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Wednesday May 10, 1972
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The speed of Ted Martinez, who beat out an infield hit with two away in the 14th inning, enabled Bud Harrelson to score the run that gave the Mets a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers. Harrelson singled, stole second and reached third on a wild pitch before Martinez hit a grounder deep near second and beat Jim Lefebvre's throw to first. Before the game went into overtime, Rusty Staub drove in two runs for the Mets and Frank Robinson two for the Dodgers, each with a single and homer. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 10, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers      1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 10  2
Mets         0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 10  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Parker 1b             6   1   2   1     0   1   .303      Harrelson ss          6   2   2   0     1   0   .253
Mota lf               6   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Martinez 2b           6   0   2   1     0   1   .300
Davis cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Agee cf               4   0   1   1     2   1   .284
Robinson rf           6   1   2   2     0   1   .290      Staub rf              6   1   3   2     0   0   .307
Lefebvre 2b           6   0   0   0     0   3   .247      Jones lf              6   0   0   0     0   2   .292
Garvey 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .303      Fregosi 3b            5   0   1   0     1   1   .260
  Grabarkewitz pr,3b  1   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Beauchamp 1b          6   0   1   0     0   1   .136
Dietz c               6   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Grote c               6   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Wills ss              5   1   1   0     1   2   .117      Matlack p             2   1   0   0     1   1   .200
Downing p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Hahn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Russell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .485        McGraw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mikkelsen p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   3  10   3     3  11             Totals               50   4  10   4     5   9

Time of Game: 3:43   Attendance: 20,766
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Mets 11
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 1
Errors: Lefebvre, Garvey, Fregosi
Doubles: Mota (1), Fregosi (4)
Home Runs: Robinson (2), Staub (2)
Stolen Bases: Wills (1), Harrelson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1), Martinez (1)
GIDP: Lefebvre (1), Beauchamp (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 8     7   3   3   4   4   1  35   3.38
Brewer                  3     0   0   0   0   3   0   9   0.61
Mikkelsen L(0-1)        2.2   3   1   1   1   2   0  12   6.75
Totals                 13.2  10   4   4   5   9   1  56

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 9     9   3   3   1   6   1  37   2.59
McGraw W(2-0)           5     1   0   0   2   5   0  17   0.43
Totals                 14    10   3   3   3  11   1  54

Wild Pitches: Mikkelsen (1)
Balks: Mikkelsen (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Parker singled to right; Mota singled to right
[Parker to second]; Davis reached on an error by Fregosi on a
sacrifice bunt [Parker to third, Mota to second]; Robinson
singled to left [Parker scored, Mota to third, Davis to second];
Lefebvre struck out; Garvey flied to right; Dietz grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Martinez
struck out; Agee reached on an error by Lefebvre; Staub singled
to center [Agee out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Wills singled to center; Downing struck out; Wills
stole second; Parker singled to right [Wills scored]; Mota flied
to center; Davis popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones was called out on strikes; Fregosi walked;
Beauchamp grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets
0.

DODGERS 3RD: Robinson homered; Lefebvre struck out; Garvey
grounded out (catcher to first); Dietz flied to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote flied to center; Matlack walked; Harrelson
walked [Matlack to second]; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Matlack to third, Harrelson to second]; Agee
singled to left [Matlack scored, Harrelson to third]; Staub
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Mets 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
singled to pitcher; Parker flied to center; Mota doubled to
center [Downing out at home (center to second to catcher)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Fregosi doubled
to right; Beauchamp reached on an error by Garvey; Grote
grounded out (second to first) [Fregosi to third, Beauchamp to
second]; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Davis flied to left; Robinson flied to right;
Lefebvre popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Harrelson singled to center; Martinez flied to right;
Agee walked [Harrelson to second]; Staub singled to center
[Harrelson scored, Agee to second]; Jones was called out on
strikes; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey walked; Dietz popped to second; Wills was
called out on strikes; Downing grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Beauchamp flied to right; Grote grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matlack grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Harrelson flied to right; Martinez popped to second;
Agee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Robinson popped to shortstop; Lefebvre popped to
first; Garvey singled to center; GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR GARVEY;
Dietz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: GRABARKEWITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Staub
homered; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi popped
to shortstop; Beauchamp singled to center; Grote flied to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); RUSSELL BATTED
FOR DOWNING; Russell struck out; Parker flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: BREWER REPLACED RUSSELL (PITCHING); HAHN BATTED FOR
MATLACK; Hahn popped to shortstop; Harrelson popped to third;
Martinez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Mets 3.

DODGERS 10TH: MCGRAW REPLACED HAHN (PITCHING); Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to first);
Robinson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets
3.

METS 10TH: Agee struck out; Staub lined to first; Jones flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 11TH: Lefebvre was called out on strikes; Grabarkewitz
walked; Dietz popped to shortstop; Wills was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 11TH: Fregosi struck out; Beauchamp struck out; Grote
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 12TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR BREWER; Valentine grounded
out (pitcher to first); Parker struck out; Mota grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 12TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); McGraw
struck out; Harrelson flied to right; Martinez singled to
shortstop; Mikkelsen balked [Martinez to second]; Agee walked;
Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 13TH: Davis singled to right; Robinson was called out on
strikes; Lefebvre grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 13TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Fregosi grounded
out (third to first); Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 14TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Dietz grounded out (first
to pitcher); Wills walked; Mikkelsen lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 14TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); MILNER BATTED
FOR MCGRAW; Milner was called out on strikes; Harrelson singled
to left; Harrelson stole second; Mikkelsen threw a wild pitch
[Harrelson to third]; Martinez singled to second [Harrelson
scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 4.



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