St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1972 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 2 0
Carbo rf 4 0 0 0
Simmons c 4 0 2 0
Alou 1b 3 0 0 0
Melendez cf 4 0 0 0
Anderson 3b 3 0 0 0
Maxvill ss 3 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
Durham p 2 0 0 0
  Crosby ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lacy 2b 3 1 0 0
Mota lf 4 1 2 1
Davis cf 4 0 3 1
Parker 1b 2 0 0 1
Buckner rf 4 0 0 0
Garvey 3b 3 0 1 0
  Wills 3b 1 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 2 0
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
Singer p 2 1 0 0
Totals 30 3 9 3
St. Louis 000 000 000040
Los Angeles 100 000 20x390
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Durham  L (1-6) 6.2 7 3 3 3 8
  Segui   1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
10
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  W (5-12) 9.0 4 0 0 3 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Davis (17,off Durham).  SF–Parker (5,off Durham).  SB–Davis (18,2nd base off Durham/Simmons).  CS–Russell (4,2nd base by Durham/Simmons).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:08.  A–17,265.
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