Supported by two homers, Tom Seaver pitched the Mets to a 5-1 victory for his 10th straight conquest of the Padres since the expansion club's entrance into the N. L. in 1969. Jim Fregosi homered with two men on base in the sixth inning and Tommie Agee connected for the circuit with one aboard in the seventh to account for the Mets' runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     26, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  3    2  0  0  -   5 11  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Campbell 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .172
Boswell 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .171      Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Agee cf               5   2   2   2     0   0   .258      Jeter cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .375
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .290        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Milner lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .375      Colbert 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Fregosi 3b            3   1   1   3     1   0   .241      Lee lf                4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Kranepool 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .269      Stahl rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .136
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Barton c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .179
Seaver p              4   0   2   0     0   1   .222      Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Robles ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Greif p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schaeffer p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               36   5  11   5     2   3             Totals               34   1   7   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  6,463
Left on Base: Mets 8, Padres 6
DP: Mets 0, Padres 2
Errors: Lee
Doubles: Seaver (1), Thomas (2)
Home Runs: Fregosi (2), Agee (1)
GIDP: Seaver (1), Harrelson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Harrelson (1,by Greif), Grote (1,by Greif)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(3-0)           9     7   1   1   0   6   0  34   0.38
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   6   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(1-2)            5.1   7   3   3   1   2   1  26   5.74
Ross                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.91
Corkins                 0.2   3   2   2   1   0   1   6   6.00
Schaeffer               1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Taylor                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   3   2  40

Hit by Pitch: Greif 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Corkins (2), Schaeffer (1)
Balks: Greif (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Boswell
singled to left; Greif balked [Boswell to second]; Agee flied to
left; Staub was walked intentionally; Milner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Campbell was called out on strikes; Thomas doubled
to center; Jeter flied to center; Colbert grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi flied to right; Kranepool singled to center;
Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; Seaver was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Lee flied to left; Stahl struck out; Barton grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson popped to second; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Agee popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: On a bunt Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Greif struck out; Campbell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 4TH: Staub struck out; Milner grounded out (second to
first); Fregosi flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Thomas lined to left; Jeter struck out; Colbert
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver doubled to right;
Harrelson was hit by a pitch; Boswell lined to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Lee singled to left; On a bunt Stahl forced Lee
(pitcher to shortstop); Barton grounded out (third to first)
[Stahl to second]; Hernandez lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 6TH: Agee singled to left [Agee to second (error by Lee)];
Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Milner singled to
right [Agee to third]; Fregosi homered [Agee scored, Milner
scored]; Kranepool singled to right; Grote was hit by a pitch
[Kranepool to second]; ROSS REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Seaver
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Grote
out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: MASON BATTED FOR ROSS; Mason flied to right;
Campbell flied to left; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 0.

METS 7TH: CORKINS REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Harrelson singled
to center; Corkins threw a wild pitch [Harrelson to second];
Boswell popped to shortstop in foul territory; Agee homered
[Harrelson scored]; Staub flied to left; Milner singled to left;
Fregosi walked [Milner to second]; SCHAEFFER REPLACED CORKINS
(PITCHING); Schaeffer threw a wild pitch [Milner to third,
Fregosi to second]; Kranepool struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Jeter struck out; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lee singled to right; Stahl singled to center [Lee to
third]; Barton singled to shortstop [Lee scored, Stahl to
second]; BROWN BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Brown popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 1.

METS 8TH: ROBLES REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); Grote popped to
first in foul territory; Seaver singled to third; Harrelson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Seaver
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: MORALES BATTED FOR SCHAEFFER; Morales flied to left;
Campbell singled to left; Thomas lined to right; Jeter flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 1.

METS 9TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TAYLOR REPLACED
JETER (PITCHING); Boswell lined to center; Agee flied to center;
Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert singled to left; Lee forced Colbert (second
to shortstop); Stahl flied to left; Barton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Padres 1.