Giants @ Dodgers
September 23, 1972

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Top 7 R H E
Giants 4 7 0
Dodgers 7 10 0
Top 7 R H E
Giants 4 7 0
Dodgers 7 10 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .215
OBP .667 .319
At Bats 2 260
Hits 1 56
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 35

Doug Rau Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Dodger Stadium - September 23, 1972
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Strikeout
Doug Rau
Steve Yeager
Terry McDermott
Davey Lopes
Ron Cey
Bill Russell
Tom Paciorek
Bobby Valentine
Bill Buckner
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

McCovey strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Speier is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Paciorek scores. McDermott moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Russell takes first base on ball four. McDermott moves to second.
Bottom 6 Randy Moffitt now pitching. Valentine hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McDermott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cey strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Paciorek moves to third.
Bottom 6 Paciorek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Paciorek reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Stone bunts towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to second.
Top 6 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Doug Rau now pitching. Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Willie Davis pinch hits for Mike Strahler. Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentine tags and scores. Russell tags and moves to third.
Bottom 5 Yeager takes first base on ball four. Valentine moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Russell takes first base on ball four. Valentine moves to second.
Bottom 5 Steve Stone now pitching. Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Matthews strikes out.
Top 5 Mike Strahler now pitching. Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second.
Top 5 McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Speier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Arnold moves to third. Bonds moves to second.
Top 5 Bonds is hit by the pitch. Arnold moves to second.
Top 5 Chris Arnold pinch hits for Frank Reberger. Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McDermott hits a line drive towards third. Kingman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Paciorek hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Matthews strikes out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Speier hits a popup towards the mound. John settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes John trying to get to home. Bonds throws the ball in to Rader who tags John who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lopes takes first base on ball four. John moves to second.
Bottom 3 Frank Reberger now pitching. John hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Yeager hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cey moves to second.
Bottom 3 Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDermott hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Fuentes strikes out.
Top 3 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Paciorek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Buckner hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Yeager scores. John moves to third. Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lopes takes first base on ball four. Yeager moves to third. John moves to second.
Bottom 2 John hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentine scores. Yeager moves to second.
Bottom 2 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to second for the out. Valentine moves to third.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valentine moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bernie Williams now playing center field. Valentine takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bernie Williams pinch runs for Garry Maddox. Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Buckner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McCovey trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Kingman moves to second.
Top 2 Matthews hits a line drive towards the mound. John reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second.
Top 2 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McDermott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes moves to third.
Bottom 1 Paciorek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Lopes. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Lopes steals second.
Bottom 1 Lopes takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bonds hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.