Don Sutton posted his third straight shutout and ninth of the season, pitching the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the Padres. Joe Ferguson, Sutton's young batterymate, drove in both runs, hitting a double in the second inning to score Ron Cey and Willie Crawford, who had reached base with singles. Sutton's whitewash tied him with Nolan Ryan of the the Angels for the major league lead in the shutout department. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .178      Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
  Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Buckner rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
  Jestadt 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Roberts 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Paciorek 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Lee lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .304      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   2   .333
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .249      Crawford lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .253
Gaston rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Ferguson c            4   0   2   2     0   2   .600
Morales cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Russell ss            1   0   0   0     3   0   .275
Stanley 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .180      Sutton p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .149
  Thomas ph,ss        0   0   0   0     1   0   .229
Goddard c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Corrales c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Arlin p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Ross p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .237

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   8             Totals               31   2   8   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 31,244
Left on Base: Padres 4, Dodgers 10
DP: Padres 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Paciorek
Doubles: Morales (15), Colbert (26), Ferguson (3), Lopes 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Paciorek (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(9-21)           2     5   2   2   1   1   0  11   3.70
Ross                    5     2   0   0   2   5   0  19   2.45
Corkins                 1     1   0   0   2   2   0   6   3.47
Totals                  8     8   2   2   5   8   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(18-9)          9     3   0   0   2   8   0  31   2.05
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   8   0  31

Wild Pitches: Corkins (6)
Balks: Corkins (1)

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


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Gaston lined to right; Morales
doubled to left; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Paciorek flied out to center; Cey singled to left;
Crawford singled to center [Cey to third]; Ferguson doubled to
left [Cey scored, Crawford scored]; Ferguson was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Russell walked; Sutton struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 3RD: Goddard singled to left; On a bunt Arlin hit into a
double play (pitcher to first to second) [Goddard out at
second]; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes doubled to left; Buckner singled to right
[Lopes to third]; ROSS REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Davis struck
out; Paciorek flied out to right; Cey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee was
called out on strikes; Colbert doubled to right; Gaston struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford struck out; Ferguson struck out; Russell
walked; Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 5TH: Morales flied out to left; Stanley walked; Goddard
made an out to second; Ross forced Stanley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes doubled to right; Buckner flied out to
center; Davis was walked intentionally; Paciorek forced Davis
(third to second) [Lopes to third]; Cey forced Paciorek
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers
2.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
grounded out (third to first); Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford lined to left; Ferguson singled to center;
Russell forced Ferguson (pitcher to shortstop); Sutton grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers
2.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert was called out on strikes; Gaston struck
out; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 8TH: THOMAS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Thomas walked; BLEFARY
BATTED FOR GODDARD; Blefary flied out to right; STAHL BATTED FOR
ROSS; Stahl forced Thomas (shortstop unassisted) [Stahl to first
(error by Paciorek; assist by Russell)]; JETER BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Jeter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: JESTADT REPLACED JETER (PLAYING 3B); CORKINS
REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); CORRALES REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING C
); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Paciorek singled to
right; Corkins balked [Paciorek to second]; Paciorek stole
third; Cey struck out; Crawford was walked intentionally;
Corkins threw a wild pitch [Crawford to second]; Ferguson was
called out on strikes; Russell was walked intentionally; Sutton
forced Crawford (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Padres 0, Dodgers 2.

PADRES 9TH: Roberts flied out to left; Lee struck out; Colbert
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Dodgers 2.