Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
May 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1972 at Astrodome. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Valentine 2b 5 1 2 0
Russell ss 5 1 1 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson rf 3 1 0 1
Mota lf 4 1 3 2
Grabarkewitz 3b 2 1 0 0
  Buckner ph 0 1 0 0
  Wills 3b 0 0 0 0
Parker 1b 3 0 1 2
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
  Sims ph,c 1 0 1 2
Singer p 3 0 1 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Miller rf 4 1 2 0
Wynn cf 3 1 1 0
May 1b 4 1 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 2 1
Edwards c 2 0 0 1
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 1
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Los Angeles 200 100 0407100
Houston 000 102 0003102
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer   6.1 9 3 3 2 6
  Mikkelsen  W (1-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (3-3) 7.1 8 5 4 2 10
  Ray   0.0 2 2 2 3 0
  Gladding   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
5
11

  E–Wynn (4), May (3).  DP–Los Angeles 2, Houston 1.  2B–Los Angeles Valentine (3,off Reuss); Mota (5,off Reuss); Singer (1,off Reuss), Houston Rader (6,off Singer); Watson (5,off Singer).  SF–Robinson (1,off Reuss); Edwards (2,off Singer).  HBP–Davis (1,by Reuss); Mota (1,by Reuss); Wynn (1,by Mikkelsen).  IBB–Buckner (1,by Ray); Edwards (6,by Singer).  SH–Miller (1,off Singer).  CS–Parker (1,2nd base by Reuss/Edwards).  WP–Ray (3).  HBP–Mikkelsen (1,Wynn); Reuss 2 (4,Davis,Mota).  IBB–Singer (3,Edwards); Ray (2,Buckner).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:34.  A–43,561.
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