Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres
September 18, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1972 at San Diego Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
  Osteen ph 0 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 5 0 1 0
Robinson lf 4 1 2 1
Crawford rf 3 1 1 1
Valentine 3b,2b 5 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 2 1
Yeager c 4 0 0 0
John p 2 0 0 0
  Lefebvre ph 0 0 0 0
  Wills 3b 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 3 0 0 0
  Jeter ph 0 0 0 0
Roberts 2b 5 0 0 0
Lee lf 5 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 0
Gaston cf 4 1 2 1
Elliott rf 3 0 0 0
Hilton 3b 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 1
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Arlin p 2 0 1 0
  Blefary ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez pr 0 0 0 0
  Simpson p 0 0 0 0
  Corrales c 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 4 2
Los Angeles 010 000 100 1370
San Diego 020 000 000 0240
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John   6.0 4 2 2 1 6
  Mikkelsen  W (5-5) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Richert  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
4
2
2
3
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Arlin   7.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Simpson  L (0-1) 2.2 1 1 1 3 4
  Ross   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
7
3
3
6
7

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Russell (19,off Arlin), San Diego Colbert (25,off John).  3B–Los Angeles Davis (7,off Arlin).  HR–Los Angeles Robinson (19,2nd inning off Arlin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Osteen (5,off Simpson); Hilton (1,off John).  IBB–Lefebvre (6,by Arlin).  SF–Kendall (2,off John).  HBP–Jeter (2,by Richert).  SB–Russell (14,2nd base off Simpson/Kendall); Hernandez 2 (17,2nd base off Mikkelsen/Yeager,3rd base off Mikkelsen/Yeager); Thomas (7,2nd base off Mikkelsen/Yeager).  CS–Parker (5,2nd base by Arlin/Kendall).  HBP–Richert (1,Jeter).  IBB–Arlin (15,Lefebvre).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:41.  A–2,556.
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