Mike Strahler turned in his first complete game and Ron Cey hit his first major league homer as the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 7-3. In addition, Joe Ferguson hit his first homer of the year. Cey's clout accounted for two of the Dodgers' three runs in the first inning and Ferguson supplied two of their next three runs in the second. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Dodgers      3  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   7 12  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          2   1   1   1     1   0   .180      Lopes 2b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .200
Roberts 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Buckner rf            5   0   2   1     0   1   .318
  Thomas 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Paciorek lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .261
Lee lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Cey 3b                3   1   2   2     1   1   .353
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .249      McDermott 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .130
Gaston cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .266        Parker ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Elliott rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .208      Valentine cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Kendall c             1   1   1   0     0   0   .217      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .275
  Corrales c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Ferguson c            4   2   3   2     0   0   .667
  Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Strahler p            4   1   1   0     0   2   .182
Stanley 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .182
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Caldwell p            0   0   0   1     0   0   .146
  Garcia p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Jestadt ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .030
  Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     1   5             Totals               36   7  12   7     3   8

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 11,032
Left on Base: Padres 5, Dodgers 8
DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Strahler
Doubles: Cey (1), Ferguson 2 (2)
Home Runs: Cey (1), Ferguson (1)
Stolen Bases: Colbert (15), Lopes 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Caldwell (1), Hernandez (3)
GIDP: Lee (9)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(7-10)        1     4   5   5   1   2   2   8   3.75
Garcia                  2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.50
Acosta                  3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   4.46
Greif                   1.1   4   1   1   1   2   0   9   5.66
Schaeffer               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.61
Simpson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.96
Totals                  8    12   7   7   3   8   2  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strahler W(1-2)         9     8   3   2   1   5   0  35   3.26
Totals                  9     8   3   2   1   5   0  35

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez walked; Hernandez was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Strahler [Hernandez to third]; Roberts
flied out to right; Lee struck out; Colbert singled to center
[Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Colbert stole second; Gaston was
called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner struck
out; Paciorek singled to left [Lopes scored]; Cey homered
[Paciorek scored]; McDermott struck out; Valentine grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 3.

PADRES 2ND: Elliott singled to right; Kendall singled to left
[Elliott to second]; Stanley singled to right [Elliott to third,
Kendall to second]; Caldwell hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Elliott scored, Kendall to third]; Hernandez hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Kendall scored]; Roberts singled to pitcher
[Stanley to second]; Lee grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: THOMAS REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING 2B); Russell
singled to left; Ferguson homered [Russell scored]; GARCIA
REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Strahler singled to pitcher;
Debut game for Ralph Garcia; Lopes walked [Strahler to
second]; Buckner singled to right [Strahler scored, Lopes to
second]; Paciorek flied out to right; Cey struck out; McDermott
forced Buckner (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
3, Dodgers 6.

PADRES 3RD: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
grounded out (pitcher to first); Elliott made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 3RD: CORRALES REPLACED KENDALL (PLAYING C ); Valentine
lined to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ferguson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

PADRES 4TH: Corrales struck out; Stanley struck out; JETER
BATTED FOR GARCIA; Jeter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 4TH: ACOSTA REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Strahler grounded
out (third to first); Lopes made an out to second; Buckner flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez singled to left; Thomas flied out to
right; Lee grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Paciorek lined to third; Cey doubled to right;
McDermott struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert was called out on strikes; Gaston singled to
left; Elliott lined to right; Corrales grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson
doubled to right; Strahler was called out on strikes; Lopes
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
3, Dodgers 6.

PADRES 7TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); JESTADT
BATTED FOR ACOSTA; Jestadt grounded out (second to first);
Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 7TH: GREIF REPLACED JESTADT (PITCHING); Buckner singled
to center; Paciorek flied out to right; Cey walked [Buckner to
second]; PARKER BATTED FOR MCDERMOTT; Parker flied out to right;
Valentine singled to third [Buckner to third, Cey to second];
Russell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 3, Dodgers 6.

PADRES 8TH: PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thomas grounded
out (second to first); Lee flied out to right; Colbert grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Ferguson doubled to left; Strahler was called out
on strikes; Lopes singled to left [Ferguson scored]; SCHAEFFER
REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Lopes stole second; Buckner flied out
to right; SIMPSON REPLACED SCHAEFFER (PITCHING); Paciorek
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 7.

PADRES 9TH: Gaston singled to left; Elliott flied out to center;
BLEFARY BATTED FOR CORRALES; Blefary grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Gaston to second]; STAHL BATTED FOR STANLEY; Stahl
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Dodgers 7.