Dusty Baker's single in the bottom of the ninth inning scored the winning run as the Dodgers began the defense of their world championship by edging the Giants, 4-3. The score was 3-3 when Bill Russell opened the L.A. ninth with a double and advanced to third on a single by Steve Sax.

After an intentional walk to Ron Roenicke loaded the bases, Greg Minton replaced Gary Lavelle on the mound for the Giants and yielded the winning hit to Baker. The Giants had tied the game in the sixth on RBI singles by Jeff Leonard and Milt May. [The Sporting News]
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 6, 1982 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davis lf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .000      S. Sax 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .500
Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Landreaux cf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Clark rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .333        Roenicke ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Smith 1b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .667      Baker lf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .250
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garvey 1b             3   0   0   1     0   2   .000
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cey 3b                4   0   2   0     0   1   .500
Evans 3b,1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Guerrero rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
Leonard cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Yeager c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .500
May c                 4   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Russell ss            3   1   2   0     0   0   .667
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Reuss p               2   1   0   0     0   1   .000
Holland p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monday ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Belanger ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sularz ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   3     3   3             Totals               32   4  11   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 49,662
Left on Base: Giants 8, Dodgers 10
DP: Giants 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: LeMaster, Russell
Doubles: Cey (1), Russell (1)
Home Runs: Clark (1), Yeager (1)
Stolen Bases: Leonard (1)
Caught Stealing: Leonard (1), Guerrero (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (1)
GIDP: Wohlford (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holland                 5     6   3   3   2   3   1  21   5.40
Barr                    1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.00
Lavelle L(0-1)          1.2   3   1   1   2   2   0  10   5.40
Minton                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8.1  11   4   4   5   5   1  39

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   5.1   8   3   3   2   2   1  26   5.06
Stewart                 1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   0.00
Forster W(1-0)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   3   1  38

Wild Pitches: Reuss (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Joe West


GIANTS 1ST: Davis struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Clark homered; Smith singled to center; Evans flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: S. Sax singled to center; Landreaux flied into a
double play (right to first) [S. Sax out at first]; Baker flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (second to first); May grounded
out (first to pitcher); LeMaster popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey singled to center; Guerrero
singled to third [Cey to second]; Yeager lined into a double
play (third to second) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Holland grounded out (second to first); Davis struck
out; Morgan singled to right; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Morgan
to second]; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to left; Reuss forced Russell
(pitcher to shortstop); S. Sax walked [Reuss to second];
Landreaux singled to center [S. Sax to second, Reuss scored];
Baker walked [S. Sax to third, Landreaux to second]; Garvey hit
a sacrifice fly to right [S. Sax scored]; Cey struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Smith singled to left; Evans forced Smith (second to
shortstop); Leonard flied out to center; May singled to
shortstop [Evans to second]; LeMaster grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Guerrero reached on an error by LeMaster [Guerrero
to first]; Guerrero was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Yeager homered; Russell flied out
to left; Reuss struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Holland grounded out (third to first); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: S. Sax flied out to center; Landreaux lined to
third; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark flied out to center; Smith walked; Evans
walked [Smith to second]; Leonard singled to right [Evans to
third, Smith scored]; May singled to left [Leonard to second,
Evans scored]; LeMaster singled to pitcher [May to second,
Leonard to third]; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR HOLLAND; STEWART REPLACED
REUSS (PITCHING); Wohlford grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [LeMaster out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: BARR REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Garvey flied out
to center; Cey lined to third; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Davis flied out to center; Morgan flied to right in
foul territory; Clark walked; Smith forced Clark (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager singled to left; Russell out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Yeager to second]; MONDAY BATTED FOR
STEWART; Monday was walked intentionally; S. Sax popped to
second in foul territory; LAVELLE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING);
BERGMAN REPLACED BARR (PLAYING 1B); Landreaux grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Evans flied out
to center; Leonard singled to left; May popped to first; Leonard
stole second; LeMaster reached on an error by Russell [Leonard
to third, LeMaster to first]; SULARZ BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Leonard
was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: SULARZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); EVANS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Baker grounded out (third to first);
Garvey struck out; Cey doubled to left; Guerrero was walked
intentionally; Yeager grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Sularz flied out to right; Davis struck out; Morgan
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell doubled to left; BELANGER BATTED FOR
FORSTER; Belanger struck out; S. Sax singled to left [Russell to
third]; ROENICKE BATTED FOR LANDREAUX; Roenicke was walked
intentionally [S. Sax to second]; MINTON REPLACED LAVELLE
(PITCHING); Baker singled to left [Roenicke to second, S. Sax to
third, Russell scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Dodgers
4.
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