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Monday May 15, 1972
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Homers by Tommie Agee and Jim Fregosi accounted for all of the Mets' runs in a 5-3 victory over the Expos. Agee's drive followed a pass to Ken Boswell in the fifth inning. Fregosi connected after a single by Rusty Staub and walk to Cleon Jones in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 3

Game Played on Monday, May 15, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Expos        0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  x  -   5  5  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .218
Mashore rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .293      Boswell 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .169
Woods cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .234      Agee cf               3   1   1   2     0   1   .283
Bailey 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Staub rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .263
Singleton lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Jones lf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .315
Foli ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .205      Fregosi 3b            4   1   2   3     0   1   .278
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Boccabella c          2   1   2   0     1   0   .205      Grote c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .254
  Fairey ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .545      Matlack p             3   0   0   0     1   2   .154
Stoneman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Day ph              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairly ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .211

Totals               30   3   9   2     2   4             Totals               29   5   5   5     6   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,377
Left on Base: Expos 7, Mets 7
DP: Expos 0, Mets 0
Errors: Matlack
Doubles: Mashore (3)
Home Runs: Agee (4), Fregosi (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stoneman (5), Bailey (2), Day (3), Strohmayer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (3,by Matlack), Agee (1,by Stoneman)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman                4     1   0   0   3   3   0  17   2.92
Strohmayer L(0-1)       4     4   5   5   3   2   2  19   3.76
Totals                  8     5   5   5   6   5   2  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(4-0)          8.1   8   3   2   2   3   0  34   2.50
Frisella SV(2)          0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.35
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   4   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Stoneman (1), Matlack (1)
Balks: Strohmayer (1), Matlack (1)

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Mashore flied out
to left; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Boswell flied out to left; Agee was
hit by a pitch [Harrelson to second]; Staub grounded out (second
to first) [Harrelson to third, Agee to second]; Jones struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey popped to first; Singleton popped to third;
Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Fregosi popped to third; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); Grote walked; Matlack was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Boccabella
singled to left; Stoneman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Boccabella to second]; Hunt flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (first unassisted); Boswell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Mashore doubled; Matlack balked [Mashore to third];
Mashore was picked off third but was safe on an error by Matlack
[Mashore scored (unearned)]; Woods walked; Bailey out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Woods to second]; Singleton
struck out; Foli was hit by a pitch; Jorgensen struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staub flied out to right; Jones walked; Fregosi
singled to center [Jones to second]; Kranepool lined to center
[Jones to third]; Grote popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Boccabella singled to left; DAY BATTED FOR STONEMAN;
Day out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Boccabella to
second]; Hunt singled to left [Boccabella to third, Hunt to
second (on throw)]; Mashore was called out on strikes; Woods
singled to left [Boccabella scored, Hunt out at home (left to
third to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); Matlack walked;
Harrelson forced Matlack (shortstop to second); Boswell forced
Harrelson (pitcher to shortstop); Agee homered [Boswell scored];
Staub walked; Jones forced Staub (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Singleton
grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Fregosi was called out on strikes; Kranepool grounded
out (pitcher to first); Grote grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Boccabella
walked; Strohmayer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Boccabella to second]; Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Matlack grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
grounded out (second to first); Boswell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Mashore singled to left [Mashore out at second (left
to second)]; Woods grounded out (third to first); Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos
2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled
to right; Strohmayer balked [Staub to second]; Jones walked;
Fregosi homered [Staub scored, Jones scored]; Kranepool popped
to third in foul territory; Grote singled to left; Matlack
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 5.

EXPOS 9TH: Singleton grounded out (third to first); Foli singled
to left; Jorgensen singled to right [Foli to third]; FRISELLA
REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); FAIREY BATTED FOR BOCCABELLA;
Fairey singled to right [Foli scored, Jorgensen to second];
FAIRLY BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Fairly struck out; Hunt popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 3, Mets 5.



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