John Milner knocked in two runs with a double in the first inning and batted in three more with a homer in the third to lead the Mets to a 12-2 victory over the Expos. Gary Gentry pitched a four-hitter. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 12, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       17, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
Mets         3  0  6    1  0  0    2  0  x  -  12 17  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 2b               1   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Harrelson ss          2   2   2   1     1   0   .231
  Torres 2b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Martinez ss         2   0   0   1     1   0   .295
Day cf                3   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Boswell 2b            5   1   1   2     1   1   .192
Jorgensen 1b          2   0   0   1     1   0   .227      Agee cf               3   3   2   0     3   1   .293
Fairly rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Staub rf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .279
Singleton lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .253      Milner lf             5   1   2   5     0   1   .391
Bailey 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .230      Fregosi 3b            4   3   3   1     1   0   .306
Bateman c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .203
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   1   .202      Dyer c                5   1   4   1     0   0   .533
McAnally p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Gentry p              5   0   1   0     0   2   .118
  Lemaster p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Walker p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fairey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .462
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   4   2     2   5             Totals               39  12  17  12     9   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 16,905
Left on Base: Expos 4, Mets 13
DP: Expos 1, Mets 0
Errors: Agee
Doubles: Singleton (3), Milner (2), Staub (3)
Triples: Fregosi (3)
Home Runs: Milner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Day (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Jorgensen (2), Staub (1)
GIDP: Kranepool (5)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(0-3)         0.1   1   3   3   4   0   0   6   6.18
Lemaster                2.1   6   6   6   1   2   1  14  11.37
Walker                  3.1   6   1   1   2   2   0  18   3.55
Strohmayer              1     2   2   2   2   1   0   7   4.28
Marshall                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.74
Totals                  8    17  12  12   9   5   1  49

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry W(3-1)           9     4   2   1   2   5   0  33   2.25
Totals                  9     4   2   1   2   5   0  33

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


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt walked; Day out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Hunt to second]; Jorgensen walked; Fairly forced
Jorgensen (pitcher to shortstop) [Hunt to third]; Singleton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Boswell walked [Harrelson to
second]; Agee walked [Harrelson to third, Boswell to second];
Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Harrelson scored, Boswell to
third]; Milner doubled to left [Boswell scored, Agee scored];
Fregosi walked; LEMASTER REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING); Kranepool
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Fregosi out at second]; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 3.

EXPOS 2ND: Bailey popped to third in foul territory; Bateman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Dyer popped to shortstop; Gentry popped to right;
Harrelson singled to left; Boswell was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 3.

EXPOS 3RD: Lemaster struck out; Hunt popped to second; Day flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 0, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Agee walked; Staub reached on a fielder's choice [Agee
to second]; Milner homered [Agee scored, Staub scored]; Fregosi
singled to left; Kranepool popped to first; Dyer singled to
center [Fregosi to second]; Gentry struck out; Harrelson singled
to center [Fregosi scored, Dyer to third, Harrelson to second
(on throw)]; Boswell singled to right [Dyer scored, Harrelson
scored]; WALKER REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Agee singled to
center [Boswell to second]; Staub walked [Boswell to third, Agee
to second]; Milner struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 0,
Mets 9.

EXPOS 4TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING SS); Jorgensen
flied out to center; Fairly grounded out (second to first);
Singleton doubled; Bailey singled to center [Singleton scored];
Bateman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 9.

METS 4TH: TORRES REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Fregosi singled to
left; Kranepool flied out to center; Dyer singled to center
[Fregosi to second]; Gentry singled to shortstop [Fregosi to
third, Dyer to second]; Martinez walked [Fregosi scored, Dyer to
third, Gentry to second]; Boswell popped to second; Agee was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 1, Mets 10.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli was called out on strikes; Walker popped to
shortstop; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1,
Mets 10.

METS 5TH: Staub doubled to right; Milner flied out to center;
Fregosi grounded out (third to first) [Staub to third];
Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 1, Mets 10.

EXPOS 6TH: Day singled to center [Day to third (error by Agee)];
Jorgensen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Day scored (unearned)];
Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Singleton flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 10.

METS 6TH: Dyer singled to center; Gentry popped to catcher in
foul territory; Martinez forced Dyer (third to second); Boswell
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 10.

EXPOS 7TH: Bailey flied out to left; Bateman grounded out (first
unassisted); Foli singled to left; FAIREY BATTED FOR WALKER;
Fairey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets
10.

METS 7TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Agee walked;
Staub flied out to left; Milner flied out to left; Fregosi
tripled to right [Agee scored]; Kranepool walked; Dyer singled
to right [Fregosi scored, Kranepool to second]; Gentry struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 12.

EXPOS 8TH: Torres struck out; Day flied out to center; Jorgensen
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Mets 12.

METS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED STROHMAYER (PITCHING); Martinez
flied out to left; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Agee
singled to shortstop; Staub singled to center [Agee to second];
Agee was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 12.

EXPOS 9TH: Fairly popped to shortstop; Singleton popped to third
in foul territory; Bailey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Mets 12.