The Dodgers lost a chance to move into a tie with the Giants for the West division lead when they were stopped on their eight-game winning streak by the Padres, who gained a 2-1 victory on a tie-breaking homer by Larry Stahl in the sixth inning. The Padres, who had ended an eight-game streak by the Astros in the previous night's game, started the scoring against the Dodgers with an unearned run in the second inning.

Leron Lee and Stahl led off with singles and when Don Sutton threw wildly on a bunt by Garry Jestadt, Lee raced home. The Dodgers pulled even against Dave Roberts in the home half. Manny Mota and Wes Parker singled, but Mota was run down and retired when Steve Garvey tapped to Roberts. Parker took second on the play, advanced to third after a long fly by Duke Sims and scored on an infield hit by Sutton. Stahl's homer in the sixth was only the ninth given up by Sutton in a total of 241 innings pitched this season. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   3   0     0   1   .227      Wills ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Mason 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Valentine 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Jeter cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .273      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Allen 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Lee lf                4   1   1   0     0   2   .271      Mota lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .321
  Morales lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Parker rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
Stahl rf              4   1   2   1     0   2   .261      Garvey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Jestadt 3b            3   0   1   0     0   2   .291      Sims c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Barton c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .241        Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Roberts p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Sutton p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .215
                                                            Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .241

Totals               35   2  10   1     0  10             Totals               35   1   8   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 19,004
Left on Base: Padres 9, Dodgers 9
DP: Padres 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Hernandez, Jeter, Sutton
Home Runs: Stahl (6)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (19), Jeter (2), Wills (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Jestadt (3), Hernandez (11), Mason (6)
GIDP: Davis (17)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(13-15)        9     8   1   1   2   2   0  37   1.91
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   2   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(14-12)         9    10   2   1   0  10   1  38   2.61
Totals                  9    10   2   1   0  10   1  38

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to left; Hernandez stole second;
Mason flied out to left; Jeter struck out; Colbert grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis singled to center
[Davis to second (error by Jeter)]; Allen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Dodgers 0.

PADRES 2ND: Lee singled to center; Stahl singled to center [Lee
to second]; Jestadt reached on an error by Sutton on a sacrifice
bunt [Lee scored (unearned) (no RBI), Stahl to third, Jestadt to
second]; Barton reached on a fielder's choice [Stahl out at home
(third to catcher to third to pitcher), Jestadt to third];
Roberts forced Barton (second to shortstop); Hernandez struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Mota singled to center; Parker singled to right
[Mota to third]; Garvey reached on a fielder's choice [Mota out
at home (pitcher to third), Parker to second]; Sims flied out to
center [Parker to third]; Sutton singled to shortstop [Parker
scored, Garvey to second]; Wills forced Sutton (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 3RD: Mason made an out to shortstop; Jeter singled to
center; Jeter stole second; Colbert popped to second in foul
territory; Lee made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Valentine lined to left; Davis flied out to center;
Allen singled to left; Mota singled to center [Allen to second];
Parker walked [Allen to third, Mota to second]; Garvey forced
Parker (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 4TH: Stahl was called out on strikes; Jestadt was called
out on strikes; Barton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Sims flied out to left; Sutton singled to right;
Wills forced Sutton (shortstop to second); Wills stole second;
Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts singled to left; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Roberts to second]; Mason
flied out to center; Jeter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Allen walked; Mota made an out to second; Parker forced Allen
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Dodgers
1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert flied out to right; Lee was called out on
strikes; Stahl homered; Jestadt singled to center; Barton
singled to left [Jestadt to second]; Roberts forced Barton
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims
grounded out (second to first); Sutton flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 1.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez singled to right; Mason out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Hernandez to second]; Jeter struck out;
Colbert made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Valentine
reached on an error by Hernandez [Valentine to first]; Davis
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 8TH: Lee struck out; Stahl was called out on strikes;
Jestadt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Allen grounded out (third to first); Mota singled
to left; Parker forced Mota (shortstop to second); Garvey forced
Parker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 1.

PADRES 9TH: Barton grounded out (third to first); Roberts was
called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to pitcher; Mason flied
to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: MORALES REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); SUDAKIS BATTED
FOR SIMS; Sudakis was called out on strikes; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR
SUTTON; Lefebvre struck out; Wills lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Dodgers 1.