)]; Hart made an out to
second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey
doubled to left; Russell flied out to center; Cannizzaro flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson singled to left; Rader flied out to
center; Matthews forced Henderson (shortstop to second); Barr
singled to center [Matthews to second]; Bonds doubled to center
[Matthews scored, Barr to third]; Fuentes walked; Speier popped
to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Giants 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Singer grounded out (third to first); Grabarkewitz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Mota flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart
reached on an error by Garvey [Hart to first]; Henderson doubled
to left [Hart scored (unearned)]; Rader walked; Matthews tripled
to right [Henderson scored, Rader scored]; RAU REPLACED SINGER
(PITCHING); Barr doubled to right [Matthews scored]; Bonds
struck out; Fuentes reached on an error by Grabarkewitz [Barr
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Fuentes to second]; Speier flied out
to center; 5 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis reached on an error by Fuentes [Davis to
first]; Parker lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Davis out at first]; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey struck out; Hart made an out to shortstop;
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey reached on an error by Hart [Garvey to
second]; Russell flied out to left; Cannizzaro struck out;
ROBINSON BATTED FOR RAU; Robinson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

GIANTS 5TH: MCDERMOTT REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING 1B); STRAHLER
REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Rader flied out to center;
Matthews reached on an error by Garvey [Matthews to first]; Barr
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Matthews to third]; Bonds
walked; Fuentes walked [Bonds to second]; Speier struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Grabarkewitz flied out to center; Mota flied out to
left; Davis singled to shortstop; McDermott grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

GIANTS 6TH: VALENTINE REPLACED STRAHLER (PLAYING CF); PERRANOSKI
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); McCovey struck out; Hart singled to
left; Henderson singled to right [Hart to third]; Rader grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Henderson out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
grounded out (first unassisted); Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Barr flied
out to right; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Giants 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Valentine
homered; Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes singled to second; Speier singled to center
[Fuentes to second]; McCovey made an out to second; Hart lined
to left; Henderson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 7.

DODGERS 9TH: LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Lefebvre made an
out to shortstop; McDermott reached on an error by Hart
[McDermott to first]; Crawford singled to center [McDermott to
third]; Garvey made an out to second; Russell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Giants 7.