Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 21, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1972 at Dodger Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Wynn rf 4 0 1 0
May 1b 4 1 2 0
Watson lf 4 1 2 2
Edwards c 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0
Mota lf 3 1 1 1
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Parker 1b 2 0 2 0
Garvey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Wills ph 0 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
  Crawford pr 0 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0
Russell ss 2 0 0 0
Singer p 2 0 1 0
  Dietz ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Houston 000 002 000261
Los Angeles 000 001 000151
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (3-2) 9.0 5 1 1 3 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  L (3-4) 7.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Brewer   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Rader (3), Garvey (7).  DP–Houston 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston May (4,off Singer), Los Angeles Parker (2,off Reuss).  HR–Houston Watson (5,6th inning off Singer 1 on, 1 out), Los Angeles Mota (2,6th inning off Reuss 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Russell 2 (2,off Reuss 2); Wills (2,off Reuss).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:03.  A–33,928.
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