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Standings
BAL
@BOS		5
6		 
(10)
MIL
@DET		3
0
CLE
@NYY		3
0
CAL
@OAK		2
3
CHW
@TEX		2
1
NYM
@CHC		1
2
ATL
@CIN		2
1
SFG
@LAD		5
8
PHI
@MON		2
6
HOU
@SDP		7
0
HOU
@SDP		2
1
PIT
@STL		6
2
Tuesday, May 23, 1972,
, Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 25,562, Time of Game: 2:24
Giants
5
12-26
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Dodgers
8
21-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Don Sutton (6-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  1   0  0  0   1  2  0    5  7  5
Dodgers         0  1  2   0  0  5   0  0  X    8  8  2

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .260 .787 0.111 0.58 0.146 -0.034 0.5 3 0 HR
Chris Arnold 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .788 0.015 0.71 0.055 -0.041 -0.3 3 5
Ed Goodson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .690 -0.115 1.07 0.000 -0.115 -1.0 9 1
Dave Kingman 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .252 .846 0.029 0.91 0.074 -0.045 0.6 0 2 SB
Chris Speier SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 .265 .807 0.006 0.95 0.057 -0.052 1.8 1 4 HR
Ken Henderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .554 -0.103 1.01 0.000 -0.103 -0.9 1 0
Bernie Williams LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .211 .618 0.152 0.77 0.169 -0.017 1.9 1 0 2B
Dave Rader C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .576 -0.127 0.93 0.000 -0.127 -1.6 5 0
John Cumberland P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .222 -0.074 1.39 0.000 -0.074 -0.7 0 0
   Don Carrithers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Jim Howarth PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .815 0.014 0.21 0.014 0.000 1.0 2B
   Jerry Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Jim Ray Hart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .642 -0.008 0.33 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
Team Totals 36 5 7 5 1 7 .194 .633 -0.100 0.86 0.515 -0.616 1.2 24 15
2B: J Howarth (2, off D Sutton); B Williams (1, off D Sutton).
HR: C Speier (5, off D Sutton; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); B Bonds (6, off D Sutton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Speier 4; B Bonds 4; J Howarth 2; D Kingman 2; B Williams 2; C Arnold.
RBI: C Speier 2 (17); B Bonds (24); J Howarth (1); B Williams (4).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: C Speier (7); D Kingman (5); E Goodson (1); C Arnold (1); D Rader (2).
Baserunning
SB: D Kingman (11, 2nd base off D Sutton/C Cannizzaro).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Russell SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .325 .908 0.025 0.78 0.073 -0.048 -0.7 1 2
Bobby Valentine 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .320 .782 0.020 0.69 0.051 -0.031 0.6 0 0 SH
Willie Davis CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .268 .731 0.105 0.67 0.125 -0.020 0.5 5 0 SB
Frank Robinson RF 3 2 2 2 0 1 .274 .856 0.201 0.96 0.232 -0.030 1.7 1 0 2·HR
   Willie Crawford RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .905 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 2 0
Manny Mota LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .793 0.044 0.62 0.074 -0.030 1.1 1 0 2·2B
Wes Parker 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .277 .659 0.009 0.66 0.064 -0.055 0.6 4 3 SH
Steve Garvey 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .262 .672 0.002 0.44 0.032 -0.030 0.3 3 1 SB
Chris Cannizzaro C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .260 .679 -0.029 0.49 0.018 -0.047 0.9 7 0 SH
Don Sutton P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .217 .497 0.025 0.47 0.047 -0.022 -0.2 3 0 2·SH
Team Totals 31 8 8 3 2 4 .258 .819 0.401 0.62 0.716 -0.314 4.6 27 6
2B: M Mota 2 (4, 1 off J Johnson, 1 off J Cumberland).
HR: F Robinson 2 (5, 2 off J Cumberland; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: D Sutton 2 (4, 1 off D Carrithers, 1 off J Johnson); W Parker (1, off J Cumberland); C Cannizzaro (1, off D Carrithers); B Valentine (1, off J Cumberland).
TB: F Robinson 8; M Mota 5; D Sutton; B Russell; W Davis.
RBI: F Robinson 2 (19); W Davis (21).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: S Garvey 2 (9).
