Thursday May 18, 1972
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After the first two men had batted, the Mets had two runs and that was enough to beat the Expos, 2-1. Willie Mays drew a walk to lead off and scored on a triple by Ted Martinez. Sliding across the plate, Mays knocked the ball out of John Boccabella's glove on the throw from the outfield and Martinez also scored. The Expos counted in the fifth on a double by Tim Foli and single by Hector Torres. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Montreal Expos 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 18, 1972 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Expos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Mets 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 5 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hunt 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Mays cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .185 Torres 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .091 Martinez ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .292 Jorgensen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .230 Milner lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .370 Fairey rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .412 Staub rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .283 Singleton lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Day cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Kranepool 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Mashore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Garrett 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Bailey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Dyer c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .444 Boccabella c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .210 McAndrew p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Foli ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .207 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Torrez p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 6 Totals 26 2 5 1 5 7 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 19,194 Left on Base: Expos 7, Mets 6 DP: Expos 2, Mets 1 Errors: Boccabella Doubles: Hunt (6), Foli (3) Triples: Martinez (3) Stolen Bases: Kranepool (1) Caught Stealing: Jorgensen (4) Sacrifice Hits: McAndrew (1) GIDP: Dyer (1), Boswell (3) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(3-1) 8 5 2 2 5 7 0 32 1.94 Totals 8 5 2 2 5 7 0 32 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McAndrew W(2-1) 6 4 1 1 2 4 0 24 3.38 McGraw SV(6) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.36 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Ed Vargo EXPOS 1ST: Hunt doubled to right; Jorgensen walked; Fairey was called out on strikes; Singleton grounded out (second to first) [Hunt to third, Jorgensen to second]; Day grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mays walked; Martinez tripled to right [Mays scored, Martinez scored (error by Boccabella) (no RBI)]; Milner singled to right; Staub flied to left; Boswell popped to shortstop; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 2ND: Bailey struck out; Boccabella flied to left; Foli walked; Torrez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. METS 2ND: Garrett walked; Dyer was called out on strikes; McAndrew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Garrett to second]; Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 3RD: Hunt grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen struck out; Fairey singled to center; Singleton flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. METS 3RD: TORRES REPLACED HUNT (PLAYING 2B); Martinez flied to right; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Staub walked; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 4TH: Day grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailey flied to center; Boccabella flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Kranepool singled to second; Garrett struck out; Dyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kranepool out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Mets 2. EXPOS 5TH: Foli doubled to center; Torrez popped to second; Torres singled to right [Foli scored]; Jorgensen flied to right; Fairey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. METS 5TH: McAndrew was called out on strikes; Mays flied to right; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. EXPOS 6TH: Singleton flied to center; Day grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailey popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to center; Boswell grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. EXPOS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED MCANDREW (PITCHING); Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli flied to center; Torrez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Kranepool singled to center; Kranepool stole second; Garrett struck out; Dyer grounded out (second to first) [Kranepool to third]; McGraw walked; Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. EXPOS 8TH: Torres flied to left; Jorgensen singled to center; Fairey struck out while Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Martinez was called out on strikes; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Staub walked; Boswell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2. EXPOS 9TH: Singleton flied to left; MASHORE BATTED FOR DAY; Mashore was called out on strikes; Bailey singled to shortstop; Boccabella singled to center [Bailey to third]; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Mets 2.

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