Although collecting 15 hits, the Dodgers were not able to beat the Padres, 5-3, until Manny Mota delivered a pinch-single with the bases loaded to drive in two runs in the eighth inning. Terry McDermott and Bobby Valentine singled and Bill Russell beat out a bunt. Gary Ross replaced Fred Norman. Mota, batting for Steve Yeager, wasted no time, swinging at the reliever's first delivery for his game-winning single. [The Sporting News]
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  1    1  0  1    0  2  0  -   5 15  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz 2b       4   0   0   1     0   3   .167      Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Parker rf,1b          5   1   3   0     0   0   .282      Roberts 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Davis cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Lee lf                1   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Robinson lf,rf        4   0   1   1     0   1   .252        Morales cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Crawford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Colbert 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .247
McDermott 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .222      Gaston cf,lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .265
  Cannizzaro c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Elliott rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Valentine 3b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .276      Hilton 3b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .243
  Wills 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Russell ss            4   2   3   0     0   0   .273      Norman p              3   0   0   1     0   0   .125
Yeager c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .247        Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Mota ph,lf          1   0   1   2     0   0   .331
Osteen p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .273

Totals               38   5  15   5     0   7             Totals               33   3   8   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  4,582
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Padres 4
DP: Dodgers 1, Padres 1
Errors: Robinson
Doubles: Gaston (12), Hilton (2)
Triples: Osteen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Osteen (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (6), Grabarkewitz (2)
GIDP: Gaston (11)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(18-10)         9     8   3   2   1   2   0  34   2.67
Totals                  9     8   3   2   1   2   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(9-10)          7    14   5   5   0   5   0  34   3.51
Ross                    2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.51
Totals                  9    15   5   5   0   7   0  41

Passed Balls: Yeager (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz struck out; Parker singled to right;
Davis popped to shortstop in foul territory; Robinson singled to
center [Parker to second]; McDermott popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez lined to center; Roberts struck out; Lee
singled to right; Colbert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 2ND: MORALES REPLACED LEE (PLAYING CF); GASTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Valentine singled to center; Russell
forced Valentine (second to shortstop to second); Yeager singled
to left [Russell to second]; Osteen flied out to left;
Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston doubled to left; Elliott flied out to left
[Gaston to third]; Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Padres 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Parker singled to left; Davis singled to right
[Parker to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Parker scored]; McDermott lined to right; Valentine struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Padres 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to shortstop; Yeager singled to
left [Russell to second]; Osteen out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Russell to third, Yeager to second]; Grabarkewitz
lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Russell scored, Yeager to
third]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Morales singled to third; Yeager allowed a passed
ball [Morales to second]; Colbert walked; Gaston grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Morales to third, Colbert out at
second]; Elliott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson was
called out on strikes; McDermott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hilton singled to left; Kendall singled to left
[Hilton to third (error by Robinson), Kendall to second]; Norman
grounded out (third to first) [Hilton scored (unearned), Kendall
stayed at second]; Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Roberts
lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Padres
1.

DODGERS 6TH: Valentine flied out to left; Russell singled to
shortstop; Yeager grounded out (third to first) [Russell to
second]; Osteen tripled to center [Russell scored]; Grabarkewitz
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
singled to right; Gaston singled to left [Colbert to second];
Elliott was called out on strikes; Hilton doubled to left
[Colbert scored, Gaston scored, Hilton out at third (center to
shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker singled to center; Davis lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Parker out at first]; Robinson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall flied out to left; Norman grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Padres 3.

DODGERS 8TH: McDermott singled to center; Valentine singled to
left [McDermott to second]; On a bunt Russell singled to pitcher
[McDermott to third, Valentine to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR
YEAGER; ROSS REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Mota singled to left
[McDermott scored, Valentine scored, Russell to third]; Osteen
struck out; Grabarkewitz struck out; Parker made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: MOTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CANNIZZARO
REPLACED MCDERMOTT (PLAYING C ); PARKER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); WILLS REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 3B); ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Roberts grounded out (second to
first); Morales flied out to center; Colbert flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Padres 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis lined to right; Robinson lined to second;
Cannizzaro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); Gaston
grounded out (shortstop to first); Elliott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hilton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Padres 3.
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