Baserunning
SB: S Garvey (2, 2nd base off D Carrithers/D Rader); W Davis (8, 2nd base off J Cumberland/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Cumberland, L (0-4) 5 7 6 4 0 2 2 9.13 24 35 -0.374 0.98 -3.8
Don Carrithers 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 4.34 6 1 1 -0.032 0.16 -1.7
Jerry Johnson 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9.82 8 0 0 0.007 0.07 0.8
Team Totals 8 8 8 4 2 4 2 4.50 38 35 1 1 -0.399 0.86 -4.6
J Cumberland faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, W (6-0) 9 7 5 4 1 7 2 1.29 37 61 0.101 0.86 -1.2
Team Totals 9 7 5 4 1 7 2 4.00 37 61 0.101 0.62 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: D Carrithers 3 (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 25,562.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Los Angeles Dodgers
1 Bobby Bonds RF 1 Bill Russell SS
2 Chris Arnold 2B 2 Bobby Valentine 2B
3 Ed Goodson 1B 3 Willie Davis CF
4 Dave Kingman 3B 4 Frank Robinson RF
5 Chris Speier SS 5 Manny Mota LF
6 Ken Henderson CF 6 Wes Parker 1B
7 Bernie Williams LF 7 Steve Garvey 3B
8 Dave Rader C 8 Chris Cannizzaro C
9 John Cumberland P 9 Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 1 12- R SFG B. Williams D. Sutton -16% 30% Double to RF; Kingman Scores; Speier to 3B
t3 1-1 0 --- R SFG B. Bonds D. Sutton -13% 37% Home Run
b2 0-1 0 --- R LAD F. Robinson J. Cumberland 12% 55% Home Run
b3 2-2 1 -2- R LAD W. Davis J. Cumberland 11% 68% Single to RF; Valentine Scores/unER
b6 3-2 0 --- R LAD F. Robinson J. Cumberland 11% 86% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds D. Sutton 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG C. Arnold D. Sutton 1% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O SFG E. Goodson D. Sutton 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Cumberland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Cumberland -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine J. Cumberland -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAD W. Davis J. Cumberland -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- SFG D. Kingman D. Sutton -4% 46% Single to 3B/Bunt
t2 0-0 0 1-- SFG C. Speier D. Sutton -3% 43% Kingman Steals 2B
t2 0-0 0 -2- SFG C. Speier D. Sutton -3% 40% Walk
t2 0-0 0 12- O SFG K. Henderson D. Sutton 6% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 12- R SFG B. Williams D. Sutton -16% 30% Double to RF; Kingman Scores; Speier to 3B
t2 1-0 1 -23 O SFG D. Rader D. Sutton 7% 37% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 1-0 2 -23 O SFG J. Cumberland D. Sutton 5% 42% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' John Cumberland facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- R LAD F. Robinson J. Cumberland 12% 55% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 --- LAD M. Mota J. Cumberland 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 1-1 0 1-- O LAD W. Parker J. Cumberland -4% 55% Strikeout
b2 1-1 1 1-- O LAD S. Garvey J. Cumberland -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-1 2 1-- O LAD C. Cannizzaro J. Cumberland -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- R SFG B. Bonds D. Sutton -13% 37% Home Run
t3 2-1 0 --- O SFG C. Arnold D. Sutton 2% 39% Flyball: CF
t3 2-1 1 --- O SFG E. Goodson D. Sutton 1% 41% Flyball: CF
t3 2-1 2 --- O SFG D. Kingman D. Sutton 1% 42% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' John Cumberland facing 9-1-2
b3 1-2 0 --- LAD D. Sutton J. Cumberland 5% 46% Single to RF
b3 1-2 0 1-- LAD B. Russell J. Cumberland 7% 54% Single to CF; Sutton to 2B
b3 1-2 0 12- RO LAD B. Valentine J. Cumberland 4% 58% Reached on E5/Sacrifice (Bunt); Sutton Scores/No RBI; Russell out at Hm/2B-C; Valentine to 2B
b3 2-2 1 -2- R LAD W. Davis J. Cumberland 11% 68% Single to RF; Valentine Scores/unER
b3 3-2 1 1-- LAD F. Robinson J. Cumberland 2% 70% Davis Steals 2B
b3 3-2 1 -2- O LAD F. Robinson J. Cumberland -3% 67% Strikeout
b3 3-2 2 -2- O LAD M. Mota J. Cumberland -3% 64% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t4 2-3 0 --- O SFG C. Speier D. Sutton 3% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-3 1 --- O SFG K. Henderson D. Sutton 2% 69% Flyball: SS
t4 2-3 2 --- O SFG B. Williams D. Sutton 1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' John Cumberland facing 6-7-8
b4 3-2 0 --- O LAD W. Parker J. Cumberland -2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-2 1 --- LAD S. Garvey J. Cumberland 2% 70% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Garvey to 1B
b4 3-2 1 1-- O LAD C. Cannizzaro J. Cumberland -2% 68% Flyball: RF
b4 3-2 2 1-- O LAD D. Sutton J. Cumberland -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- O SFG D. Rader D. Sutton 3% 69% Flyball: CF
t5 2-3 1 --- O SFG J. Cumberland D. Sutton 2% 71% Strikeout
t5 2-3 2 --- SFG B. Bonds D. Sutton -2% 69% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bonds to 1B
