Chris Speier hit his first major league grand slam, but all that blow did was save the Giants from being shut out in a 7-4 loss to the Dodgers. Steve Yeager, who led the Dodgers' attack, matched Speier in RBIs, driving in three runs with a homer in the third inning and one with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1972 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Dodgers      0  2  3    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   0   0     0   2   .253      Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     3   0   .000
Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Buckner rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Speier ss             4   1   1   4     0   1   .269      Paciorek lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .200
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .215      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     1   1   .333
  Thomasson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      McDermott 1b          3   0   0   0     2   1   .133
Kingman 3b            4   0   3   0     0   1   .234      Valentine cf          4   2   1   0     1   0   .276
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Russell ss            2   1   2   0     2   0   .274
Maddox cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Yeager c              3   2   2   4     1   0   .263
  B. Williams pr,cf   2   0   0   0     1   2   .191      John p                2   0   2   1     0   0   .159
Rader c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .259        Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Bryant p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .175        Davis ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .290
  Reberger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Rau p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Arnold ph           1   1   0   0     0   0   .220
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .121
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226

Totals               32   4   7   4     3  10             Totals               31   7  10   6    10   3

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 15,017
Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 11
DP: Giants 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Paciorek (1)
Home Runs: Speier (15), Yeager (2)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (7)
GIDP: Valentine (11)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (5,by John)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(12-7)          2.2   5   5   5   4   2   1  17   3.02
Reberger                1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.90
Stone                   1.1   2   2   2   3   1   0   9   3.11
Moffitt                 2.2   1   0   0   2   0   0  10   3.80
Totals                  8    10   7   7  10   3   1  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    4.2   6   4   4   2   2   1  22   2.89
Strahler                0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.55
Rau W(2-1)              4     0   0   0   1   7   0  13   2.92
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3  10   1  37

Hit by Pitch: John (3)
Wild Pitches: Bryant (8), Stone (2)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Art Williams


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds lined to third; Fuentes flied out to left;
Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner flied out
to left; Paciorek popped to third in foul territory; Cey singled
to third [Lopes to third]; McDermott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Kingman singled to center [McCovey
to second]; Matthews lined to pitcher; Maddox singled to left
[McCovey out at home (left to third to shortstop), Kingman to
second]; B. WILLIAMS RAN FOR MADDOX; Rader flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: B. WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Valentine
walked; Russell singled to center [Valentine to second]; Yeager
forced Russell (third to second) [Valentine to third]; John
singled to left [Valentine scored, Yeager to second]; Lopes
walked [Yeager to third, John to second]; Bryant threw a wild
pitch [Yeager scored, John to third, Lopes to second]; Buckner
lined to right; Paciorek struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey walked; McDermott flied out to left; Valentine
made an out to second; Russell singled to left [Cey to second];
Yeager homered [Cey scored, Russell scored]; REBERGER REPLACED
BRYANT (PITCHING); John singled to center; Lopes walked [John to
second]; Buckner singled to right [John out at home (right to
catcher), Lopes to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier made an out to pitcher; McCovey flied out to
left; Kingman singled to third; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Cey popped to third
in foul territory; McDermott lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 5TH: B. Williams walked; Rader flied out to right; ARNOLD
BATTED FOR REBERGER; Arnold forced B. Williams (shortstop to
second); Bonds was hit by a pitch [Arnold to second]; Fuentes
singled to third [Bonds to second, Arnold to third]; Speier
homered [Arnold scored, Bonds scored, Fuentes scored]; McCovey
singled to right; STRAHLER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Kingman
singled to left [McCovey to second]; Matthews struck out; 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 5TH: STONE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Valentine singled
to left; Russell walked [Valentine to second]; Yeager walked
[Valentine to third, Russell to second]; DAVIS BATTED FOR
STRAHLER; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored,
Russell to third]; Lopes popped to first in foul territory;
Buckner lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4,
Dodgers 6.

GIANTS 6TH: RAU REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); B. Williams struck
out; Rader walked; Stone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Rader to second]; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Paciorek doubled to left; Stone threw a wild pitch
[Paciorek to third]; Cey struck out; McDermott walked; MOFFITT
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Valentine lined to right; Russell
walked [McDermott to second]; Yeager singled to shortstop
[Paciorek scored, McDermott to third, Russell to second]; Rau
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
4, Dodgers 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Speier was called out
on strikes; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 7TH: THOMASSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Lopes
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Buckner popped to third in
foul territory; Paciorek grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Kingman struck out; Matthews popped to catcher in
foul territory; B. Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey lined to shortstop; McDermott walked; Valentine
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[McDermott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Dodgers 7.

GIANTS 9TH: Rader flied out to center; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR
MOFFITT; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Dodgers 7.