Pinch-hitter Randy Elliott drove in the tie-breaking run with a triple in the eighth inning and scored himself on a wild throw to bring the Padres a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Monday, September 25, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    1  2  0    0  2  0  -   5 11  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   3  8  5


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   1   1   0     0   0   .178      Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .176
Roberts 2b            4   0   0   0     1   1   .245      Buckner rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .317
Morales lf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .240      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Colbert 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .249      Parker 1b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .280
Gaston rf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .263      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .278
Jeter cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .223      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Kendall c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .214        Wills pr,3b         1   1   0   0     0   1   .129
  Thomas pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Russell ss            3   1   2   0     0   0   .276
  Corrales c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Ferguson c            2   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Stanley 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .176        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .119        Cannizzaro c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Osteen p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .275
  Elliott ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .205        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .275

Totals               39   5  11   4     4   2             Totals               34   3   8   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 10,887
Left on Base: Padres 12, Dodgers 7
DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Colbert, Lopes, Davis, Cey, Russell, Cannizzaro
Doubles: Jeter (4)
Triples: Elliott (1), Russell (5)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez 2 (20), Colbert (14)
Caught Stealing: Roberts (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (5)
Hit by Pitch: Colbert (2,by Hough)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  6     4   2   1   1   5   0  23   3.44
Ross                    0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.60
Schaeffer W(2-0)        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.65
Simpson SV(2)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.00
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   7   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(18-11)         7.1  11   5   4   3   0   0  37   2.74
Hough                   1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   4   4   2   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Hough (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Nick Colosi


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
walked; Morales forced Roberts (third to second); Colbert forced
Morales (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner flied out to
center; Davis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); Jeter
grounded out (third to first); Kendall singled to left; Stanley
singled to center [Kendall to second]; Norman grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
flied out to right; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
reached on an error by Russell [Roberts to first]; Roberts was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop to first to second); Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to shortstop; Ferguson singled to
left [Russell to second]; Osteen struck out; Lopes struck out;
Buckner struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert walked; Gaston singled to right [Colbert to
third]; Jeter doubled to right [Colbert scored, Gaston to
third]; Kendall reached on a fielder's choice [Gaston out at
home (shortstop to catcher), Jeter to third]; Stanley flied out
to right; Norman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to right; Parker walked; Paciorek
was called out on strikes; Cey lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez reached on an error by Cey [Hernandez to
first]; Hernandez stole second; Roberts lined to center; Morales
walked; Colbert singled to center [Hernandez scored (unearned),
Morales to third]; Gaston singled to left [Morales scored,
Colbert to second]; Jeter flied out to center; Kendall grounded
out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell tripled to right; Ferguson grounded out
(third to first) [Russell scored]; Osteen made an out to second;
On a bunt Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 6TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: On a bunt Buckner singled to first [Buckner to
second (error by Colbert)]; Davis grounded out (first
unassisted) [Buckner to third]; Parker grounded out (second to
first) [Buckner scored (unearned)]; Paciorek grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 7TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
singled to left; Colbert popped to first in foul territory;
Gaston singled to right [Morales to third]; Jeter grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: ROSS REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Cey singled to
right; WILLS RAN FOR CEY; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR FERGUSON;
Mota grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third]; Osteen
singled to center [Wills scored]; Lopes singled to center
[Osteen to second]; SCHAEFFER REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Buckner
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 8TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CANNIZZARO
REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING C ); Kendall singled to right; THOMAS RAN
FOR KENDALL; Stanley forced Thomas (shortstop to second);
ELLIOTT BATTED FOR SCHAEFFER; Elliott tripled to right [Stanley
scored, Elliott scored (error by Lopes) (no RBI)]; Hernandez
singled to center [Hernandez to second (error by Davis)]; HOUGH
REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Hernandez stole third; Roberts
struck out; Morales flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED ELLIOTT (PITCHING); CORRALES
REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING C ); Davis singled to right; Parker
forced Davis (third to second); Paciorek walked [Parker to
second]; Wills was called out on strikes; Russell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert was hit by a pitch; Colbert stole second
[Colbert to third (error by Cannizzaro)]; Gaston grounded out
(first to pitcher to second); Jeter struck out; Corrales walked;
Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Crawford flied out
to left; VALENTINE BATTED FOR HOUGH; Valentine flied to right in
foul territory; Lopes lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Dodgers 3.