t5 2-3 2 1-- SFG C. Arnold D. Sutton -6% 64% Single to CF; Bonds to 3B; Arnold to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 2-3 2 -23 O SFG E. Goodson D. Sutton 9% 72% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' John Cumberland facing 1-2-3
b5 3-2 0 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Cumberland -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-2 1 --- O LAD B. Valentine J. Cumberland -1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-2 2 --- O LAD W. Davis J. Cumberland -1% 68% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t6 2-3 0 --- O SFG D. Kingman D. Sutton 4% 72% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-3 1 --- O SFG C. Speier D. Sutton 2% 74% Flyball: CF
t6 2-3 2 --- O SFG K. Henderson D. Sutton 2% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' John Cumberland facing 4-5-6
b6 3-2 0 --- R LAD F. Robinson J. Cumberland 11% 86% Home Run
b6 4-2 0 --- LAD M. Mota J. Cumberland 3% 90% Double to CF
b6 4-2 0 -2- R LAD W. Parker J. Cumberland 6% 96% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Mota Scores/No RBI; Parker to 3B
Don Carrithers replaces John Cumberland pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-2 0 --3 R LAD S. Garvey D. Carrithers 1% 96% Wild Pitch; Parker Scores/unER
b6 6-2 0 --- LAD S. Garvey D. Carrithers 1% 97% Walk
b6 6-2 0 1-- LAD C. Cannizzaro D. Carrithers 0% 97% Garvey Steals 2B
b6 6-2 0 -2- R LAD C. Cannizzaro D. Carrithers 1% 98% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Garvey Scores/No RBI/unER; Cannizzaro to 1B
b6 7-2 0 1-- O LAD D. Sutton D. Carrithers -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cannizzaro to 2B
b6 7-2 1 -2- LAD B. Russell D. Carrithers 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Cannizzaro to 3B
b6 7-2 1 --3 O LAD B. Russell D. Carrithers -1% 98% Strikeout
b6 7-2 2 --3 R LAD B. Valentine D. Carrithers 1% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cannizzaro Scores/No RBI/unER; Valentine to 1B
b6 8-2 2 1-- LAD W. Davis D. Carrithers 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Valentine to 2B
b6 8-2 2 -2- O LAD W. Davis D. Carrithers -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
5 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Dodgers 8.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-8, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
Willie Crawford replaces Frank Robinson playing RF batting 4th
t7 2-8 0 --- SFG B. Williams D. Sutton -1% 98% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B
t7 2-8 0 -2- O SFG D. Rader D. Sutton 1% 99% Lineout: RF
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Don Carrithers (P) batting 9th
t7 2-8 1 -2- R SFG J. Howarth D. Sutton -1% 97% Double to RF; Williams Scores/unER
t7 3-8 1 -2- O SFG B. Bonds D. Sutton 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t7 3-8 2 -2- O SFG C. Arnold D. Sutton 1% 99% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Giants' Jerry Johnson facing 4-5-6
Jerry Johnson replaces Jim Howarth (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-3 0 --- O LAD W. Crawford J. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 8-3 1 --- LAD M. Mota J. Johnson 0% 99% Double to CF
b7 8-3 1 -2- O LAD W. Parker J. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mota to 3B
b7 8-3 2 --3 O LAD S. Garvey J. Johnson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Dodgers 8.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-8, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
t8 3-8 0 --- O SFG E. Goodson D. Sutton 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 3-8 1 --- SFG D. Kingman D. Sutton -1% 99% Single to LF
t8 3-8 1 1-- RR SFG C. Speier D. Sutton -2% 96% Home Run; Kingman Scores
t8 5-8 1 --- O SFG K. Henderson D. Sutton 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 5-8 2 --- O SFG B. Williams D. Sutton 1% 98% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Giants' Jerry Johnson facing 8-9-1
b8 8-5 0 --- LAD C. Cannizzaro J. Johnson 0% 98% Walk
b8 8-5 0 1-- O LAD D. Sutton J. Johnson -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cannizzaro to 2B
b8 8-5 1 -2- O LAD B. Russell J. Johnson -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 8-5 2 -2- O LAD B. Valentine J. Johnson -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 8.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-8, Dodgers' Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
t9 5-8 0 --- O SFG D. Rader D. Sutton 2% 99% Strikeout
Jim Ray Hart pinch hits for Jerry Johnson (P) batting 9th
t9 5-8 1 --- O SFG J. Hart D. Sutton 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 5-8 2 --- O SFG B. Bonds D. Sutton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Dodgers 8.

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