Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
May 15, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1972 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 2, San Diego Padres 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Russell ss 3 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 3 1 0 0
Crawford lf 2 0 0 0
  Mota ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Grabarkewitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Sims c 2 0 1 0
  Cannizzaro ph,c 1 0 1 1
Valentine 2b 3 0 1 1
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Garvey ph 1 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
Downing p 1 0 0 0
  Lefebvre 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 3 0 1 0
  Jestadt ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0
Jeter cf 3 0 0 0
Morales rf 3 0 2 1
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Campbell 3b 4 0 1 0
Arlin p 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
  Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Los Angeles 010 000 001261
San Diego 000 000 010161
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   6.2 4 0 0 2 5
  Brewer  W (2-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Mikkelsen  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Arlin   7.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Caldwell  L (1-1) 1.1 3 1 1 2 0
  Corkins   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
5

  E–Davis (2), Arlin (1).  DP–San Diego 1.  PB–Kendall (2).  2B–Los Angeles Buckner (2,off Arlin); Davis (5,off Caldwell).  3B–San Diego Morales (2,off Downing).  SH–Crawford (1,off Arlin); Downing (1,off Arlin); Hernandez (5,off Downing); Colbert (1,off Brewer).  HBP–Russell (1,by Arlin).  IBB–Mota (1,by Caldwell); Jeter (1,by Brewer).  SF–Morales (1,off Brewer).  HBP–Arlin (3,Russell).  IBB–Brewer (1,Jeter); Caldwell (6,Mota).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:32.  A–16,095.
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