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Tuesday September 19, 1972
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Making his first start since August 27, Clay Kirby received credit for his first victory since August 17 when the Padres defeated the Dodgers, 5-2. Kirby retired after five innings and Mike Corkins finished. Randy Elliott, rookie outfielder from Alexandria (Texas), paced the Padres with his bat, driving in two runs with a single and double. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
Padres       0  1  1    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   5  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz 2b       5   0   0   0     0   2   .171      Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Roberts 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .248
Davis cf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .292      Lee lf                2   1   0   0     2   0   .310
Robinson lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .252      Colbert 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .247
Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Grubb cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .412
Valentine 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .274        Morales cf          0   0   0   1     0   0   .239
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Elliott rf            4   0   2   2     0   1   .229
Yeager c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Hilton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Singer p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .073      Kendall c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .211
  Strahler p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Kirby p               1   1   1   0     0   0   .069
  Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .329        Jeter ph            1   1   0   0     0   0   .226
  Rau p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Corkins p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .201

Totals               34   2   7   2     3   7             Totals               29   5   9   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,260
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Padres 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 0
Errors: Davis, Morales
Doubles: Valentine (11), Roberts (17), Elliott (3)
Triples: Grubb (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez 2 (14), Corkins (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (2)
GIDP: Kendall (5)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(6-16)          3     4   2   2   1   0   0  14   3.67
Strahler                3     2   1   0   0   2   0  11   3.58
Rau                     2     3   2   2   2   0   0  11   3.48
Totals                  8     9   5   4   3   2   0  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(11-14)          5     2   1   1   2   3   0  19   3.15
Corkins SV(5)           4     5   1   1   1   4   0  18   3.60
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   7   0  37

Passed Balls: Kendall (6)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz struck out; Parker lined to right;
Davis walked; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to center; Roberts grounded out
(third to first); Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford lined to left; Valentine flied to left in
foul territory; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
tripled to center; Elliott singled to center [Grubb scored];
Hilton forced Elliott (shortstop to second); Kendall flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager flied out to center; Singer grounded out
(third to first); Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kirby singled to right; Hernandez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kirby to second]; Roberts singled to
right [Kirby to third]; Lee walked [Roberts to second]; Colbert
forced Lee (second to shortstop) [Kirby scored, Roberts to
third]; Grubb flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Padres 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker flied out to left; Davis flied out to
center; Robinson singled to third; Crawford walked [Robinson to
second]; Valentine singled to right [Robinson scored, Crawford
to third]; Russell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: STRAHLER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Elliott
grounded out (third to first); Hilton singled to shortstop;
Kendall grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hilton
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager flied out to right; Strahler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: JETER BATTED FOR KIRBY; Jeter reached on an error by
Davis [Jeter to first]; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Jeter to second]; Roberts doubled to left
[Jeter scored (unearned)]; Lee grounded out (second to first)
[Roberts to third]; Colbert struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

DODGERS 6TH: CORKINS REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Parker grounded
out (second to first); Davis singled to first; Kendall allowed a
passed ball [Davis to second]; Robinson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Crawford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Elliott was
called out on strikes; Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 3.

DODGERS 7TH: MORALES REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING CF); Valentine
doubled to center; Russell flied out to center; Yeager struck
out; MOTA BATTED FOR STRAHLER; Mota singled to center [Valentine
scored, Mota to second (on throw)]; Grabarkewitz grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: RAU REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Kendall singled to
left; Corkins out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Kendall to second]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Parker singled to center [Parker to second (error
by Morales)]; Davis walked; Robinson made an out to second;
Crawford forced Davis (pitcher to shortstop) [Parker to third];
Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: Lee walked; Colbert singled to right [Lee to third];
Morales out on a sacrifice fly to right in foul territory [Lee
scored, Colbert to second]; Elliott doubled to left [Colbert
scored]; Hilton grounded out (pitcher to first); Kendall was
walked intentionally; Corkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Yeager
singled to center; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR RAU; Lefebvre struck out;
Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Padres 5.



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