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Monday May 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Tom Seaver was tagged for three homers and was lifted after 6 2/3 innings but received credit for his fourth straight victory when the Mets defeated the Giants, 7-4. Bud Harrelson and Cleon Jones each drove in two runs for the Mets, one of Harrelson's RBIs coming on the third homer of his eight years in a New York uniform.

The Giants' homers, accounting for all their runs, were hit by Dave Rader, Chris Speier and Ken Henderson. Rader's blow in the third inning was the first of the young catcher's major league career. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 7, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         1  0  1    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   7 14  0
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   4  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   2   2   2     1   0   .288      Speier ss             4   1   1   2     0   1   .250
Martinez 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .292
Agee cf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .255      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   4   .286
Staub rf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .314      Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .224
Jones lf              5   0   2   2     0   2   .341      Henderson cf          4   1   2   1     0   1   .228
Fregosi 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Maddox lf             4   0   0   0     0   4   .207
Beauchamp 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
  Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Rader c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .350
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Cumberland p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Howarth ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mays ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .146
                                                            Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               39   7  14   7     2   4             Totals               33   4   6   4     3  15

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  3,855
Left on Base: Mets 8, Giants 5
DP: Mets 0, Giants 0
Triples: Fregosi (1), Fuentes (1)
Home Runs: Harrelson (1), Rader (1), Speier (2), Henderson (3)
Caught Stealing: Agee (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrelson (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(4-0)           6.2   5   4   4   2  12   3  27   1.47
McGraw SV(3)            2.1   1   0   0   1   3   0   9   0.68
Totals                  9     6   4   4   3  15   3  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cumberland L(0-3)       3     6   4   4   1   1   1  16   7.64
Bryant                  3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.45
Johnson                 0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6  13.50
McMahon                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.72
Morris                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.08
Totals                  9    14   7   7   2   4   1  42

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Martinez
singled to right; Agee struck out; Staub walked [Martinez to
second]; Jones singled to left [Martinez scored, Staub to
third]; Fregosi grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier flied to center; Fuentes struck out; Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Henderson was called out on
strikes; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson homered; Martinez singled to left; Agee
flied to right; Staub flied to center; Jones grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
homered; Cumberland struck out; Speier was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

METS 4TH: Fregosi tripled to right; Beauchamp singled to right
[Fregosi scored]; BRYANT REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); Grote
singled to right [Beauchamp to third]; Seaver struck out;
Harrelson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beauchamp scored];
Martinez flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes tripled to right; Bonds struck out; Kingman
popped to shortstop; Henderson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

METS 5TH: Agee singled to center; Agee was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Staub grounded out
(pitcher to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox struck out; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 1.

METS 6TH: Fregosi flied to left; Beauchamp grounded out (third
to first); Grote popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: HOWARTH BATTED FOR BRYANT; Howarth singled to
center; Speier homered [Howarth scored]; Fuentes popped to
shortstop; Bonds struck out; Kingman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 3.

METS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Seaver popped to
third in foul territory; Harrelson singled to right; Martinez
grounded out (second to first) [Harrelson to second]; Agee
singled [Harrelson to third]; Staub singled to center [Harrelson
scored, Agee to second]; Jones singled to center [Agee scored,
Staub to second]; MCMAHON REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Fregosi
singled to right [Staub scored, Jones to third]; Beauchamp flied
to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson homered; Maddox was called out on strikes;
Gallagher walked; Rader flied to center; MAYS BATTED FOR
MCMAHON; Mays walked [Gallagher to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED
SEAVER (PITCHING); Speier flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 7, Giants 4.

METS 8TH: MORRIS REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING); Grote grounded out
(third to first); McGraw grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrelson walked; Martinez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 7, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes walked; Bonds struck out; Kingman struck
out; Henderson singled to center [Fuentes to third]; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Giants 4.

METS 9TH: Agee grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to
left; Jones struck out; Fregosi flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 7, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING 1B); Gallagher
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop
to first); ARNOLD BATTED FOR MORRIS; Arnold flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Giants 4.



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