Los Angeles Dodgers vs Montreal Expos
May 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1972 at Parc Jarry. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Crawford lf 4 1 3 0
Lefebvre 2b 3 0 0 1
Dietz c 3 1 1 1
Garvey 3b 3 2 1 2
Osteen p 3 0 1 1
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 1 2 1
Jorgensen 1b 5 0 2 1
Woods cf 4 0 3 0
Bailey 3b 4 0 0 0
Singleton lf 5 0 0 0
Foli ss 4 0 0 0
Boccabella c 4 0 2 0
Fairly rf 3 1 1 0
McAnally p 1 0 0 0
  Mashore ph 1 0 1 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Torres ph 1 0 0 0
  Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0
  Bateman ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 11 2
Los Angeles 001 400 000573
Montreal 110 000 0002110
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (3-1) 8.1 11 2 2 3 3
  Mikkelsen  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
3
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
McAnally  L (0-1) 4.0 6 5 5 1 5
  Lemaster   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Strohmayer   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Walker   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
1
9

  E–Wills (1), Buckner (2), Garvey (4).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  PB–Dietz (1).  2B–Los Angeles Osteen (1,off McAnally), Montreal Hunt (5,off Osteen); Boccabella (2,off Osteen).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (2,4th inning off McAnally 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Lefebvre (1,off McAnally).  CS–Crawford (1,2nd base by McAnally/Boccabella); Woods (2,2nd base by Osteen/Dietz).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:47.  A–13,878.
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