Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
April 20, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1971 at San Diego Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 5 1 1 0
Davis cf 5 1 1 0
Parker 1b 3 1 0 0
Allen lf 3 1 2 2
Haller c 4 1 1 1
Grabarkewitz 3b 3 1 0 0
Buckner rf 4 0 0 1
Russell 2b 3 0 2 2
Downing p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Campbell 2b 3 0 0 1
Gaston cf 3 0 1 1
Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0
Brown rf 3 0 1 0
Ferrara lf 3 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0
Barton c 4 1 1 0
Arlin p 1 0 0 0
  Santorini p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 1 1 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Los Angeles 006 000 000680
San Diego 000 020 000252
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  W (2-0) 9.0 5 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Arlin  L (0-2) 2.1 5 5 5 2 0
  Santorini   2.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Kelley   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Ross   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
4

  E–Hernandez (2), Colbert (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, San Diego 1.  SH–Downing (2,off Ross).  SF–Gaston (1,off Downing).  CS–Russell (2,2nd base by Kelley/Barton).  SB–Campbell (2,2nd base off Downing/Haller).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:20.  A–4,523.
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