Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
August 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lacy 2b 4 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
Mota lf 3 0 0 0
Parker 1b 3 0 1 0
Robinson rf 4 1 1 1
Valentine 3b 3 0 1 0
  Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 1 1 0
Russell ss 3 1 2 0
Yeager c 2 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro ph,c 2 0 2 1
Singer p 2 0 0 0
  Garvey 3b 1 0 0 0
  Lefebvre ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 2 3
Uhlaender rf 3 0 0 0
  Foster ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 0 0 1
Bench c 4 0 1 1
Perez 1b 3 0 1 0
Menke 3b 2 1 0 0
Chaney 2b 2 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 2 2 0
Hall p 2 1 2 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 5
Los Angeles 001 100 0013100
Cincinnati 110 103 00x681
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  L (4-11) 5.0 7 6 6 6 4
  Downing   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
7
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  W (5-1) 7.1 7 2 1 3 5
  Carroll  SV (24) 1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
3
5

  E–Concepcion (14).  DP–Cincinnati 4.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (14,off Hall), Cincinnati Bench (17,off Singer); Rose (18,off Singer).  3B–Cincinnati Perez (5,off Singer).  HR–Los Angeles Robinson (14,4th inning off Hall 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hall (2,off Singer).  SB–Davis (14,2nd base off Hall/Bench).  WP–Singer (4).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:26.  A–26,146.
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