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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