Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 2, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1972 at Busch Stadium II. 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lacy 2b 4 0 2 1
Buckner rf 5 0 0 0
Davis cf 5 0 1 0
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Crawford lf 3 1 1 0
Valentine 3b 5 1 3 0
Russell ss 3 1 0 0
Yeager c 3 2 1 3
Rau p 2 0 1 1
Totals 34 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 3 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  McNertney ph 1 0 0 0
  Bare p 0 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Carbo rf 3 1 0 0
Torre 3b 3 0 0 0
Simmons 1b 4 0 1 0
Melendez cf 3 0 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 2 1
Anderson ss 3 0 0 0
Durham p 0 0 0 0
  Palmer p 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Los Angeles 040 001 000590
St. Louis 000 000 100131
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (1-0) 9.0 3 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Durham  L (2-7) 1.1 4 4 4 2 0
  Palmer   4.2 2 1 1 4 2
  Folkers   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Bare   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
7
3

  E–Simmons (9).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–Los Angeles Davis (19,off Palmer), St. Louis Simmons (27,off Rau); Jutze (1,off Rau).  3B–Los Angeles Yeager (1,off Durham); Rau (1,off Durham).  SH–Rau (1,off Palmer).  HBP–Russell (2,by Palmer).  IBB–Russell (8,by Durham).  CS–Lacy (2,2nd base by Durham/Jutze).  WP–Durham (2).  HBP–Palmer (1,Russell).  IBB–Durham (5,Russell).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:09.  A–9,237.
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