Led by the batting of Lee May, the Astros defeated the Dodgers, 7-2. May drove in one run with a single in the first inning and batted in three more with a homer in the seventh. Bob Watson accounted for two RBIs with a single and triple. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1972 (Day game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  6  3
Astros       2  0  1    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   7 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .276      Metzger ss            5   1   0   0     0   1   .208
Davis cf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .287      Cedeno cf             4   2   1   0     0   1   .351
Mota lf               4   1   2   0     0   2   .338      Wynn rf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .272
Robinson rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .253      May 1b                4   2   2   4     0   1   .291
Parker 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .271      Watson lf             3   0   2   2     0   1   .301
Valentine 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     1   3   .239
  Grabarkewitz pr     0   0   0   0     0   0   .145      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
  Sims c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .140
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .269        Griffin p           2   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .173
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   9             Totals               35   7  10   6     2   9

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 27,082
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 0
Errors: Valentine, Cannizzaro, Mikkelsen, Rader
Doubles: Robinson (6), Griffin (3)
Triples: Watson (4), Helms (4)
Home Runs: May (21)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno 3 (29), Metzger (14)
Caught Stealing: Helms (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (3)
GIDP: Reuss (2)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (6,by Mikkelsen), Cedeno (4,by Mikkelsen)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(12-6)          6     7   3   1   0   9   0  25   1.89
Mikkelsen               2     3   4   0   2   0   1  14   3.65
Totals                  8    10   7   1   2   9   1  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(7-8)            5.2   5   2   2   2   5   0  23   3.87
Griffin SV(3)           3.1   1   0   0   1   4   0  12   2.52
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   9   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Mikkelsen 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Sutton (4), Reuss (2)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to center; Reuss threw a wild pitch
[Lacy to second]; Davis struck out; Mota singled to third [Lacy
out at third (third to second)]; Robinson reached on an error by
Rader [Mota to second, Robinson to first]; Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno reached on an
error by Valentine [Cedeno to first]; Cedeno stole second
[Cedeno to third (error by Cannizzaro)]; Wynn struck out; May
singled to center [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Watson tripled to
center [May scored (unearned)]; Edwards grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Valentine struck out; Cannizzaro flied out to
center; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Helms singled to center; On a bunt
Reuss grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton was called out on strikes; Lacy grounded out
(second to first); Davis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno singled to
center; Wynn singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Cedeno stole
third; May struck out; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored,
Wynn to second]; Edwards forced Wynn (third unassisted); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota struck out; Robinson walked; Parker made an
out to shortstop; Robinson was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; Helms tripled to center; Helms was
caught stealing home (catcher to third); Reuss struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cannizzaro grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Wynn flied out
to center; May lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Sutton was called out on strikes; Lacy walked;
Davis forced Lacy (first to shortstop); Mota singled to left
[Davis to second]; Robinson doubled to left [Davis scored, Mota
to third]; Parker singled to shortstop [Mota scored, Robinson to
third]; GRIFFIN REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Valentine grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson struck out; Edwards grounded out (third to
first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Cannizzaro singled to left; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR
CANNIZZARO; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Grabarkewitz to second]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR SUTTON; Buckner
flied out to left; Lacy popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: SIMS REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING C ); MIKKELSEN
REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); Helms grounded out (third to
first); Griffin doubled to left; Metzger reached on an error by
Mikkelsen (assist by Parker) [Griffin scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Metzger to first]; Metzger stole second; Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Metzger to third]; Wynn walked; May
homered (unearned) [Metzger scored (unearned), Wynn scored
(unearned)]; Watson was hit by a pitch; Edwards singled to right
[Watson to third]; Rader walked [Edwards to second]; Helms flied
out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis flied out to center; Mota struck out;
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Griffin flied out to center; Metzger flied out to
right; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno stole second; Wynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Parker walked; Valentine struck out; Sims struck
out; Russell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 7.