The Dodgers scored on four walks in the 10th inning to defeat the Padres, 3-2. Frank Robinson hit his 19th homer of the season for the Dodgers and 522nd of his career in the first inning to move ahead of Ted Williams into sole possession of seventh place on the major leagues' all-time list.

The Padres went ahead with a pair in the second, but the Dodgers knotted the count in the seventh when Robinson and Willie Crawford singled and Bill Russell doubled. In the 10th, Steve Simpson, on the mound in relief for the Padres, issued three passes to load the bases with two out before giving way to Gary Ross, who walked Crawford to force in Maury Wills. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Monday, September 18, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   3  7  0
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  4  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz 2b       3   0   0   0     0   1   .178      Thomas ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .327        Jeter ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts 2b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .245
  Osteen ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Lee lf                5   0   0   0     0   2   .312
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Colbert 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Gaston cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .262
Davis cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Elliott rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .194
Robinson lf           4   1   2   1     1   1   .252      Hilton 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Crawford rf           3   1   1   1     2   1   .257      Kendall c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .209
Valentine 3b,2b       5   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Russell ss            4   0   2   1     0   2   .271      Arlin p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .156
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .233        Blefary ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .131        Hernandez pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Lefebvre ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .202        Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wills 3b            0   1   0   0     1   0   .130        Corrales c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               35   3   7   3     6   7             Totals               33   2   4   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  2,556
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Padres 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Padres 0
Doubles: Russell (19), Colbert (25)
Triples: Davis (7)
Home Runs: Robinson (19)
Stolen Bases: Russell (14), Hernandez 2 (17), Thomas (7)
Caught Stealing: Parker (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Osteen (5), Hilton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kendall (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jeter (2,by Richert)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6     4   2   2   1   6   0  24   2.77
Mikkelsen W(5-5)        3     0   0   0   2   2   0  11   4.06
Richert SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.29
Totals                 10     4   2   2   3   8   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin                   7     6   2   2   2   3   1  28   3.76
Simpson L(0-1)          2.2   1   1   1   3   4   0  12   1.35
Ross                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.57
Totals                 10     7   3   3   6   7   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Richert (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Art Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Art Williams; Grabarkewitz
was called out on strikes; Parker made an out to third; Davis
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
struck out; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson homered; Crawford grounded out (first
unassisted); Valentine flied out to center; Russell struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert doubled to right; Gaston singled to left
[Colbert scored]; Elliott walked [Gaston to second]; Hilton
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Gaston to
third, Elliott to second]; Kendall hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Gaston scored]; Arlin struck out; Thomas grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (third to first); John made an
out to shortstop; Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts flied out to center; Lee struck out; Colbert
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Padres 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker flied out to left; Davis tripled to left;
Robinson flied out to right; Crawford walked; Valentine grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Elliott
struck out; Hilton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell struck out; Yeager flied out to left; John
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall struck out; On a bunt Arlin singled to
third; Thomas forced Arlin (shortstop to second); Roberts forced
Thomas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Padres 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Grabarkewitz popped to catcher in foul territory;
Parker singled to right; Parker was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Lee grounded out (first unassisted); Colbert flied
out to right; Gaston singled to center; Elliott forced Gaston
(shortstop to second); Padres Manager Don Zimmer ejected by
HP umpire Bill Williams; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Padres 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Robinson singled to right; Crawford singled to
right [Robinson to third]; Valentine reached on a fielder's
choice [Robinson out at home (pitcher to catcher), Crawford to
second]; Russell doubled to left [Crawford scored, Valentine to
third]; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; LEFEBVRE
BATTED FOR JOHN; Lefebvre was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED
FOR GRABARKEWITZ; Mota forced Russell (third unassisted); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); WILLS REPLACED
LEFEBVRE (PLAYING 3B); VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall lined to left;
BLEFARY BATTED FOR ARLIN; Blefary walked; HERNANDEZ RAN FOR
BLEFARY; Hernandez stole second; Thomas walked; Hernandez stole
third and Thomas stole second; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 2.

DODGERS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Parker
struck out; Davis flied out to left; Robinson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Lee flied out to center; Colbert grounded out (third
to first); Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford was called out on strikes; Valentine flied
out to right; Russell singled to second; Russell stole second;
Yeager struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Elliott struck out; Hilton grounded out (third to
first); Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 2.

DODGERS 10TH: Wills walked; OSTEEN BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Osteen
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second];
Parker walked; Davis forced Parker (second to shortstop) [Wills
to third]; Robinson walked [Davis to second]; ROSS REPLACED
KENDALL (PITCHING); CORRALES REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING C );
Crawford walked [Wills scored, Davis to third, Robinson to
second]; Valentine made an out to second; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 10TH: RICHERT REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED
FOR CORRALES; Morales made an out to shortstop; JETER BATTED FOR
THOMAS; Jeter was hit by a pitch; Roberts forced Jeter
(shortstop to second); Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 2.